Can olive oil be used for scraping?

Gua Sha can treat colds and prevent chloasma. And scraping has good health benefits. Stimulating the skin through scraping can enhance our body's ability to adapt to the external environment. For friends with muscular tension, scraping can regulate the contraction and relaxation of muscles and relieve physical tension. Gua Sha can also regulate the balance of yin and yang and enhance gastrointestinal motility. However, the selection of scraping oil also has its own requirements. Olive oil is generally not used as scraping oil.

The effect of scraping with olive oil is not ideal. Scraping mainly plays the role of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and the most ideal effect is to use a special scraping oil. Gua Sha oil is made from traditional Chinese medicine with the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and relieving inflammation and pain, as well as vegetable oil with strong permeability and good lubricity. Liquid: Cold boiled water is usually used, and warm boiled water or white wine can be used when fever occurs. Oil: commonly used sesame oil or other carrier oil. In addition, you should also prepare some 75% alcohol, sterile cotton swabs, etc. for skin disinfection when necessary.

The transmitters used in scraping are mainly water, safflower oil, milk and scraping oil, which act as lubricants. As for the olive oil you mentioned, it is also OK and has no harm to the body. The red and purple colors on the body will generally disappear in 3-5 days after scraping. If bumps appear, it means you are allergic to this transmitter, so stop using it. Scraping with olive oil may not improve the obesity on the legs very well. Scraping mainly plays the role of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, while obesity is often related to phlegm and dampness. It is recommended that you go to a traditional Chinese medicine hospital to get some Chinese medicine.

Gua Sha can dredge the body's meridians, promote mental metabolism, and eliminate body pain and muscle tension. During the scraping process, local body tissues will become congested, blood vessels will dilate, and the body's metabolic waste will be discharged from the body. Guashan can promote the flow of qi and blood circulation, has a therapeutic effect on inflammation in the body, and has a dissolving effect on blood clots in the body.