Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Repeat after me: Gua Sha is not a lymphatic drainage technique.
I’m a cosmetic acupuncturist with over 20 years of experience, and I approved this message.
With Gua Sha, you can stroke downward if you want. You can also stroke upward. Both are fine. The only real rule is: don’t stroke back and forth. Pick a direction and go with it!
Western beauty is fixated on lymphatic drainage, but that’s not how Gua Sha actually works in Chinese medicine. It’s more of a friction based technique. The goal is to warm tissue, move blood, free fascia, release muscle tension, and stimulate the channels. When you do that well, lymph moves on its own.
So relax ❤️ You’re not toothpaste in a tube 🪥 Try going up your neck with me and lmk how you feel!
#guasha #chinesemedicine #mythbusting #lymphaticdrainage
Repeat after me: Gua Sha is not a lymphatic drainage technique.
I’m a cosmetic acupuncturist with over 20 years of experience, and I approved this message.
With Gua Sha, you can stroke downward if you want. You can also stroke upward. Both are fine. The only real rule is: don’t stroke back and forth. Pick a direction and go with it!
Western beauty is fixated on lymphatic drainage, but that’s not how Gua Sha actually works in Chinese medicine. It’s more of a friction based technique. The goal is to warm tissue, move blood, free fascia, release muscle tension, and stimulate the channels. When you do that well, lymph moves on its own.
So relax ❤️ You’re not toothpaste in a tube 🪥 Try going up your neck with me and lmk how you feel!
#guasha #chinesemedicine #mythbusting #lymphaticdrainage
