Curated by Aastha Atray Banan, Gautam S Mengle and Christalle Fernandes

Face massages always seemed mumbo jumbo to us. Now, we need to work out our face as well? But some things actually work. We started doing a Gua sha massage with Kumkumadi oil every night after cleansing. Gua sha is a traditional Chinese healing method in which you use a smooth-edged tool to stroke your skin while applying light pressure. The ridges and curves are designed to reach all contours of your face to circulate blood and drain the lymph nodes. As one massages in outward and downward strokes, it drains the bloat and prompts circulation. Combining it with Ayurvedic kumkumadi oil, made of kumkum and much more, will work on black spots and wrinkles. We now have glowing skin, and the black spots and sun damage have all but vanished.