What should you pay attention to when doing scraping?

Gua Sha is a very common Chinese medicine therapy. It has many benefits. It can not only relieve physical fatigue, but also regulate the body. Gua Sha can drive away the cold and treat fever, headache, colds, etc. Although scraping has many benefits, it is not suitable for everyone, and there are some things to note when doing it. Next, we will introduce some precautions of scraping.

Precautions for scraping

1. Avoid wind and keep warm when using scraping therapy: Avoid wind and keep warm when using scraping therapy. If the indoor temperature is relatively low, then you should try to minimize the exposed areas of the body when scraping, because scraping will open the sweat pores of the skin. If you encounter wind and cold, the evil qi can directly enter the body through the opened pores, which will not only affect the therapeutic effect of scraping, but also cause new diseases due to the exposure to wind and cold.

2. Do not be too hungry when scraping, and it is not recommended to scrape on an empty stomach. It is best to do it 1 to 2 hours after a meal.

3. Avoid performing scraping in areas with air conditioning, fans, or colder spaces. Do not take a shower immediately after scraping. Drink warm water immediately after scraping, and use sugar and salt water to replenish water energy.

4. Drink a cup of hot water after scraping treatment: scraping treatment can make the pores sweat and expel evil spirits, which will consume part of the body's body fluid. Drinking a cup of hot water after scraping can not only replenish the consumed part, but also promote metabolism and accelerate the excretion of metabolic products.

5. When performing health scraping and head scraping, you do not need to use any medium. You can scrape directly through your clothes, but the technique must be gentle.

6. The next scraping should be done after the last rash subsides (about 5 to 7 days).

7. Within 1 to 2 days after scraping, if the scraped area experiences pain, itching, a crawling sensation, cold/hot air, or urticaria-like changes on the skin surface, it is all normal.

8. Time for bathing after scraping: After scraping treatment, in order to avoid the invasion of wind and cold, you must wait until the skin pores close and return to their original state before bathing, which is usually about 3 hours. However, during bathing, scraping can be done before the water stains have dried. Because the pores are slightly open during bathing, scraping takes less time and has a significant effect, but you should pay attention to keeping warm.

The above article introduces some precautions for scraping. People who often scrape or intend to scrape can refer to the introduction in the article. You need to pay attention before and after scraping. You can also do it yourself at home. You can use ox horn pieces or coins. Use cooling oil for scraping. However, do not use too much force when scraping to avoid damaging the skin.