17/02/2022
BEAUTY TAPING WITH KINESIOLOGICAL TAPES
Autor: Siegfried Breitenbach
You want visibly smooth, rosy skin in a short time and without collagen and hyaluronic acid injections? Then take advantage of the kinesiological tape! Beauty taping has long been part of the daily routine of many women, especially in Eastern European countries. They wear it for several hours on their face, cleavage, legs or bottom.
Most people associate taping with sports and physiotherapy, but it is much more than that. It also means feeling good, be able to relax, coming to rest, taking time for yourself. You are now wondering why you haven’t been putting tapes on your face or body already?
We will tell you everything you need to know about this beauty trend! And so that you can start right away, we’ll also show you 2 tape applications that you can easily copy.
What does Beauty Taping do?
With beauty taping, the tape strips are applied in the direction of the lymphatic drainage system and in the area of the mimic muscles of the face. The kinesiology tapes are intended to dissolve lymph congestion and support the body in removing waste products and fluids stored in the tissue.
They are also supposed to relieve and relax the muscles in order to reduce the forming of wrinkles.
So, in beauty taping, we take advantage of the way kinesiology taping works: The tapes are applied to the skin and affix mainly the upper layer. Every movement shifts the underlying tissue, similar to a massage. This creates a permanent stimulus that harmonizes muscle tone and helps relieve tension.
In addition, the valves of the lymphatic vessels open more easily. More fluids are absorbed from the various tissues into the lymphatic vessels. This leads to a faster disposal of the lymphatic load and this stimulates the local blood circulation. The tapes act like a connective tissue massage. They have an influence on the internal organs and support the body by removing the lymphatic load and by relaxing the muscles.
Daily beauty taping can improve the structure of the skin, delay the formation of wrinkles and provide our skin with better nutrients. Well-nourished skin automatically leads to a beautiful complexion – and after all, that’s what we all want!
For whom is Beauty Taping suitable?
The answer to this is clear and simple: For EVERYONE!
Beauty taping can be used as a preventive measure against skin aging as well as to fight acute problems. The important thing is the correct application technique, which you can best be shown beforehand by a specialist or physiotherapist. And you can treat not only wrinkles, eye bags or cellulite with the tapes, but even teeth grinding or headaches.
The beauty treatment with kinesiology tapes is completely free of side effects – provided you use a high-quality tape. Of course, we will also tell you what you should consider when buying.
Beauty Taping – this is how it works:
The kinesiology tape can be applied using two different techniques.
- Lymphatic technique: With this technique the base and the fans are taped in direction of the lymphatic system. The lymphatic load within a region of the body is directed to the lymph nodes and in this process the kinesiology tape is designed to assist our body. In the lymph nodes, pollutants, viruses and bacteria are then filtered out of the lymph. The most important regions with lymph nodes are the head, neck, armpit, elbow, chest, abdomen and back of the knee.
- Muscle technique: Here the base is usually applied in the area of the muscle’s origin and the fans cover the actual muscle.
You should consider this when choosing your tape:
The quality has to be right! Especially on the face, the skin is very sensitive and can tend to redness, especially when removing the tape. Therefore, go for a tape that can be easily removed from the skin, but still offers good hold. It should also be made of cotton and contain a hypoallergenic adhesive. With this property, the tapes are suitable even for allergy sufferers. If you have very sensitive skin, an adhesive with STRATAGEL® technology is also recommended. This means that when you remove the tape, much fewer skin cells come off than with a normal acrylic adhesive. Thus, skin damage is reduced to the minimum.
Pssst 🤫: The K-Active® Tape Gentle combines all these properties in one product!
Beauty taping instructions for face and décolleté:
Anti-aging program for at home: facelift and healthy, radiant skin on the décolleté. We explain the beauty taping applications for you to follow.
Face Taping
Since you already know that there are many lymph nodes in the head, we will focus on the regions of the collarbone and ears in this beauty taping session. The entire lymphatic load of the head is diverted towards the lymph nodes of the collarbones. Our goal is therefore to direct the lymphatic fluid exactly there.
Application to the collarbones:
The base of the first tape is applied there and gently activated by rubbing. In this way, you pre-tension the tape optimally and then you can apply the fans, initially without tension. For the applications towards the chin you should turn your head in the opposite direction, for the outermost fans on the same side. The middle strips are applied after a preliminary stretch in lateral inclination. As the fan approaches, waves (so-called “convolutions”) should be created.
Application on the ear:
The second base is then applied in the direction of the ear / lower jaw and here again the fans are attached under pre-stretching. In addition, you can also add a third Beauty Taping application above the eyes.
Application at the temple:
The base of this application is at the temples and the fans embrace the forehead, approximately parallel to the eyebrows.
After each tape application, the following applies: Activate the adhesive by gently rubbing for optimal hold!
Now you have the best foundation to fight wrinkles on your face and neck with Kinesiology Tape!
For a beautiful neckline, we’ll show you how you can simply tape your skin above the chest!
Décolleté and chest taping
The lymphatic load of the upper part of our torso (comprising the upper abdomen, chest, and arms) flows to the axillary lymph nodes. Therefore, the lymphatic fluid should also be directed there.
Application above the chest:
The base of the tape which is positioned at the axillary lymph nodes and the region of the chest to be taped is pre-stretched to the maximum. For a better stretch of the fans that are taped more towards the sternum, you should extend your arm straight back. For applications towards the side of the chest, the arm is brought more back and upwards.
And as with the tape applications before: Finally, the adhesive must be activated by means of gentle rubbing.
We wish you a lot of fun while trying it out! 😊
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