Patent Application
20050101886
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a beauty treatment method carried out by estheticians, etc. for clients.
2. Brief Description of the Background Art
Various massage techniques for beauty have been employed in esthetic salons, esthetic corners in cosmetic shops, etc. Among all, facial massage techniques for a facial treatment have been employed most frequently. Major examples of these facial massage techniques include massage for promoting the blood flow or smoothening the lymph flow and massage on muscles for relieving sags and wrinkles of the skin.
However, it has been understood in recent years that, to enhance beauty effects on the face, not only massage on the face should be carried out, but also manipulations for providing mental relaxing should be carried out to smoothen the blood flow and the lymph flow from the heart toward the face. Although attempts have been made to add novel massage methods for achieving these effects to the conventional facial massage techniques, none of such attempts has been put into practical use hitherto.
The invention has been made under these circumstances, and an object of the invention is to provide completely novel beauty treatment method comprising a combination of a beauty treatment on the face with a relaxing massage performed with a movement completely different from the above-described beauty treatment on the face, whereby excellent beauty effects which cannot be achieved by the conventional methods, can be established.
To achieve the object as described above, a first gist of the invention resides in a beauty treatment method comprising:
A second gist of the invention resides in the beauty treatment method as described above, wherein the relaxing massage further includes applying a body powder to the part of body of from the neck to the chest of the client.
A third gist of the invention resides in the beauty treatment method as described above, wherein at least one of the first massage process and the second massage process is performed using a body part of a person performing the treatment.
A fourth gist of the invention resides in the beauty treatment method as described above, wherein the body part of a person performing the treatment includes at least one of hands.
Among these beauty treatment methods, a fifth gist of the invention resides in the beauty treatment method as described above, wherein the second massage process includes performing at least two treatments selected from the group consisting of treatments (1) to (17):
The term “light rubbing” as used in the invention means a hand technique of lightly stroking and rubbing the skin surface. It is a fundamental hand technique for pleasantly stimulating the skin and relaxing a client. The term “vibration” means a hand technique of lightly, delicately and rhythmically vibrating the skin. It is also a fundamental hand technique for pleasantly stimulating the skin and relaxing a client. The term “spiral strokes” means a hand technique of rubbing and spirally stroking the skin so as to stimulate not only the skin but also muscles, thereby promoting the metabolism of tissues and accelerating the blood flow.
Now, a mode for carrying out the invention will be described.
The invention relates to beauty treatment methods that are performed by estheticians, etc. for clients in accordance with, for example, a pamphlet 1 summarizing the contents of the beauty treatments. Now, the contents of this pamphlet 1 will be described below.
The front cover 1a of this pamphlet 1 has a title 2: “Facial Technic” and a subtitle 3: “Facial Technic/Balancing Massage” at the center. The above term “balancing massage” means the beauty treatment on the face employed in this example.
After turning over the front cover 1a, the first several pages indicate some fundamental techniques in the preparatory stage (for example, how to put a towel and how to put a turban) with illustrations. Titles of these pages are respectively as follows.
The subsequent several pages indicate the “balancing massage” (i.e., the beauty treatments on the face) with illustrations as the massage process proceeds. As
In the lower column, a title 7: “STEP-1 (Smoothening lymph flow.)” is given in a square frame 6 in the left. Further, an instruction 8 of this step: “To warm up the skin as the preparation for the massage, the lymph flow is smoothened by using a technique with closely adhered fingers and palms.” is given in the right.
In 7 columns from the further lower column of this page to the next page, 7 kinds of treatments for smoothening the lymph flow are provided with illustrations. In 9 of the column 1 (
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In 7 columns from the further lower column of this page to the next page, 7 kinds of treatments for enhancing the functions of peripheral vessels are provided with illustrations. In 15 of the column 1 (
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In 7 columns from the further lower column of this page to the next page, 7 kinds of treatments for acting on muscles are provided with illustrations. In 21 of the column 1 (
the temples (6 turns). (c) From the wings of the nose to the temples (4 turns).” are provided. Description on the treatments of the second column and thereafter is omitted herein.
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In 7 columns from the further lower column of this page to the next page, 7 kinds of treatments for calming the nerve are provided with illustrations. In 28 of the column 1 (
In 31 of the lower column 2 (indicated as (2)), an instruction 32: “The nose base, the somewhat broad part at the center of the nose and both sides of nose wings are pressed with the medium fingers (3 times).” is provided. An illustration 33 in the left indicates the pressing points (a), (b) and (c). Description on the treatments of the third column and thereafter is omitted herein.
The steps 1 to 4 as described above indicate a series of treatment of the “balancing massage” (massage process).
The subsequent several pages indicate “relaxing massage”, which is further effective when performed after the “balancing massage”, with illustrations as the progress of the massage process. As
In the lower column, a title 42: “Preparation” is given in the left and an illustration 43 of a woman's face and neck covered with a towel in the part above the eyes is indicated below it. An instruction 44: “As shown in the left figure, the part above the eyes is covered with a towel and a body powder is applied to the part of body of from the neck to the chest.” is given in the right. A note 45: “*The treatments 1 to 17 are performed while covering the client with the towel.” is given below it. Thus, it can be understood that the “relax massage” described hereinafter is performed under the conditions that a towel is placed on the part above the eyes of the client and a body powder is applied to the part of the body of from the neck to the chest.
In 46 of the lower column 1 (indicated as (1)), an instruction 47 of the treatment: “Light rubbing is performed with the whole of right palm, on the parts of body of from back of the right earlobe to the back of the left earlobe via a lower part of the chin; then from the back of the left earlobe to left shoulder via the shoulder muscle below the back of the left earlobe; then from the left shoulder to the right shoulder via the chest; and finally from the right shoulder to the back of the right earlobe via the shoulder muscle above the right shoulder, wherein the shoulders are lightly rubbed as if wrapping each of the shoulders. The same treatment is repeated in the left (3 times).” is provided. A note 48: “*Weaken the light rubbing pressure at the throat and the chest.” is added below it. An illustration 49 of the part above the chest of a woman is given in the left and arrows showing the movement of hands in the above treatment are shown in the illustration.
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In 54 of the lower column 3 (indicated as (3)), an instruction 55 of the treatment: “The parts of the body of from the back of the neck to the shoulders are somewhat strongly rubbed up and down with 4 fingers, simultaneously in the right and left, with turning the palms outward (3 times: up and down)).” is provided. In an illustration 56 of a woman provided in the left, arrows showing the movement of hands are given.
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In 60 of the lower column 5 (indicated as (5)), an instruction 61 of the treatment: “The parts on the ribs are lightly rubbed outward with the thumb in the order of (a), (b) and (c) (3 times).” is provided. In an illustration 62 of a woman provided in the left, arrows (a), (b) and (c) showing the movement of the hands are given.
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In 67 of the lower column 7 (indicated as (7)), an instruction 68 of the treatment: “By using the thumbs, (a) the base of the neck, (b) the center of the shoulder and (c) the ends of the shoulders (shoulder ends) are applied pressure simultaneously in the right and left.” is provided. In an illustration 69 of a woman provided in the left, shiatsu points (a), (b) and (c) are given.
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In 73 of the lower column 9 (indicated as (9)), an instruction 74 of the treatment: “(1) The head is placed on the left palm and lightly supported. The muscle of back of the neck is spirally stroked with the right hand while moving the other hand upward in the order of (a), (b) and (c) (3 points). (2) The same procedure is repeated in the right.” is provided. Below this instruction, a note 75: “*The muscle of back of the neck (the trapezius) means the thick and hard muscle in the backside of the neck.” is provided. In an illustration 76 of a woman provided in the left, arrows showing the movement of hands (a), (b) and (c) are given.
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In 81 of the lower column 11 (indicated as (11)), an instruction 82 of the treatment: “4 fingers except for the thumb of both hands are placed near the hairline and the neck is vibrated with slightly pulling the neck toward.” is provided. In an illustration 83 of a woman provided in the left, the position of the fingers (1) and the movement of the neck (2) are indicated.
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In 87 of the lower column 13 (indicated as (13)), an instruction 88 of the treatment: “Thumbs are put on the forehead and the eyes are lightly rubbed with 4 fingers outward from the center 3 times while extending the fingers. Below this instruction, a note 89: “*Over a towel.” is provided. In an illustration 90 of a woman provided in the left, arrows showing the movement of hands (a), (b) and (c) are given.
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In 95 of the lower column 15 (indicated as (15)), an instruction 96 of the treatment: “The forehead and head are applied pressure. (1) 6 points from the part of body between the eyebrows to the side of hyakue (thumbs are piled up each other.) (2) 5 points from the inner tips of the eyebrows to hyakue (a. index and middle fingers, b. both thumbs). (3) 5 points from the eyebrow centers to hyakue. Hyakue is pressed at last (thumbs, both thumbs are piled up each other in case of hyakue) (1 time).” is provided. Below this instruction, a note 97 “*Over a towel.” is provided. In an illustration 98 of a woman provided in the left, the points (a) to (f) to be applied pressure with hands and the order (1) to (3) are indicated.
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In 104 of the lower column 17 (indicated as (17)), an instruction 105 of the treatment: “The temples are pressed with the palms and the eyes are covered with the whole of fingers. Locating the middle fingers on the inner corners of the eyes, compression and vibration are performed (1 time).” is provided. Below this instruction, a note 106: “*Over a towel.” is added. In an illustration 107 of a woman provided in the left, the movements of hands are indicated.
In accordance with the contents of the pamphlet 1 constructed as described above, estheticians, etc. can perform the balancing massage on the face of a client and then the relax massage on the head, the neck, the shoulder and the chest. By massaging in 2 steps as described above, the blood flow and lymph balance of the face are first well controlled by the balancing massage on the face and then mental and physical stresses are relieved by the relax massage on the chest and above. As a result, both of the blood and lymph smoothly flow from the heart to the face. Owing to the synergistic effects of these massage processes, excellent beauty effects, which cannot be established by the conventional methods, can be achieved.
In the above-described example, in particular, the relax massage is carried out after applying a body powder to from the neck to the chest. By using a body powder having a smell effective in healing, the relaxing effect is further enhanced and more favorable results can be achieved.
Examples of the body powder having a smell effective in healing as described above include “Perfume Powder Marielle”, “Perfume Powder HINOTORI”, “Dali Mix Gold BodyPowder” and “Myuk Refresh Powder” (all manufactured by Kanebo, Ltd.).
The facial massage, which is to be performed prior to the relax massage as described above, is not restricted to the balancing massage as shown in this example but may have an arbitrary constitution. However, it is appropriate to use a massage method mainly aiming at promoting the blood flow and the lymph flow as the above-described balancing massage.
In the above-described example, the relax massage includes 17 treatments. However, the contents of the relax massage are not particularly restricted, so long as the relax massage is performed on the chest and the above, and both of the body and the mind can be relaxed thereby. To achieve a relaxing effect, it is preferable to use a combination of at least 2 of the 17 treatments for treatment as described above. In these 17 treatments, moreover, the movements of fingers and the number of repeating movement may be somewhat altered.
In the above example, the data concerning the beauty treatments are summarized in the pamphlet 1 so that manipulators can perform the treatment by reference to the pamphlet. However, it is not always necessary to use such a printed matter. Namely, use can be also made of image devices such as TV monitors, CRTs and liquid crystal monitors or computers. Needless to say, manipulators can perform the treatment without resort to any indications.
In the beauty treatment methods according to the invention, as described above, the blood flow and the lymph balance of the face are first well controlled by the beauty treatment on the face and then mental and physical stresses are relieved by the specific relaxing massage on the chest and above. As a result, both of the blood and the lymph smoothly flow from the heart to the face. Owing to the synergistic effects of these massage treatment, excellent beauty effects, which cannot be established by the conventional methods, can be achieved.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-90244 | Mar 2001 | JP | national |
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/JP01/06359 | 7/23/2001 | WO |
