Noticed a weird thing about facial massage at a spa in Portland last week

The esthetician there spent 10 full minutes just on the jaw and temples and I swear my sinuses cleared up for the first time in months, has anyone else tried focusing that much on one area?

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sean_cooper581mo ago

Wait, hold on. You're telling me she just worked on the jaw and temples and your sinuses cleared up? That's wild. I've had facial massages before but they always just glide all over the place with oil and I never feel anything change. But ten minutes just on that one spot, that sounds almost like a chiropractic thing for your face. I honestly wonder if that's a real technique or if it was just a coincidence on your end. Now I'm tempted to try it myself because my sinuses have been driving me crazy this year.

iris92727d ago

Honestly Sean, the whole "ten minutes on one spot" thing makes me think about how we're all so used to everything being quick and easy that we forget sometimes you gotta really zero in on something. Like, I had a friend who spent years trying every fancy lotion for dry skin and then a random old lady told her to just put Vaseline on her face at night. Same idea. We're so conditioned to think more is more, more movement, more product, more time gliding around. But maybe the trick is just, you know, stopping and actually pressing on the thing that hurts. Not saying it's magic, but there's something to be said for focusing your effort instead of spreading it thin.

davis.noah1mo agoMost Upvoted

Nah, I'm with you, sounds like placebo honestly.

jade5171mo ago

@sean_cooper58 I'm skeptical too, honestly sounds like a coincidence more than a real technique.