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The Buzzy Mind-Body Facial That Puts Skin in its Happy Place

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Getting Your Skin Into the Gua Sha Zone Josh Rosebrook joins Chiu to tag team on how to prep your face, skin and mind and spirit to accept Facial Gua Sha. Rosebrook believes in natural holistic skincare and he's a Gua Sha believer and convert — it's become the foundation of his personal skincare regimen.

We use Rosebrook's eponymous Josh Rosebrook organic Skin & Hair Care Accelerating Hydrator to hydrate and prepare our skin. But he's not there to push product.

"For great results, you need to be relaxed and at one with your skin, mind and body," he says adamantly. "Gua sha is about the consciousness of how we're treating our face, skin and selves. If you put yourself in a calming place, it creates a holistic presence, when your cells relax and your skin responds really well."

Chiu nods: "Gua Sha is very meditative." "You need to be in a calm, no-thoughts place," interjects Rosebrook. "The repetitive motion settles the mind and calms the nervous system — it helps your intention come through," picks up Chiu. "We want to calm and uplift ourselves as well as uplift our skin".

According to Chiu, Gua Sha elevates beauty via a foundation of good health. "One of my favorite Gua Sha effects is not the beauty — it's the health benefits. If you practice Gua Sha in your daily skin care regimen, you'll have fewer headaches and less jaw tension — and you'll sleep better, which ties into health, and that ties into beauty."

Image via @joshrosebrook

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