What Face Oil for Gua Sha Is Good for Your Skin Type?

Table of Contents:

• Face Oil For Gua Sha: What Are the Benefits of Gua Sha?
• Face Oil For Gua Sha: What's Best for Oily, Blemish-Prone Skin?
  
• Face Oil For Gua Sha: What's Best for Sensitive Skin?
• Face Oil For Gua Sha: What's Best for Normal Skin?
• Face Oil For Gua Sha: What's Best for Dull, Sagging Skin?

Are you wondering which face oil for gua sha is ideal?

We'll cover that and more, but first, let's recap for the beginners: Gua sha is a Traditional Chinese Medicine technique that involves scraping your skin with a stone tool. Before you get busy gliding and sliding – it’s essential to apply a face oil for gua sha to your skin first (bonus points if it's a Blunt CBD facial oil). This gives you maximum gua sha benefits and comfort. 

Here’s a Blunt-approved guide to finding the best face oil for gua sha based on your skin type, including oily, sensitive, normal, and dull, sagging skin:

Face Oil For Gua Sha: What Are the Benefits of Gua Sha?

Before we get into which face oil for gua sha you should use, let's go over some of the incredible skin benefits of gua sha (it's an influencer fave for a reason):

• It can stimulate circulation and lymphatic drainage to rejuvenate dull skin  
• It's been known to decrease puffiness in the face and under the eyes
• It may soften wrinkles and fine lines
• It has the ability to activate collagen production to plump the skin for a youthful look
• It's able to reduce dark circles, according to studies
• It's capable of tightening the skin for defined features (think cheekbones and jawline)

BLUNT PROTIP: While it's best to use your face oil for gua sha for around five to ten minutes daily, many have seen improvement in their skin from two to three sessions a week. We recommend maintaining consistency, listening to your skin, and going at your own pace. 

To practice gua sha at home, check out this article on easy techniques to try.

If you need a tool, grab Blunt's newly-launched Rolling Stone Gua Sha here. 

For those needing a face oil for gua sha rec, give a Blunt CBD facial oil a go. 

Face Oil For Gua Sha: What's Best for Oily, Blemish-Prone Skin? 

People with oily skin typically have a shine over their face and enlarged pores, which causes pesky breakouts to appear more often. While it may seem counterintuitive to put more oil on your face, some face oils for gua sha have ingredients that absorb quickly and can stabilize your skin’s sebum production.

We recommend the ultra-hydrating and noncomedogenic Rosehip, Safflower, and Black Cumin Seed Oils for oily skin because they contain high levels of:

• Linoleic Acid: Neutralizes sebum production (thanks to its Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids), meaning less clogged pores, oil, and blemishes
• Vitamin E: Helps to fight inflammation, which is a major contributor to oil overproduction and blemishes
• Vitamin C: Protects your skin barrier against free radicals and toxins that can cause irritation by stimulating oil production 
• Vitamin B: Aids in healing your skin from scars and inflammation, while also helping to regenerate new skin cells 

You can find all three of these game-changing ingredients in one convenient bottle with our CBD facial oil called Isolate. Packed with vitamins and moisturizing seed oils, this powerful face oil for gua sha is perfect for combating excess oil and blemishes, giving the perfect amount of hydration and protection.

Face Oil For Gua Sha: What's Best for Sensitive Skin?

Those with sensitive skin live alongside symptoms like redness, dryness, itchiness, and burning. Sensitive skin is extremely reactive to perfumes, dyes, and silicone, so try to avoid products with those. That said, many calming and soothing ingredients that are found in all-natural oils can relieve sensitive skin.

Three particular face oils for gua sha that are great on sensitive skin are CBD, Centella Asiatica, and Kukui Nut Oil. Here’s what makes them so helpful:

• They’re natural and free of irritating synthetic binding agents
• They’re nutrient-dense with fatty acids, amino acids, zinc, copper, selenium, and beta-carotenes to generate strong cells and rejuvenate skin
• They contain saponins, which are anti-inflammatory and may help prevent triggers that can cause flare-ups of skin conditions, like eczema. 
• They’re gentle, quick-absorbing, lightweight, and hydrating to relieve dryness and sensitivity

You know how we said that our CBD facial oil called Isolate works for oily skin? Well – it’s also a perfect fit for those with sensitive skin, too! You can receive all the benefits of the oily skin-targeted oils above, along with the three we just chatted about for sensitive skin, leaving you with a healthy, radiant look 24/7.

Face Oil For Gua Sha: What's Best for Normal Skin?

If you have a normal skin type, you probably don’t have excess oil and sensitivity. Because of this, try maintaining a healthy skin barrier with just enough hydration to avoid dryness. The name of the game for "normie" skin types is a basic, good-for-you skincare routine to promote hydration and maintain balance.

Another trio of face oils for gua sha that may keep normal skin types in check are Sacha Inchi, Hemp, and Blackberry Seed Oil. These oils can promote:

• Excellent hydration, thanks to fatty acids like gamma linoleic acid (GLA), humectant beta-sitosterol, and stigmasterol
• Healthy skin cells and overall tone because of vitamins A, C, and K, along with minerals like calcium, potassium, magnesium, and phosphorus 
• Anti-inflammatory assistance from overproduction of oil and strengthening of the skin barrier 

Blunt's CBD facial oil called Seed is formulated with the oils mentioned above that can keep your skin in the optimal ratio of moisture and good health. Just like all our other face oils for gua sha – it’s vegan, formulated without artificial ingredients, parabens, PEGs, mineral oil, weird dyes, or fake fragrances.

Face Oil For Gua Sha: What's Best for Dull, Sagging Skin?

Needing a face oil for gua sha, but have dull, sagging skin? Some symptoms include a dry complexion, reduced elasticity, and noticeable fine lines/wrinkles. What this skin type needs most from a face oil for gua sha is moisture and safety from environmental factors that can cause your skin to age and lose suppleness.

Prickly Pear Seed Oil, Sea Buckthorn, and Argan Oil are all powerhouses for dull, sagging skin. Some standout benefits of these next-level oils include:

• Faster cell turnover and a reduction of hyperpigmentation due to high levels of vitamins E and K
• Defense against free radicals (thanks to zinc) and detoxifying of cells due to betalains
• Greater elasticity to the skin from polyphenols that prevent enzymes from breaking down collagen and elastin

Blunt's CBD facial oil called Moonrock contains all three of these incredible oils plus Full Spectrum CBD to further assist in fighting against free radicals and inflammation. This potent mix provides an ultra boost in derma repair because your skin deserves a healthy glow every day of the week. 

Now that we’ve covered which face oil for gua sha is ideal for your skin type – will you be trying a Blunt CBD facial oil? If you'd rather give all three a go to see which one your skin prefers, take advantage of our trial-sizes face oils here.

 

 

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