GUA SHUA UPCIRCLE

The UpCircle Gua Sha is designed to relieve tension and reduce puffiness.

“Gua sha” is a traditional Chinese medical technique where a smooth stone is scraped across the skin to release tension from the face.

Its unique wing or fin shape allows you to contour your face as well as aids lymphatic drainage to reduce puffiness and boost circulation for a healthy glow. You can use it to massage your face or neck, by gentle strokes or deeper pressure depending on your preference. You can also use the edge to gently scrape the skin, helping the rejuvenation process.

Boosts circulation

Sweep the tool from your chin to jawline, moving towards the earlobe and down the neck. Repeat three times.

Made from stainless steel.

Brand: Upcircle, The Uk

Their Values: Skincare is a crowded market, and ‘natural’ is the new “normal”. Each product in their range sources and rescues by-products from other industries – the food and drink industry in particular. In recent years they have seen the dramatic rise of natural, then organic, then vegan and cruelty-free beauty, but they believe circular / by-product beauty will be the next step – they’re proud to be pioneering that movement.

Their Mission: The circular economy sits at the heart of what they do – they even named theirselves after it! UpCircle also hints at ‘upcycling’, the process of making something better from things that already exist. Their ultimate mission is to leave the world better than they found it by transforming ingredients that would otherwise be discarded into natural, organic beauty products – better for you, better for the world.

Their Vision: If they can provide competitively priced, high performing products from upcycled ingredients then they are demonstrating that the beauty industry can become a lot less wasteful – it is an innovative approach and a fresh perspective. But, all of this effort is futile if the industry is not willing to open its arms to what-would-be waste ingredients. So… is the beauty world ready? Well, if their success is anything to go on, it looks like the answer is yes. Hallelujah.