How to incorporate massage into your beauty routine

Facial massage is a key ritual for radiant, toned, and firm skin, without adding any products. Discover how simple gestures can amplify the power of the active ingredients in your routine for a luminous, depuffed, and sculpted face.

Why incorporate facial massage into your routine?

Massage has numerous benefits. It stimulates circulation, drains toxins, releases tension, and provides a natural radiance without invasive treatments. Perfectly aligned with our vision of respectful, effective, and minimalist beauty (see our article on skinminimalism), massage maximizes the effectiveness of your products without requiring additional purchases. By improving the absorption of active ingredients, it strengthens the skin barrier and sculpts the face, for a simple, sustainable, and effective routine.

Postpone cosmetic treatments with massage

Incorporating facial massage into your beauty routine can postpone certain cosmetic treatments. Regular massage (3 to 4 times a week for 5 to 10 minutes) tones muscles, reducing the need for Botox for expression lines. It stimulates collagen production, delaying the need for fillers to fill static wrinkles. Lymphatic drainage reduces puffiness, decreasing the need for blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery). Techniques like gua sha sculpt the facial contours, postponing the need for a facelift . While not a direct replacement, massage offers a natural alternative to delay the appearance of signs of aging, or even reduce their appearance.

Which massage method should you choose: accessories, fingers, or high-tech tools?

Facial massage can be performed with accessories , fingers , or high-tech tools , each with its own advantages and disadvantages. Compatible with skinimalism , it optimizes the effectiveness of existing products like the Radiance Duo , without requiring new purchases, by improving the penetration of polyphenols , ceramides , antioxidants , and vitamins .

Fingers

• Benefits :
  • Free and accessible, without equipment.
  • Precise pressure control, ideal for sensitive skin.
  • They promote relaxation and a connection with the skin.
• Disadvantages :
  • Less effective for deep drainage or a pronounced lift.
  • They can tire the hands during long sessions.
  • Results are more gradual than with tools.

Accessories (gua sha, roll-on)

• Benefits :
  • They sculpt the contours and drain toxins, redefining the oval shape and reducing puffiness around the eyes.
  • Durable (jade/quartz for gua sha, metal for roll-on) and affordable (10-50 €).
  • They amplify the absorption of active ingredients (e.g., prickly pear pulp).
• Disadvantages :
  • They require learning to avoid excessive pressure.
  • Initial purchase required, unlike manual massage.
  • They can be uncomfortable if used incorrectly.

High-tech tools (microcurrents, LED)

• Benefits :
  • Fast results to tone and firm (microcurrents stimulate the muscles).
  • Advanced technologies (LED for brightness, microcurrents for lifting).
  • Suitable for quick routines.
• Disadvantages :
  • The Cost (expect to pay €100 to €500 for NuFace, Solawave).
  • Maintenance required (battery, conductive gel).
  • Contraindicated for certain conditions (e.g. irritated skin, pacemaker).

Facial massage techniques to adopt

Here are three techniques to practice at home, with precise movements to tone, firm, reduce swelling, and sculpt:

1. Manual massage with the fingers

• Why? Stimulates circulation and relaxes, ideal for sensitive skin.
• How ?
  1. Apply La Manière Douce to damp skin, massage gently to exfoliate, then rinse.
  2. Apply a small amount of L'Art du Portrait.
  3. Movements :
     • Forehead : Massage in circles from the center towards the temples (10 times).
     • Eyes : Gently press under the eyes, from the inner corner to the outer corner (8 times) to reduce puffiness.
     • Cheeks : Gently pinch from chin towards ears (10 times) to tone.
     • Jaw : Firm smoothing strokes from chin to ears (10 times) for the oval shape.
  4. Repeat for 2-3 minutes, 3 times a week.
• Benefits : Tones, reduces puffiness, boosts radiance via polyphenols and vitamins .

2. Gua sha or roll-on for sculpting and firming

• Why? It drains and lifts, sculpting the contours.
• How ?
  1. After The Gentle Way, apply The Art of Portraiture.
  2. Use a gua sha stone at a 45° angle.
  3. Movements :
     • Jaw : Slide from chin to ear (8-10 times per side) for the oval.
     • Cheeks : From the corner of the mouth towards the ear (8-10 times) to firm.
     • Eyes : Slide from the inner corner towards the temple (6-8 times) to reduce puffiness.
     • Forehead : From the center towards the temples (8-10 times) to smooth.
  4. Repeat for 5 minutes, 2-3 times per week.
• Benefits : Redefines the oval, firms, illuminates with antioxidants .

3. Lymphatic drainage to reduce swelling and detoxify

• Why? It reduces puffiness and brightens the complexion.
• How ?
  1. After The Gentle Way, apply The Art of Portraiture.
  2. Movements :
     • Neck : Gently press from the top of the neck towards the collarbones (10 times).
     • Eyes : Tap under the eyes, from the inner corner to the outer corner (8 times).
     • Cheeks : Slide from nose to ears (8-10 times).
     • Jaw : Lightly smooth from chin towards ears (10 times).
  3. Repeat for 2-3 minutes, 3-4 times per week.
• Benefits : Reduces swelling, soothes, strengthens the barrier with ceramides .

Benefits and integration of facial massage with the Radiance Duo

Facial massage works deep down and amplifies the results of our Radiance Duo treatments:

• Improved tone : The movements stimulate facial muscles, increasing oxygenation for a lifting effect. Vitamins A and E from the organic camelina oil in L'Art du Portrait support regeneration.

• Strengthening of firmness : Increased circulation promotes the production of collagen and elastin. The prickly pear pulp (antioxidants) and the Xylitol Complex (ceramides) in La Manière Douce continue the work for plump skin.

• Eye swelling reduction : Lymphatic drainage reduces water retention, diminishing puffiness, and organic witch hazel hydrosol (polyphenols) soothes and decongests.

• Redefining the oval shape : Targeted movements release tension in the jawline and drain fluids, refining the contours. Antioxidants from organic thyme extract protect against sagging.

Practical routine

Adopt this minimalist routine with the Radiance Duo , Cosmos Organic certified, in refillable bottles crafted by Waltersperger (Living Heritage label):

1. Exfoliate (1 to 2 times per week) : Apply La Manière Douce to damp skin, massage gently, then rinse. The antioxidants in thyme and the ceramides smooth your skin and prepare it for the next step in your routine.
2. Massage (2 to 3 times per week): Apply The Art of Portraiture and practice a massage technique (manual, gua sha, drainage) for 2 to 5 minutes to tone and sculpt.
3. Moisturize (morning and evening) : Apply L'Art du Portrait without massaging on other days to moisturize and protect.

Tip : Leave La Manière Douce on like a mask before massaging for a spa effect.

A facial massage will win you over.

Whether you choose manual techniques, such as using a gua sha, or high-tech tools, massage has the power to optimize the effectiveness of your skincare routine without additional products, combining efficacy and relaxation. Facial massage tones, firms, reduces puffiness around the eyes, redefines the facial contours, and can help prevent the need for invasive and painful treatments. The polyphenols , ceramides , antioxidants , and vitamins contained in HYLÉRIA skincare products amplify these benefits. Read "The 5 Essential Natural Ingredients for Radiant Skin" to learn more.