🇫🇷 France · Modern
Facial Massageフェイシャルマッサージ
The umbrella for facial work built into the standard aesthetics sequence of cleansing, steam, massage and mask.
This name is recorded with basic database information. An in-depth article will follow.
Fact sheet
- Origin
- 🇫🇷 France · 🇯🇵 Japan
- Era
- Modern
- Classification
- Beauty massage / Spa treatment
- Techniques
- Face / Lymph
- Practitioner body parts
- Finger
- Medium
- Cream
- Clothing
- Clothed
- Setting
- Table
- Also known as
- Sinus massage
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Related techniques
Japan
Facial Massage and Kobido
フェイシャルマッサージと古美道古美道（こびどう）
Kobido is a name and system associated with Japanese facial manual work, including descriptions of quick finger movements and kneading. It is not a synonym for all facial massage; lineage accounts and use of the name require individual verification.
Face · Head · Lymph
Traditional massageBeauty massageView →Denmark
Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD)
リンパドレナージュ（マニュアル・リンパ・ドレナージュ）Manuelle Lymphdrainage
Manual lymphatic drainage uses light movements of the skin and is taught in systems including the Vodder method. Clinical decisions should be distinguished from use of similar names on beauty menus. Suitability for a medical condition requires assessment by a qualified clinician.
Lymph
Clinical massageView →France
Aromatherapy Massage
アロマテラピーマッサージMassage aromathérapique
Massage combining manual techniques with preparations such as appropriately diluted essential oils. Training includes effleurage (gliding) and petrissage (kneading). Techniques and scent choices vary, with the recipient’s preferences respected.
Oil · Herbal · Lymph
Spa treatmentModern bodyworkView →