| A person who has a healthy face will often find | | | | person finding that their mind is much clearer and |
| that their mind and body is healthy as well. | | | | their concentration levels have improved. Face and |
| Though little attention is given to our faces, a | | | | head massages are known to be particularly good |
| massage therapist feels that this is one of the | | | | for helping relieve stress, tension, fatigue, |
| most neglected areas of a persons body and | | | | insomnia, headaches, migraines and sinusitis. Often |
| certainly we only seem to given attention to the | | | | some people find that other added benefits from |
| surface of it, but there are 15 muscles in the face | | | | a head or face massage is that their hair grows |
| which accumulate tension caused by the natural | | | | better and the condition of their hair and skin has |
| fixed expressions we have on them as well as | | | | also improved. |
| pollution and air conditioning also worsening the | | | | Certainly by having a face and head massage the |
| problem. | | | | masseuse or health professional is aiming to |
| A common symptom of a person who is | | | | increase the clients joint mobility and flexibility to |
| suffering with tight and achy muscles to their | | | | their neck and shoulders whilst improving the |
| face and head is a headache and a way to help | | | | circulation of blood and the lymphatic flow around |
| relieve the aches and pains someone is feeling in | | | | the body, which helps to release the knots |
| the face and head area is for them to undergo a | | | | resulting from muscular tension as well as relaxing |
| session of head and face massage. | | | | the connective tissue. |
| There are many different types of face | | | | You will soon discover that massage therapists |
| massage, those that include aromatherapy, those | | | | use a number of different movements in the |
| use herbs and there are a variety of facials that | | | | session from deep kneading and compression |
| are carried out at beauty clinics or spas and those | | | | movements around the neck, shoulder and scalp |
| carried out by a professional massage therapist. | | | | areas. Whilst a massage therapist will use gentle |
| As with head massages there are a number of | | | | stimulation and stroke pressure on particular parts |
| different kinds being practiced one being the | | | | of the face when doing a face massage. The |
| Indian Head Massage or the Thai Massage. | | | | length of a face and head massage session can |
| However all of these can be customized to suit | | | | last anything from 20 minutes up to 45 minutes |
| the persons particular requirements and may | | | | and normally after a session the massage |
| involve the use of oils such as aromatherapy, | | | | therapist will make the client remain relaxed for a |
| relaxation blends or oils that can be used to stop | | | | further 10 to 20 minutes. Often people find that a |
| hair falling out. | | | | good face and head massage leads to better |
| There are many benefits to a person having a | | | | sleep at night. |
| face or head massage and mainly it is used to | | | | The best part of a head and face massage is |
| help relax the muscles that have become in the | | | | that it is flexible and can be performed on the |
| face and head of the person being treated. The | | | | client in either a seated or sleeping position and it |
| use of stroking, pressure and massage on the | | | | can either be done on its own or whilst the client |
| face or head helps to not only break down and | | | | is having a full body massage (this will certainly |
| remove toxins that have accumulated in the | | | | complete a persons massage experience). Also |
| body, but it helps improve the circulation of blood | | | | this kind of massage can be carried out whilst the |
| around the body resulting in vital nutrients being | | | | client is fully clothed so no need to get |
| taken to the head and brain which results in that | | | | embarrassed. |