Massage of the skin and muscles of the face with vacuum cups is more of a health-improving type of massage than a cosmetological one. Such therapy uses the body's resources and activates its systems to restore its previous state. Massage using vacuum cans stimulates the movement of blood and lymph, which leads to accelerated metabolism and regeneration of skin cells.
After manipulation, if this type of therapy has not been carried out previously, hematomas and rosacea may appear. Subcutaneous hemorrhages occur due to ruptured fragile capillary vessels, in the place of which new, stronger and healthier ones are formed. The epidermis begins to breathe better and produce more elastin and collagen.
What is cupping facial massage?
A special jar is applied to the face, and using a vacuum, it is applied to the skin. Unlike a gentle massage, vacuum affects the deep layers of the epidermis, destroys fat cells, and removes toxins.
The main principle of cupping massage is based on the laws of physics: the liquid always rushes to the area with the lowest pressure.
After the first procedures, small hematomas and reddish spots may appear on the face. This is the essence of the procedure. Weak cells are destroyed, the body is activated, and repairs damaged areas. Natural recovery occurs.
What are the benefits of vacuum massage?
Thanks to deep effects using vacuum cans, after several sessions, the woman observes the result:
- Getting rid of edema;
- Blood circulation and skin nutrition improves. She looks healthier, more elastic;
- Lumps and irregularities disappear. The surface of the face becomes smooth and pleasant to the touch;
- After the destruction of fat cells, the face becomes thinner;
- Pigment spots either disappear or become invisible;
- Bags under the eyes disappear;
- Small facial wrinkles are smoothed out;
- The skin begins to regenerate, as in its youth;
- A natural blush appears;
- Collagen begins to be produced;
- The double chin disappears.
Similar successes can be achieved if the session is carried out correctly and strictly follows all the rules and technologies. A certified cosmetologist is responsible for the result in his own name. If you perform a massage at home, it is better to know all the subtleties, sequence, and precautions. For the method to be truly useful, it is best to take a training course from a specialist, gain experience, and then act independently.
Indications for vacuum massage
The procedure is not performed for prevention. This is a therapeutic technique and is carried out if the following problems exist:
- Bruises, swelling under the eyes;
- Loose skin, initial signs of aging;
- First, shallow wrinkles;
- Swelling;
- Excess weight with fat folds, deposits on the face;
- Small scars, acne marks;
- Unevenness, tuberosity of the dermis;
- Dark spots.
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Contraindications to the procedure
Cupping massage is effective, but not everyone can use it. If there is a risk of aggravating the condition of the dermis, it is better to abandon the method, or wait a while and prepare. Using a vacuum is prohibited when a woman:
- There are wounds, scratches and cuts on the face.
- Temperature, signs of ARVI.
- Jumps in blood pressure (both low and high).
- Large moles on the face.
- Problems with blood clotting.
- Fragile vessels.
- Cuperosis.
- Inflammatory processes, pustules.
- A large number of rashes, acne.
- Presence of cancerous tumors.
- Problems with lymph nodes.
- Allergy during its exacerbation.
- Inflammation of the facial nerve.
- Herpes.
Indications and contraindications
| In cosmetology | In medicine |
| Cellulite | Impaired metabolism |
| Stretch marks after childbirth | Migraine |
| Loose skin | Insomnia |
| Dry skin | Overwork |
| Excess weight | Tracheitis and bronchitis |
| Sagging facial contours | ARVI and influenza |
| Scars | Neuralgia |
| Scarring | Muscle pain |
| For lifting effect | Arthritis |
| For general health | Overwork |
The procedure is contraindicated if the following conditions are present:
- increased body temperature;
- high sensitivity of the skin to mechanical stress;
- high blood pressure;
- internal bleeding;
- the body is in a state of physical weakness;
- cholelithiasis;
- stones or sand in the kidneys;
- the presence of internal inflammation;
- chronic diseases of internal organs;
- fragility of capillaries and blood vessels;
- diabetes;
- thrombosis;
- lung and heart problems;
- wounds and cuts on the massaged area;
- allergic manifestations and dermatological diseases at the procedure site;
- menstruation;
- postpartum period.
The procedure is also prohibited during pregnancy and varicose veins.
Types of vacuum exposure
Based on technique, duration and location of impact, massage is divided into 3 types.
Static
Assumes a targeted effect. The jar is placed on the selected area and held for 4 - 6 seconds. Then carefully remove and place on the next area to be treated. From session to session, the time is increased by a second. The jar can be kept in one place for up to 30 seconds. This type is chosen when not the entire face needs treatment, but only problem areas (double chin, small irregularities, etc.)
Dynamic
The jar moves over the skin, glides over it. Movements are strictly along the massage lines. You must first apply a special oil or gel. This massage takes less time and is gentle. The chances of side effects such as bruising are reduced several times.
By the way, before starting a cupping massage, facesave.ru recommends studying the massage lines of the face.
How to choose jars for vacuum massage
For massage, you should choose high-quality jars from trusted brands. Any, even the smallest defect in this device can cause enormous harm. Therefore, before purchasing, do not be lazy to check the availability of a quality certificate from the sellers.
There are several types of cans for vacuum massage:
Glass
(Number 1 in the photo above) A classic version of cupping massage. A vacuum is created by burning a piece of cotton wool soaked in alcohol. These jars are not used for the face, as there is a high risk of burning the skin and it is difficult to control the intensity of exposure.
Glass with silicone nozzle
(Number 2 in the photo above) An improved version of glass jars. The vacuum is created using a special rubber or silicone nozzle. It is easy to adjust the force of impact. Jars come in different sizes: cosmetic jars can have a diameter of 10 mm. Therefore, it is a good option for facial massage.
Silicone
(Number 2 in the photo above) The most common type of massage jars. Soft, easy to use, glides well on the skin. Pros: easy to carry with you, do not break or break. Minus: they don't hold their shape for long.
Rubber
(Number 2 in the photo above) The cheapest and easiest to use. Convenient to use, but inconvenient to care for - they are light, absorb the odors of cosmetics and are difficult to wash.
Plastic pneumatic cans
(Number 5 in the photo above) Very practical and comfortable. They are easily compressed and take their original shape, thereby creating a vacuum. The products are short-lived, but also inexpensive. Sold in sets and individually.
Cans with valve
(Number 6 in the photo above) Allows you to correctly select the pressure inside the tank. So, for sensitive areas, the pressure can be reduced.
Cans with pump
(Number 7 in the photo above) They also allow you to control the pressure inside. The pump is attached to the jar using a flexible hose, which allows you to use them independently in hard-to-reach areas of the body.
Jars with magnet
(Number 8 in the photo above) Magnets are installed inside the vessel and can be removable. The magnetic field created by them penetrates the skin up to 9 cm. Thus, in addition to the main benefits, such a massage will have the effect of magnetic therapy.
Which oil to choose
The jars should move easily over the skin, so it should be lubricated with oil. Choose fresh oil, without any additives, preferably cold pressed.
Do not use processed or enriched oils. The ingredients can penetrate deep into the skin, which is undesirable. It is better to take a massage cream, gel or make a nourishing mask according to your skin type.
Choose any oils. There is a whole list of them: from coconut to jojoba and avocado. You can take 2 oils, then add a couple of drops of ether to them.
Following the advice of cosmetologists, this procedure can be performed for: wrinkles, double chin, saggy aging skin, swelling and rashes, oily and dry skin. It is especially useful if the dermis has lost its elasticity.
Types of cupping facial massage
Vacuum can be applied using different tools. The type of massage depends on their choice. Each tool has its pros and cons. The choice depends on your skin characteristics, experience, and financial capabilities.
Massage with silicone cups
The advantages include: ease of use, tightness, strength of the material (do not break). Thanks to this, the method is popular among experienced cosmetologists and amateurs doing massage at home. Disadvantages: the jars do not hold their shape, the force of influence must be constantly adjusted. The diameter of the jar should not exceed 5 cm.
Massage with glass vacuum jars
Gives excellent results. The method is proven, because silicone appeared relatively recently. Glass jars are harder and have a stronger effect on the skin. But pain and discomfort are more pronounced. A positive point: glass is easier to clean, it does not stain under the influence of cosmetic oils and creams. Keeps its shape and is quite easy to use. Negative point: The tool is easy to break (glass is a fragile material), so you will have to buy new jars from time to time. It is important to ensure that there are no cracks on the instrument.
Hardware massage
This is done with a special device. The device has various attachments. This way you can control the strength and intensity of the impact. There are several operating modes for sensitive and rough skin. Operates on batteries or from a standard network. It cannot be said that the effect of the device is more effective than that of banks. You just have to pay for convenience; it is quite expensive. This is why hardware massage is often carried out in salons.
Miraculous oriental rejuvenation
Cupping therapy is a real miracle, known in the East since ancient times. The procedure is considered an excellent workout for the circulatory and lymphatic systems.
Vacuum cans, due to the rarefied air inside, affect the deep layers of the epidermis. Thanks to such manipulation, blood flow, metabolism and lymphatic drainage are activated, tissues are supplied with oxygen, straightened, reducing the depth of wrinkles.
From now on, every woman can set up a massage parlor in her home. It is enough to buy jars and use them skillfully. First, look at what diseases this procedure cannot be performed for:
- Severe purulent acne with open lesions;
- Skin diseases, herpes;
- Cold with high fever;
- All types of skin tumors;
- High blood pressure and heart disease;
- Tuberculosis in open form;
- Inflamed lymph nodes and facial nerve;
- The capillaries are clearly visible.
Buy jars, study the technique and begin anti-aging manipulations. This unique procedure will help maintain a youthful face for many years.
Precautions, side effects
If you do the procedure correctly, taking into account contraindications, the result will only bring joy. Side effects and complications are present if:
- Show excessive enthusiasm (violation of the frequency and duration of sessions, intense impact on unaccustomed skin);
- Select low-quality material;
- Do not monitor the cleanliness of the skin and cups;
- Save on gel and oils;
- Violate the technique.
Health does not forgive a frivolous attitude towards oneself. Side effects after a vacuum massage, if you neglect the rules and contraindications, are extremely unpleasant:
- Increased rash, acne formation . Reason: insufficient cleansing of the dermis, instruments, the presence of inflammation and pustules before the procedure.
- Bruises, hemorrhages. The problem is the fragile capillaries located close to the surface. They appear if the force of impact is not calculated.
- Swelling appears if the cups are removed incorrectly.
- Stretch marks. The most unpleasant complication. It appears if manipulations are carried out illiterately, contrary to all the rules.
Experienced cosmetologists usually do not experience side effects after the procedure (unless contraindications are hidden). But spending time at home, especially for the first time, is risky. At a minimum, you need to carefully study the technique, rules of application, and reviews of the procedure.
How to do cupping facial massage: rules
- The jars are washed after each procedure and disinfected before use. All the dirt and toxins removed from the skin settle on the walls, so it is so important to clean them thoroughly;
- Prepare your face for massage;
- Movements should be smooth, but confident, carried out along massage lines;
- Jars need different diameters. With a narrow neck for thin skin (around the eyes, for example), with a wide neck for thick skin (cheeks, double chin) Maximum width 50 mm;
- Avoid exposure to lymph nodes;
- Duration no more than 20 - 25 minutes.
Preparatory activities
An abrupt start of the procedure can lead to adverse reactions in the form of injuries, bruises, hematomas, and rashes. The skin needs to be prepared:
- Remove makeup using milk and lotions. It is better not to use soap so as not to dry out the dermis.
- Expand pores. This can be done by taking a hot bath or doing steam inhalation. Something like how, when you were sick as a child, you breathed over a pot of potatoes. Just instead of potatoes, steam herbs (chamomile, chamomile). Special electric steam inhalers are sold; they are safer.
- Apply natural oil to your face and neck. Olive or any to which you are not allergic will do.
What is required to carry out the procedure at home?
It is better to buy special ones, made of glass with a rubber bulb or small silicone jars for vacuum facial massage from the anti-cellulite set. They can be ordered in the online store.
There are devices of different diameters on sale:
- About 1 cm is suitable for working with the upper layers of delicate skin around the eyes.
- From 2 to 3 cm is worth buying for a dynamic and deep massage.
- From 3 to 5 cm are used for static massage of the cheeks and forehead.
To carry out procedures at home, it is better to buy jars of several sizes - the most popular are small and medium . Choose products without chips or cracks, make sure their edges are smooth .
In addition, you need a special cosmetic oil - it must be fresh, cold-pressed vegetable oil. Be sure to read the ingredients. Do not take the product if you see additives and preservatives in it. You can experiment by mixing several types.
The following oils are recommended:
- olive;
- coconut;
- apricot;
- linen;
- jojoba;
- avocado.
Cupping facial massage: technique
At home, there are two types of massage with vacuum cans: dynamic and static. For the procedure, a special set of jars for vacuum massage is used.
Acupressure static cupping facial massage
The procedure is used if individual areas need treatment, and not the entire face. This way you can remove the fold between the eyebrows and fight a double chin.
- Take a jar of the required diameter, squeeze it (if it’s silicone), squeeze the nozzle on the product with a pump. The right thing to do is to get rid of the air.
- Place it on your face. Some of the skin will be drawn into the jar. The more you squeeze the product, the more powerful the effect on the skin will be.
- Hold for five seconds. Next time we'll add more time.
- Holding the dermis near the jar, we squeeze the tool again and carefully remove it. You cannot rip it off abruptly or neglect pressing, because this way you will injure your face, and instead of the lifting effect you will get swelling and bruises.
- You can gradually place the jars on all problem areas at once, and then remove them one by one. The main thing is not to place them close to each other, otherwise wrinkles and stretch marks will appear in between.
Dynamic cupping facial massage
More often than not, this is what is done at home. Such self-massage takes less time and the area of influence is wider. Vacuum jars are attached to the skin and moved from bottom to top.
Neck and chin area. Wrinkles and sagging skin in this area reveal a woman’s age. Vacuum massage restores firmness and reduces wrinkles. With regular and careful work, you can forget about a double chin. You need to move from the sides to the center, from bottom to top, slightly at an angle. Despite the large diameter of the jar (40 - 50 mm), the pressure should be light. Before the procedure, palpate the lymph nodes and go around the areas where they are located.
Cheekbones. Move, as with a classic massage, from the center to the ears. The jar should be of medium diameter (20 mm), repeat each manipulation 3 times.
Nasolabial fold. Requires careful actions, small diameter jars. Move the jar only from top to bottom and do no more than 5 repetitions.
Dynamic massage
Great for massaging all areas of the face. Involves moving a vacuum attachment over the skin.
By slowly moving the jar along the lines of the face, the procedure ensures an even massage of the entire treated area.
Fighting nasolabial folds
To reduce the severity of nasolabial folds, increase muscle tone and elasticity of the skin, you need to install 2 jars on both sides of the corners of the lips.
Slowly but intensively move the jars along the fold line to the wings of the nose. Then slowly move in the opposite direction. Repeat 7 p.
Treatment of the lower eyelid area
The epidermis in this area is thin and sensitive. Rough and intense massage can cause harm and add wrinkles, so the effect of cupping should be gentle with minimal vacuum pressure.
Only in this case will the procedure help prevent the appearance of crow's feet and increase skin elasticity.
Vacuum attachments should be installed in the corners of the eyes from the upper border of the cheeks and slowly moved towards the nasal bone. Repeat 3 times.
Forehead massage
The skin in this area is mobile, so wrinkles and deep folds appear on it. Massage jars will help slow down this process.
You should install the vacuum nozzle in the area of the bridge of the nose and move it upward. Then take the jar to your temples for 5 rubles. to the right and left.
Treatment of the cheek area
Massaging this area helps tighten the epidermis and reduce the amount of subcutaneous fat deposits. It is carried out in the following sequence:
- You should place the jar first near the back of the nose, but do not touch the skin of the eyelids.
- Subsequently, in order to work the entire cheek area, it must be installed near the wings of the nose, then in the area of the nasolabial fold and near the corners of the lips.
- Each time there is a vacuum container towards the ears.
Chin massage
Massaging the front of the lower jaw helps to even out the facial contour and prevent sagging skin.
The chin should be massaged in a circle, from left to right and vice versa. Repeat 5 times.
Neck massage
The procedure helps reduce fat deposits under the chin and prevent sagging skin.
You should place the jar under the chin and move it in an arched motion to the base of the neck to the right, then to the left. Repeat 7 times.
Treatment of the lip area
Working on this area will help prevent purse-string wrinkles - vertical thin creases above the upper lip.
You need to place the jar in the corner of your lips and slowly move it along the upper contour in the opposite direction. Repeat 5 times. from each side.
Vacuum self-massage of the face on video:
When to expect results
The full effect of cupping facial massage will appear after a course of procedures. Do them 10 to 15 times, every other day. Thus, the course will take about a month. In difficult cases, after a 20-day rest, the course must be repeated.
After the first procedure, redness and swelling may appear on the face. As soon as the effects wear off (from 12 hours to 24 hours), you will see the first result in the form of freshness and tightness.
Lymphatic drainage massage from Elena Karkukli
Elena Karkukli is a face fitness specialist. She founded and became the head trainer of the Faceday Natural Rejuvenation Club. Elena believes that facial gymnastics and cupping manipulations can prolong the youthfulness of the face for many years. Elena Karkukli shows on her face how to manipulate the jars.
She recommends trying it on your hand first and then moving on to your face. Instead of oil, you can apply a nourishing mask and perform the manipulation.
