Beauty Taping with kinesiological tapes

Reading time: 11 minutes | Date: 17.02.2022

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!

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.

The kinesiology tape can be applied using two different techniques.

1. 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.
2. Muscle technique: Here the base is usually applied in the area of the muscle’s origin and the fans cover the actual muscle.

Regardless of which application and technique you choose, the principle of the application is always the same: you cut the tape to the desired length and shape and apply it according to the chosen technique. Then you activate it by stroking a few times over the tape structure.
And by that you have applied your tape.
Before activating it, you can still correct the position of the tape if it is not yet in the right place.

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!

Anti-aging program for at home: facelift and healthy, radiant skin on the décolleté. We explain the beauty taping applications for you to follow.

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.