• The video is 62 min in length
• It can be purchased in DVD or videocassette form

Content
2. What can professional skin care practitioners and beauty therapists learn from this video?

• The selection and utilization of appropriate facial massage techniques to support desired treatment results

• How the stimulation needs and sensitivity levels of a client’s skin can vary significantly according to skin type
• Demonstration and explanation of a wide range of facial massage techniques that support clinical treatment results and enhance the client experience

3. What skin conditions are profiled in this video?

• Skin types profiled include:
  i) Loose sagging skins
  ii) Thick, dull, devitalized skin
  iii) Sensitive, blotchy, telangiectasia skin
  iv) Cystic acneic skins

4 . What facial massages techniques are featured in this video?

• Toning movements - face lifting, folding, digital kneading, single and double flipping, and tapotement

• Heavier pressure, stimulating movements - point hacking, knuckle kneading, watterwald pinching, heel palm kneading
• Very light pressure - effleurage, digital kneading, vibrations (static and running, pneumatic pressure)
• Relaxing movements - along trapezius muscle and back of neck, vibrations, and jacquet pinching

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Relevance/Importance
5. Why should different facial massage techniques be utilized for different skin conditions?

• Different skin types are characterized by differing levels of vascular and sebaceous activity

• Thus, the stimulation needs and sensitivity levels of a client’s skin, in terms of facial massage, can vary significantly according to skin type
• The choice of massage movements to be performed during a skin treatment should, therefore, be dependent on the client’s skin type

6. How can different facial massage techniques actually support or hinder desired treatment results?

• As stimulation needs and sensitivity levels of clients’ skin can vary significantly by skin type, massage movements can effectively support or hinder desired treatment results
• To support treatment results for loose and sagging skin, for example, massage movements that serve to stimulate nerve endings and tighten muscles are recommended
• However, when alternatively dealing with a skin type such as oily skin, movements that can risk over-stimulating sebaceous activity should be avoided

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