How to - Facial GUA SHA

Im Abigail James, this skincare video is to tell you all about facial Gua Sha and how best to use it for facial rejuvenation, reducing puffiness and as an extra to your at home skincare routine to give you that glow!
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In this video mine is jade, they come in lots of different shapes, sizes and materials. you can use with a facial oil, mask and or serum as long as its not a water based serum. in this video Im using it on its own without any slip.
They are safe enough to use every day for most normal skin types. they make a great pre going out boost to your face and also help get rid of puffiness the morning after!
As far as anti-aging goes they are helping with drainage, they will give a visibly lifted appearance and boost blood flow, which are all good for keeping the skin healthy.

[@pambrunelle8772]

Very enjoyable thank you Abigail . I have two different shapes of this tool and I am really committing to this technique now

[@user-eq4iy5tm5g]

Thank you Abigail!! How kind of you to be sharing these videos. I have been doing them for the past few nights and my face feels so much more relaxed and happier! Thank you!

[@autumn7ful]

They do recommend you use oil on your skin everybody recommends that even the professionals otherwise there’s too much friction

[@nickivlachou3117]

Dear Abigail! Thank you very much for this video. Should we practice gua sha in the moring or before bed time?

[@kathleenratcliffe6232]

Thank you for these wonderful tutorials on both the gua sha and the jade roller. How should I incorporate these tools into my routine. I use your lifting video daily, substituting the facelifting no talking on the weekends. People ask if I have had "work" done!

[@ingriddeweerdt5475]

Hello Abigail James, what a wonderful person you are! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Could you please suggest what to do for a wrinkled neck and hands? Thank you very much indeed. Have a lovely day!

[@renatamaldo269]

Thank you Abigail for the video. It is very clear and interesting. How frecuently should we massage.

[@hollyday2313]

Dear Abigail, right after I watched this video I instantly bought a jade Gua Sha. I am amazed how perfect this works for me, because I always felt a little uncomfortable to do my face massages with my hands as I felt that I was always doing something wrong. The Gua Sha is exaxtly what I needed, I do the exact „moves“ you do in the video and my skin looks immediately fresh and tight, I am a huge fan already. Thank you so, so much for sharing! Greetings from Germany ❣

[@AbigailJames1]

thats amazing to hear x

[@eona]

I'm addicted to gua sha! I never tried using it without an oil, my skin gets quite red. I'll try your method and if it works, I'll be doing it several times a day. Thank you so much!

[@francescaamy2100]

HELLO Do you think this Gua Sha Rosental Organics Rose Gua Sha Natural Lifting Tool is okay? Many people have said that the best Gua Sha is the green jade one. It's true?

[@mikki3961]

Thank You so much, great information.

[@SunshineSurfsup1]

Great video! Is it more beneficial to use at night or in the AM? ... or does it not matter?

[@stilalai1260]

Have been waiting for this video for long. It really helps a lot. Thanks Abigail for the video. And I love your book as well, it helps me to understand a lot more of my skin conditions.

[@AbigailJames1]

amazing amazing! xx

[@lyla031293]

Love your video...very helpful..kudos!!

[@badeslmomma]

Hi, I am loving your videos and so happy I came across them! You are so knowledgeable with beautiful skin and beautiful in all ways. I love this video and would like to purchase a Gua Sha product. Can you recommend any certain one? I see a few above and have wondered if all the jade is the same/or real? Thank you so much!

[@AbigailJames1]

thank you for your kind words. there are a lot of options out there. some are made or rose quartz as well. I don't currently have a favourite. as long as the size is good it should be fine x

[@galileo77786]

thank you dear Abigail, great exercises and techniques. greetings from Hungary

[@belmondoqueremos]

I was wandering... which is best...the face roller or the gua sha...?

[@stevieb.5836]

Your technique is so different from the Chinese Medicine expert techniques I’m seeing. Your skin is certainly beautiful- so that’s something. Do you mind answering what your background in skin care is? Is this just what you’ve learned works for yourself? Or did you learn these techniques somewhere?

[@Akku0719]

Thank you so much!

[@10winalto]

Thanks for sharing. I just bought the facial Gus sha. And I am going to try it once it arrive?. god bless you.

[@AbigailJames1]

amazing

[@deboraho6779]

Thank you Abigail for this video! I am so glad you did this demo! I especially LOVE the use of the ice water!!! I did the video along with you and incorporated the ice water. HOW REFRESHING my Gua Sha tool became! I too find it so relaxing, as is the jade rolling! I just find Gua Sha to be a bit more firming to the skin. Do you find that to be the case as well? I actually put aside my NuFace tool for awhile because I had been having much better results from Gua Sha & facial massage. Thanks again for this video! I LOVE your face massage videos! So informative and helpful! Please do keep all this knowledge and information coming!💐💐💐

[@AbigailJames1]

Hi, if I had to choose just one wither a roller or a guasha, it would be the guasha, the cold does make a huge difference. Don't give up on the nuface, its working on a more cellular level for longer term, longer lasting results using the micro current technology which neither of the stones or face massage do on their own x

[@deboraho6779]

Abigail James thank you for the advice! I do appreciate it! I will go back and bring the NuFace back into my skin care routine. Do you feel once a week is good or more often? And have you any thoughts on the trinity wrinkle reducer attachment? Is it worth purchasing? Have you any thoughts on on light therapies and skin? I have been seeing more and more of these and I am curious. Thanks!💐

[@s_shaleh]

I used to have very dark under-eye bags and I tried every product on the market in hopes of treating them. Eventually I just accepted that they were there to stay, until I discovered gua sha. It literally drained away the darkness, so to speak. Lol. Now they're slowly creeping back though.

[@AbigailJames1]

these can help with a temporary help to dark circles and puffiness as they are supporting drainage. dark circles can be connected to so many things, hereditary, sleep, stress, food intolerance, lifestyle, medication, dehydration

[@w.o.wwordsofwisdom4365]

Sue Shaleh dark eye under circles are related to the kidneys, you may need to clean them of kidney stones.

[@ChristinaGrossitv]

W.O.W Words of Wisdom or detox of the body.

[@marilyndubois9209]

Thank you Abigail for sharing the great Gua Shua tool. Where is the best one to purchase this tool please?

[@artistramankaur4720]

Hi. Saw your videos for my face massage n it really helped. Was looking to buy both these products and thought to gain some detail knowledge before buying. Excellent and explained beautifully. I need your advice in buying my skin products as I live in India. I will prefer more herbal or ayurvedic products. I really need your expert advice to follow my full skin routine with face yoga,massage and best skin products. Last but not least you are stunning. Lots of love and regards

[@monikaz.20]

Thank you

[@souad5023]

Hi I like your channel I have psoriasis and my feet start peeling I follow diet I need more advice on how to deal with my skin care best cream to help cure it and get my diet more effective

[@minivel5719]

where did u get that one?

[@jmama198R3]

Aloha! Micro needling and Gua Shua on the same day or not advised ?

[@charlie27203]

Dear Abigail, Can you review the Natur Kosmetikk Stainless Steel Gua Sha Tool and Facial Roller? I’ve heard amazing things about it but would love to hear about it from you. It’s a small UK brand too which I love xx

[@suzanstorm2982]

Thank you so much for this. Do you have a link for where your type can be purchased, or is any top fine?

[@AbigailJames1]

HI Suzan, I have had this one for a long time, amazon is a good place to have a look x

[@nathalietobing466]

what's the brand of the gua sha ? thanks ?

[@SophiaLavonne]

Ohhhh I thought you were supposed to start with the neck first for drainage. Is that wrong? We should start on the forehead?

[@10winalto]

Hello I tried it and love it. So from now I will use it. Thank you for sharing.

[@julietclaraodettemorton1790]

Hi Abigail ,Thank You for this Gua Sha tutorial, what an amazing technique using this tool !So excited about this one, and so looking forwards to trying this along with Your other techniques I continue to use with so much benefit ! I cannot say enough,you can feel it working just by watching You using this technique, just Brilliant THANK YOU !!! Best Wishes Juliet xo

[@AbigailJames1]

Hi Juliet, thank you for such kind words xx

[@deborahpaddison6770]

Hi Where did you purchase Gua Sha tool used in this video I want the same one. Thx Abigail@

[@AbigailJames1]

this one is actually an old one, Im trying to source some new options! x

[@pmklaki]

Wonderful video! Can u show us more gua sha massage for smile lines? Thank you so much ❤❤❤🌞🌱

[@hjd832]

I rarely have time for this sort of thing, but this is a good intro, for anyone intending to try a a Guasha scraper for the first time...Will give it a go, in need of a massage,I think..

[@hjd832]

Having looked at a couple of other sites that explain the history of this & the techniques, I feel I should mention that I will not attempt this without firstly a good thorough cleanse & some kind of light lubrication,... (I'm gong to try a drop or two of Bio oil, which has great healing properties)...I wouldn't want to try this on completely dry skin....

[@janeroth7]

What about under your eyes?

[@uiiojjnmkki]

Hi Abigail I just discovered your channel and I love it whee can I buy that ? How do I know I’m purchasing the good one? 🙏

[@AbigailJames1]

Hi so pleased your enjoying my channel. To be honest I usually suggest amazon, however one of mine has just cracked. Sp bear with me while I try and source some new recommendations x

[@uiiojjnmkki]

Thank you Abigail

[@SkyAngelNYC]

Where did you buy your jade gua sha tools? There are so many different shapes and sizes out there. Thank you

[@AbigailJames1]

Amazon is great for something similar

[@SkyAngelNYC]

Abigail James yes I looked at amazon but none had the size and shape of the one in your video. That’s why I had asked. Thank you.

[@inesdeoliiveiras4120]

Não entendo inglês sei qdo vc fala mas não o que isso bu j sou sua fã

[@ammu1476]

please add a video for lip slimming and under eye hollows

[@deborahpaddison6770]

Do you favor one over the other jade roller vs gua sha tool? I only have jade roller.

[@AbigailJames1]

If I had to choose just one then it would probably be the Gua sha, however I do like them both

[@chtitmog]

I always wondered how to properly use the gua sha so I never took the splurge. But now, thanks to you, I might! :-) How does this massage compare to one made by hands? Is it more effective? Thank you very much, Abigail, I absolutely love your channel! Take care. x Davie

[@AbigailJames1]

Hi Davie, so pleased to hear you enjoy my videos, using something like a guasha adds a different type of method to just using hands so they very much work along side each other. these can work deeper which you can see from some of the redness that appears on the skin and I find these are particularly good for drainage, adding cold, and generally deeper more focused than fingers. however using your hands for massage is still a total favourite

[@debbiedoo8409]

Aren't you supposed to hold the tool flat to the skin? Thanks.

[@yuliclassic]

Yeah this is what I know too

[@anastauro9743]

@@yuliclassic, the method used here looks really rough for the skin. I’ve seen videos with Chinese women using it and they are soooo careful and do the work much more slowly. The wiggle after each glide is missing too

[@deborahpaddison6770]

So you use both jade roller and gua sha tool? Do you offer one over the other?

[@AbigailJames1]

I do use both, but if you were to use one I would go with guasha x

[@Bruh-de5ws]

This could be an offensive question but how old are you because people say it makes you look younger

[@ginasv1857]

I Never saw somebody making circular motions with the Gua Sha before,also in the instructions they show how to do it..

[@AbigailJames1]

you can use the tools to create whatever moments feel good for you. its a tool from many many years ago and "instructions" have varied through generations

[@KD-fj1jh]

Where do I buy guasha this shap please answer me

[@bazooka92pop]

Amazon

[@greenlimabean]

Will you link a legitimate gua sha, please ?

[@maudgeng1927]

Where can I buy this.

[@AbigailJames1]

this is one I have had for years, amazon is a good place to look

[@maudgeng1927]

Thanks so much.

[@zipiwolsner4985]

I saw you using gua sha for the first time this evening. It seems doing a very good job on the face and around. Just wonder, living in Sweden, where do I get hold on this? Thanks for sharing!

[@AbigailJames1]

Im not totally sure, I would tend to have a google

[@azraa9573]

Does this help get rid of acne?

[@AbigailJames1]

unfortunatly not, acne is a real tricky one which does require skincare ingredients for antibacterial, such as salicylic acid, gentle daily cleansers some exfoliation (but not gritty, more gentle acids) diet, hormones and stress also play a huge part. of al the face massage methods to do at home lymphatic and the guasha are probably the best as they are gentler and support the nature drainage but you need to be gentle

[@azraa9573]

@@AbigailJames1 thank you so much! :)

[@CarlyJ]

This video made me so sleepy.

[@akenyanlife7910]

Is the gua sha safe for rosacea/ acne prone skin?

[@AbigailJames1]

yes, go smooth, and light and the cold drainage from the middle of the face outwards may actually be a support

[@DerrickNYC]

You're holding it incorrectly. It's supposed to be at an angle closer to the face.... You're also pronouncing it incorrectly.

[@satyabatimundari2226]

Please make video on Breast titaning

[@theresaseymour5220]

Dear Abigail may I ask your thoughts on face tapping before a massage

[@AbigailJames1]

Face tapping is very much a holistic technique, you can add it in at any point to be honest as its so gentle, a nice contrast to the deeper work of the guasha x

[@theresaseymour5220]

Abigail James dear Abigail thank you for taking the time to reply I will bear this in mind just to let you know I am 53 and have always looked after my skin any way I possibly I could without resorting to BOTOX and so on hands were given many talents ❤❤❤

[@zaitoondewan2166]

Can i just ask what is gua sha and where to get it from thankyou

[@zaitoondewan2166]

Yes yes

[@ek4211]

Hello dear great video ;) can you do a face massage for about 20 or 30 mins?

[@AbigailJames1]

Hi, you could do something like that as part of an at home weekly facial. I have clients who come in weekly or every other week for a facial massage, they al say it makes such a difference to their skin and their friends notice the difference

[@davidtoo8657]

it is pronounced 'Qua Sa' not Goo sha

[@lacoco9895]

You are supposed to open the neck lymph node before touching the face ..

[@veenawowamazingrathacharun4998]

Where can I buy this

[@eileensummerville3760]

You are mis-pronouncing Gua Sha.....It should be pronounced GWA SHA

[@AbigailJames1]

thanks for sharing

[@wasilaify]

What the heck? What is the difference between the 2

[@cuisinesainefacile]

can i know how old you are dear abigal ???

[@AbigailJames1]

43

[@macaronblanc9522]

Abigail James wow!! your skin looks sooo young!