
Explore gua sha sculpting and acupressure as a noninvasive facelift alternative to botox, fillers, and surgery, helping keep the skin youthful, vibrant, and firm.
Practice gua sha facial sculpting and facial acupressure to lift the face with subtle, impactful changes, and offer a 12-session series priced 130-300 per treatment with flexible payment options.
You should charge a minimum of $130. In the video, by mistake, I said $120. The service time is roughly 1 hour and 30 minutes give or take based on your exfoliant processing time. Give yourself more time in the beginning as you are memorizing the treatment steps. Price according to your experience & service area.
Set all 12 appointments in advance to complete the acupressure facelift treatment series; if a session is missed, continue and add it to the end.
Learn to perform acupressure facelift techniques using specified tools, listening for pulses to activate meridians, with a steamer, light therapy, and towels for a complete esthetic service.
secure your client's hair with a hair wrap, ensure they are comfortable and covered, and keep the décolletage and neck uncovered for this treatment.
Begin with a deep steam cleanse after a consultation to choose a cleanser for client's skin type, remove makeup, cleanse the face, decollete, and neck with a warm towel.
Choose a gentle exfoliant for the first six treatments; heat the exfoliant and brush with steam, then apply to décolletage, neck, chin, nose, between eyebrows, temples, ending with hand massage.
Remove the exfoliating treatment, apply a skin oil of your choice, and perform a 10–15 minute gua sha facial massage.
Use gua sha to prep the skin, drain lymph, and tone facial muscles with 10–20 passes across the chest, neck, jaw, cheekbones, forehead, under eyes, and lips.
Perform a Gua Sha facial massage from oil application to lymph drainage, detailing 10 to 20 passes across the face, neck, jawline, nose, eyes, and forehead to prep for acupressure.
Learn how to use a hot towel to cleanse off facial oil and prep the skin for the acupressure portion of this treatment.
Remove residue from the facial mask using a non alcohol toner to complete the cleanse and prep the skin for the next steps.
Hydrate the skin with a light mist on damp skin, apply moisturizer from the décolleté to the forehead, skip spf for led red light therapy, finish with facial oil.
Learn to use a jade roller with moisturizer to promote lymph flow and facial contouring across chest, neck, chin, lip, eye area, and forehead with 5-10 passes.
Demonstrates jade roller techniques with 5 to 10 passes across the face, neck, nose, eyes, and brow, finishing with a final flush to prep skin for acupressure.
Download & print the documents from the resource section.
Apply moderate to firm pressure at acupressure point two, the corner of the mouth, gradually increasing firmness as you hold for three minutes.
Locate the acupressure point at the center of the jaw's masseter on each side, hold for three minutes with moderate to firm pressure, then gradually increase pressure and release.
Identify the hinge of the lower jaw along the jawline toward the ear on both sides, and hold each pressure point for three minutes to apply acupressure.
Locate acupressure point 6 at the corner of the forehead along the hairline, feel the divot, and hold pressure for three minutes, recognizing it varies by face shape.
Locate the Adam's apple, slide slightly to the side, and apply gentle pressure on the throat muscle. Keep pressure light and shallow to avoid triggering airway sensitivity.
Apply pressure to the eye pressure point where the ridgy bone meets the eyeball and hold for three minutes.
Press the acupressure point under the eyebrow by locating the ridge at the eyebrow start, hold for three minutes with moderate to firm pressure, then release gently.
Locate the acupressure point at the outer corner of the eyes where the eye meets the bone, press along the ridge, and hold for three minutes.
Apply acupressure at the corner of the eyes by placing your pointer finger on the edge where the eyeball and the orbital bone meet, and hold for three minutes.
Identify acupressure point above the eyebrow peak in the mid-forehead, feel for the brow divot, adjust position for different foreheads, and apply a three-minute hold.
Apply acupressure at the cheek pressure point under the pupil, centered under the cheek bone, and hold for three minutes.
Target acupressure point 17 on the chin, in the divot below the bottom lip; press and hold for three minutes.
Locate the acupressure point above the lip, under the nose, at the center, and hold pressure for three minutes as part of the acupressure facelift treatment series for estheticians.
Document each gua sha and acupressure face lifting treatment with photos to track slow but impactful results as pulses appear in acupressure points and the meridian energy flows.
Learn a stepwise acupressure facelift routine for estheticians, holding each precise point for three minutes to lift the face, including points around the eye, lip, jaw, cheekbone, forehead, and neck.
After completing the acupressure sequence, prep for the LED light therapy machine by placing gauze over the eyes or goggles to block the light and protect vision.
Turn on your LED light therapy machine, select the red color to boost elastin and collagen in the skin, and let the light sit for ten minutes.
Finish the series with led red light therapy to stimulate elastin and collagen for ten minutes as clients settle, then hydrate to support energy flow, toxin removal, and healing.
Apply a broad-spectrum SPF 30 or higher immediately after LED light therapy to protect treated skin.
Guides estheticians to use a gua sha comb to glide through the back of the scalp, activating pressure points unreachable when clients are lying down.
Guide the client to sit up slowly as final steps, then use gua sha tools on the back of the neck, shoulders, and upper back to release tension and wrinkles.
Demonstrate final step techniques: scalp massage, neck and upper back gua sha scraping to relieve tension and reduce facial wrinkles, finishing with flat gua sha strokes for facelift.
Finish the upper back work, assist the client to get dressed. Turn on a light and show them where their T is to sip during the roughly 90-minute service.
Record before and after photos after each session using a clip-on ring light to show clients the subtle but impactful changes from acupressure facelift treatments.
Track slow but impactful results in the gua sha and acupressure face lifting series by taking photos and documenting each treatment, noting light pulses as meridians wake and energy flows.
A treatment room course designed for the professional licensed Esthetician. Grow your facial business with the 12 week facelift treatment series. A facelift without surgery. Botox without needles. In this course you will learn step by step how to perform an Acupressure Treatment in your esthetic room from start to finish. How to prep the skin for acupressure, how to perform the gua sha massage. How to use a jade roller. You will also learn each facial acupressure point as it relates to firming and tightening the skin. And you will be guided how to grow your facial business by adding this new facial series to your menu. This is not taught any where else. My name is Nicole I am a seasoned Holistic Esthetician with over 2 decades of experience. I am excited to teach you my personal signature treatment that has changed the faces of many of my clients. I know adding this holistic treatment series to your facial menu will benefit your clients too, as well as help you grow a dynamic facial business offering a 1 of a kind signature treatment. Weather you are a new Esty or a seasoned professional the Acupressure Facelift will give your skin care business a unique treatment sought after my wellness and beauty minded clients.