Kobido Facial Massage

Kobido/Hadado massage is an ancient art of massage over 540 years old and is widely popular all over Europe. It is a Japanese facial technique that takes years to master. Kobido means the ancient way of beauty. For the Japanese, beauty comes from the balance between body, mind, and spirit. Kobido massage combines massage and esthetic care. It is a stimulating massage of the face and neck, known for its rejuvenating effect, and as a result, improves the deep circulation of these areas. The reason behind using different levels of speed and the rhythmic motions of fingertips for the Kobido massage is to help eliminate dead cells and promote elastin and collagen production. Both of those are essential for the longevity of our skin.

When practiced regularly, Kobido also helps to combat facial aging by reducing the effects of fatigue and stress on expression lines, fighting sagging skin, improving skin texture and relaxing facial muscles.

Kobido is a kind of natural, traditional face-lift characterized by a set of manual techniques of great sophistication. These include kneading, percussion, and a set of precise and desynchronized gestures that require experience and great mastery.

Kobido massage is one of the most complex facial massage techniques in the world. It comes from Japan, where it was created in the 15th century, and its name in Japanese means "ancient way to beauty".  Thus, for over 500 years, the tradition of Kobido massage has been continued and is becoming more and more popular all over the world.

Kobido massage is a non-invasive, manual method that allows you to improve the face shape, firms and lifts the skin and smooths out wrinkles without the need for surgical lifting, lifting threads or other cosmetic treatments .

This massage, thanks to the combination of slow, relaxing movements with advanced techniques consisting of fast and intense movements affecting the deep structures of the skin and facial muscles, not only relaxes, but also stimulates tissues and reduces tension, while giving a lifting effect.

Kobido massage consists of several stages, occurring in a specific sequence, and the treatment time usually lasts up to 75 minutes.

The massage begins with thorough cleansing of the skin. Then, on cleansed skin, without the use of any oils or lotions, deep tissue massage is performed. This is to eliminate muscle tension, which makes it easier to smooth out fine wrinkles in the following steps.

The next stage of the massage is more gentle. It relaxes and removes muscle tension caused by emotions and stimulates circulation.

Then, by using faster hand movements, blood and lymph flow is improved. This has a positive effect on skin nourishment and the reduction of dark circles and bags under the eyes. This stage of kobido massage is called lymphatic drainage.

In the most intense part of the Kobido massage, i.e. the lifting stage, the movements are strong and fast, and the skin is pinched, pulled up and kneaded.At that time, the skin may also feel a slight discomfort and warming.  This stage uses an all-natural facial oil.

The last stage uses acupressure, consists in pressing individual muscle points similar to acupuncture.

The benefits of Kobido massage can be seen after the first treatment. However, maintaining and improving them usually requires at least one session a week for a certain period of time, then maintaining monthly.

The most satisfying effect of Kobido massage is the visible result of improving skin elasticity and relaxing facial muscles, which is why this massage is often referred to as a non-invasive facelift.  In addition to improving the appearance, Kobido massage also helps to relax and combat the effects of stress, such as fatigue, headaches or insomnia.

Thanks to regularly performed Kobido massages, we can naturally obtain: 

• younger and refreshed skin;
• reduced appearance of lines and wrinkles;
• reducing the appearance of signs of aging;
• lifting of sagging skin
• oxygenation and nourishment of the skin;
• reduction of puffiness and dark circles under the eyes;
• the effect of a radiant complexion;
• skin tightening;
• decreased facial muscle tone;
• improved microcirculation;
• reducing the effects of stress in the body;
• feeling relaxed;

Contraindications 

Kobido massage is a safe and painless procedure, however, there are contraindications to its performance:

• inflammation of the skin;
• other inflammatory conditions of the body (fever, tonsillitis);
• rosacea in exacerbation phase;
• heavily couperose skin;
• occurrence of purulent inflammations around the teeth;
• cancers;
• cancer treatments;
• uncontrolled diabetes/high blood pressure
• certain topical medications and previous
• facial treatments
• hyperthyroidism;
• skin wounds;
• laser treatments and mesotherapy performed;
• performed treatments: botox (massage can be performed only after 2 weeks.) lifting threads (after 6 months), hyaluronic acid (after approx.2-3 months).