Facial massage Flashcards
Always massage from
Insertion to origin
Contraindications for massage
Contagious diseases, inflamed acne, sunburn, sensitive skin, open lesions, skin disorders, severe redness, certain health conditions,
Estheticians massage services are limited to?
Face, neck, shoulders, and decollete
Types of massage
Effleurage, petrissage, friction, tapotement, and vibration
Fast tapping, patting, and hacking movements, most stimulating
Tapotement, percussion, piano movement
Vigorous movement with the hands placed a small distance apart on both sides of the arms, while hands are working downward, the flesh is twisted against the bones in opposite directions
Wringing
Rapid shaking movement in which the tech uses her body and shoulders, not just fingertips to create the movement
Vibration
Keeps sebum moving forward and out of the follicles, slight twist or kneading movements that helps empty the oil ducts
Dr. Jacquet movement
Grasp the flesh firmly in one hand, and move the hand up and down along the bone while the other hand keeps the arm in a steady position
Chucking
Soft, continous stroking movement applied with the fingers and palms in a slow rhythmic manner
Effleurage
Form of petrissage in which the tissue is grasped, gently lifted, and spread out
Fulling
Kneading movement that stimulates the underlying tissues, skin and flesh are grasped between the thumb and forefinger. As tissues are lifted from their underlying structures, they are squeezed, rolled, or pinched with light, firm pressure Stimulate sebum production
Petrissage
Rubbing movement, pressure is maintained on the skin while the fingers or palms are moved over the underlying structures, circulation and glandular activity of the skin
Friction
Used on the arms and legs to apply pressure to the tissues, press the tissues firmly against the bone, and roll your hands around the arm or leg with a rapid back and forth movement
Rolling
Variations of friction movements used mainly on arms and legs
Chucking, rolling, wringing
Oriental technique of applying pressure to specific points of the body to release muscle tension, restore balance, and stimulate chi ((energy)
Acupressure
Form of acupressure, Japanese technique using acupressure massage points to relax and balance body, many of the motor points on the face and neck are acupressure points
Shiatsu
Uses essential oils applied to the skin during massage movements
Aromatherapy
Massage uses gentle, rhythmic pressure on the lymphatic system to detoxify and remove waste materials from the body more quickly, very light touch
Manual lymph drainage
When massaging you should always?
Keep one hand on the client’s body and face at all times, even when getting more moisturizer
To avoid damage to muscular tissues, massage movements are generally directed from?
Insertion toward the origin of a muscle
Technique of applying pressure to the feet based on a system of zones and areas on the feet that directly correspond to the anatomy of the body
Foot reflexology