In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) the skin serves as a diagnostic tool, a window to the body’s imbalances. In these treatments, acupuncture is applied to specific points on the face, as well as the body, to heal your skin by balancing your body’s systems. This means you’ll see benefits like decreased stress, hormonal balancing, better sleep and improved digestion, to name just a few.
Facial Acupuncture stimulates the production of collagen and elastin in the skin, resulting in improved tone. It’s a great and natural way to support skin imbalances, often caused by sun touched skin and the aging process. Tiny needles stimulate your lymphatic and circulatory system, which work together to deliver nutrients and oxygen to your skin cells, nourishing your skin from the inside out. This helps even out your complexion and promotes your skin’s glow. The positive microtrauma from the fine needles also stimulates the production of collagen. This helps improve elasticity, minimizing fine lines and wrinkles.
The combination of acupuncture, facial acupuncture and acupressure with guasha, jade rolling and massages restores circulation and balance to the face, leaving you deeply relaxed with a wonderful glow. The stimulation of the lymphatic system helps clear inflammation and puffiness in the face and around the eyes.
These treatments include herbal hydrosols, organic face oil and essential oils to nourish your skin further.
Hydrosols, also called floral waters, are distillates from the water left behind from steam-distilling essential oils. They contain many of the properties of the essential oil, but in water form. They are commonly used to soothe and heal the skin as a hydrating mist or facial toner.
Face oils are full of beneficial vitamins, fatty acids and amino acids. They help hydrate, reduce inflammation, increase elasticity and nourish the skin.
Essential oils support skin health with their anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, and soothing properties. Essential oils work by stimulating cell growth and regenerating the skin cells of damaged skin.
Essential oils, organic face oils and hydrosols assist in the following:
balancing skin tone
reducing redness
reducing scarring
stimulating cell growth
increasing hydration
reducing oxidative stress
stimulating blood flow
healing infection
reducing pigmentation
Acu-Facial Benefits to skin:
Improve muscle tone of face and neck, and jaw line.
Reduce puffiness.
Moisturize radiant and softer skin.
Increase consistency of skin tone.
Diminish and improves presence of deep wrinkles.
Relax muscle tension in face and reduce frown lines.
Fade dark spots and improve broken capillaries, acne, or rosacea.
Reduce scar tissue.
Brighter/clearer eyes.
