The magic spoon

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Posted on: 2007-04-24 by Consuela Taisia

Swallowed eyes, tired face and wrinkled skin? You need fast help. You need a simple and efficient one. What is it about? Well, it couldn't have been simpler than that: spoon massage. The amazing thing about it is that it actually works! Actually, there's nothing new about it, but it goes back in ancient times. No more than 2 or 3 minutes of softly pressing a swallowed or painful spot with the spoons brings all back to normal. Many have already tried it, especially when stung by a bee, for instance. Pressing that spot with a metallic object such as a knife, a spoon or a teaspoon, by all means cold, makes the pain go away in no time.

With these memories as a child and a strong impulse of finding a less complicated beauty method, a reputed specialist in cosmetics came up with the idea of shaping difficult areas of his clients' physiognomies using cold and warm spoons. He paid special attention to dark circles and crow's feet, as well as to stressed complexion. And he was successful. Once the treatment was over, patients reported noticeable reduction in fine lines and important improvement for skin areas lacking elasticity. Clients were very enthusiastic about it and wanted to import it in their own home. The innovator was, thus, forced to improve the method, revealing a combination of massage, pressing and lymph drain.

Why the spoon?

Well, the good thing about this ordinary object is that its shape resembles very much the shape of finger tips and the metal in it is extremely even, just perfect for pressing and massage. Moreover, metal is known to allow temperature flow, which makes it ideal to stimulate nervous ends. Besides, spoons are easy and cheap to find, everybody has at least one at home.
The whole procedure is based on massage techniques and ancient pressing methods. Pay attention, though, before starting the procedure, spoons must be warmed up or cooled in a bole of water (hot or cold), de pending on the result aimed at: cold to treat swellings, warm to soften fine lines. In addition to that, switching from warm to cold stimulates blood flow and helps skin absorb cosmetics faster. Meanwhile, massage moves will increase lymph flow and muscle activity. Pale skin will become healthy colored, swelling will diminish and tissues become firmer.

What counts?

Depending on how extended are the problematic areas on your face, you can use various spoon sizes. If you are aiming to soothe the skin, you'll apply anti-wrinkle cream on the back of the spoon and then use it. Aren't you just dying to try it? On the tape there are directions to use. And if you are thinking of trying the massage on the rest of your body, you are not wrong at all! You should remember, however, that the most suitable areas for this type of therapy are abdominal muscles, thighs and stiff nape. These are only the areas most receptive to spoon therapy, but there is no centimeter on the human body that couldn't be treated using a spoon.

Once a day lifting

Double chin
Use two lukewarm spoons and place them under the chin horizontally. Try to put your mouth as an M and push your chin forward. Now easily push the right spoon towards left and the left spoon towards right. Repeat the procedure 6 times.

Droopy mouth corners
Put your mouth as an O and use the two spoons on the nose wings to draw circular moves, then put them on the each corner of the mouth, repeat the circular moves and go back to the nose. Have the exercise performed 3 times.

Crow's feet Have two warm spoons on the exterior corner of the eyes, above the cheek bones and use them in circular moves. With caressing moves, guide the spoons to your temples and press them 3 times. Repeat the entire procedure 3 times, and the 3 time using cold spoons.

Wrinkled neck Put two warm spoons on your neck obliquely, right underneath the chin and massage the skin towards the exterior. Then massage the skin slowly downwards. Don't push the skin, but slowly caress it. Repeat the procedure 10 times.