These easy-to-perform self-massages are ultra-effective in boosting collagen production and firming the skin. A facialist explains how to make them.
Essential to the youthfulness of our skin, the collagen is, like hyaluronic acid, both a cosmetic active ingredient found in anti-aging care and a substance that is naturally produced by our body. It is even collagen which is the most present protein in our skin, which is why it is essential to boost its production as soon as it is no longer produced in sufficient quantity by our body. It is “from the age of 20, 25 the collagen is depleted. The dermis loses about 1% per year from this age” precise Nathalie Dendura, facialist and facial yoga teacher, who is convinced that it is important to stimulate its natural production other than with creams. This decrease is responsible for the “tired, sagging and dull skin, prone to wrinkles” that you see in the mirror.
A follower of food supplements with collagen which act from the inside, she also practices facial self-massages to reboost the natural mechanisms of his skin, in order to produce more collagen. The facialist Nathalie Dendura revealed to us the 3 best movements of self-massage to be used every day to boost the production of collagen in your skin easily at home.
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- Jacquet pinches: as their name suggests, they consist of delicately pinching the skin “between thumb and forefinger” with the fingertips. They come true “all over the face”. Thus, we come to catch the muscles of the face in the deepest, without stretching them. “It stimulates and gives a healthy glow”, assures the facialist who advises to do them when you apply your serum.
- Beats : after these pinches, place to the beats! To do this, place your hands horizontally, putting the tips of your fingers face to face. Come gently tap your skin “with the index and middle fingers” of each hand, all over your cheek. Start on one side of the face, then do the same on the other profile to “stimulate blood circulation” together with the production of collagen.
- Lift paddles : slide your hand over your face, starting “from the pulp of the fingertips to the palms of the hands, and this, by alternating the two hands” to massage your face. Be sure to make ample movements “to boost and lift at the same time” as the face yoga teacher explains. If you wish, you can slide your hand up to the temples to intensify the lifting, specifies the expert.
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According to Nathalie Dendura, it is interesting to combine this face massage routine with the intake of food supplements.“Oral collagen combined with self-massaging of the face and yoga of the face helps to maintain facial tone and plump skin. It’s proven !”, explain Nathalie Dendura who we recommends using both techniques for best anti-aging results.