The lymphatic system is a one way system, situated directly under the skin. You have lymph nodes situated in the head and neck area that is found under the ear, around the jawline and around the collarbone or clavicle.
The lymphatic vessels start in the middle of your face and run outwards towards the side of the face to below your ears. The fluid will be carried to the lymph nodes where it will be filtered and detoxed from where it will move on to the rest of your body.
If you sleep on your front or lay flat all night, think about the swelling from gravity that will come up toward the face and neck area or have allergies and congestion you may have a natural accumulation of fluids around the face and neck area that you want to drain away in a backwards seven motion, from your jawline and down onto the neck area.
For best results, you can activate or stimulate the the lymph nodes under your ears, with soft circular movements where your lymph nodes are concentrated and also around the clavicle or collarbone area. Use your roller from the the jawline and work your way outward towards the ear in soft rolling movements, nice and long, but a gentle pressure. 8 – 10 strokes in an area will be sufficient, before you move onto the next section that is the cheek area and with the smaller roller, go in underneath the eye area, working your way outwards. Same for the forehead – working outwards toward the ear and temple.
It depends on the time that you have available, a three to five minute treatment will be more than enough, but you can spend anytime up to 15minutes, really relaxing and aiding in all over holistic treatment.
Gua Shua can be combined with your roller as it will further stimulate circulation and lymphatic drainage. The Gua Sha is slightly easier to use with or over a product that gives you nice glide over the skin, without unnecessary pulling of the skin.
Rose Quartz is a very popular stone to use as it is colder at room temperature that some of your other stones it is used for brightening skin tone by increasing lymphatic drainage, reducing blood vessels and minimising the appearance of pores. Your roller can help reduce swelling and puffiness whilst improving circulation.
The physical act of the roller can also aid in relaxation as taking time to use the roller gives you a STOP PAUSE moment.
Make sure that you don’t use your roller after you’ve had Botox injections but overall it is deemed to be safe for home use.
Its important to understand the lymphatic system when you use your CULT51 Anti-ageing tools that is your Rose Quartz roller or Gua Sha stone.
