“The purpose of gua sha is to unblock and restore flow to Qi– or energy– in the body,” Director of Education at THE WELL, Laura Conroy tells ESSENCE. As an ancient technique, gua sha is one of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gua sha, or the art of massaging your skin with a scraping motion using a specialized tool, has been used for centuries to help ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you were on social media a few years ago, there’s a good chance you remember the craze of the viral gua sha technique. The ...

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Gua Sha is a traditional Chinese technique for reducing pain and inflammation brought on by blood stasis or stagnation. Practitioners move pooled or stagnated blood by scraping a spoon, coin, or ...

Omari is a full-fledged believer in the beautifying power of the simple stone. “A gua sha [facial] works on the face’s connective tissue, the facial fascia, which helps lift and release the facial ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. Gua sha, pronounced gwa sha, is a facial treatment based on ...

If you’ve scrolled TikTok recently, you’ve probably seen a ton of folks rubbing their faces with funky-shaped stones. And if you’ve subsequently wondered what the heck they’re doing, well, they’re ...

Which gua sha scraping massage tool is best? Historians can trace the use of gua sha massage tools to medical records from China’s Ming dynasty (1368-1644), but many believe that the practice is much ...

Here’s a thing about me: Even if something is trending on my Instagram feed or in my group chat, I’m fully sceptical until I’ve got all the facts (sry, I don’t like messing with my skin!). So when I ...

It's all over TikTok: gua sha. In videos that are surging in popularity, people are seen gliding a smooth, stone tool across their faces and then relishing in the outcome. The effects show a range of ...