Massage Fundamentals
Prompt: This is defined as a manual or mechanical manipulation achieved by rubbing, kneading, or other methods that stimulate metabolism and circulation.
What is massage?
This is a light, continuous stroking movement applied with the fingers (digital) or the palms (palmar).
What is effleurage?
Before performing a service that includes a facial massage, you should consult this document to acknowledge and discuss any medical conditions.
What is the client’s intake form?
This specific part of the esthetician's body must be kept flexible during effleurage movements.
What are the wrists?
Facial massage provides numerous benefits, including cleansing the skin of impurities and softening the oily substance.
What is sebum?
This rapid, shaking movement requires the esthetician to use their body and shoulders to create the movement, not just their fingertips.
What is vibration?
Contagious diseases, inflamed acne, sunburn, windburn, severe redness, and open lesions are all examples of this.
What are massage contraindications?
This is the standard amount of product, measured in milliliters, that you should typically use on the facial area during a massage.
What is 5 milliliters?
This is the number of times most massage movements are repeated before moving on to the next one.
What is three to six times?
This is an invigorating rubbing technique that stimulates circulation and glandular activity, though it is not used on the shoulders.
What is friction?
Clients with this condition can now receive facial massage without concern, especially if the condition is being treated by a physician.
What is diabetes?
When working on a client's face, this rule applies to the left and right sides of the areas being massaged to ensure balance.
What is movements should be duplicated on both sides?
Keeping at least one hand on the client after beginning a facial massage gives the client this sensation, which is very soothing and calming.
What is a sense of physical continuity?
The massage technique that uses "rolling" to stimulate sebum production and activate circulation falls under this category.
What is pétrissage?
Vigorous massage should be actively avoided when a client has this type of skin.
What is sensitive or redness-prone skin?
These are the types of directional movements that are appropriate when massaging the beard growth area on male clients.
What are downward movements?
Massage activates sluggish skin and improves the overall internal bodily process.
What is metabolism?
This is the term for the slow, gentle, and bird-like slowing-down movements used at the end of a facial massage.
What is feathering?
To avoid weakening the skin and causing premature folds, muscle massage movements must always go from the insertion toward the origin.
What is the insertion point?
Inward strokes can weaken the skin; therefore, you should massage the muscles using strokes exclusively in this direction.
What is outward?