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Yin Your Skin® is a holistic beauty concept designed by beauty therapist Katja Kokko. Yin Your Skin® brings together the wisdom and effects of ancient traditions creating an unique and sensual wellness experience. Enjoy the visible results of Korean skincare, the best techniques of facial gua sha, the meditative bliss of yin yoga and sound healing – all wrapped up in Nordic stillness and elegance.

Online course

Yin Your Skin® online course introduces you to the best facial gua sha techniques and an effective beauty regime, bringing your skin an instant boost of vitality and sculpting effects. You’ll learn the best methods through easy tutorials that create a peaceful atmosphere and ambience in your own home spa. Yin Your skin® also brings a serene Nordic yoga studio to your home. Guided lessons and meditations help you unwind and listen to yourself. The yoga lessons are accompanied with a magical, visually breathtaking journey to Nordic nature and all its seasons, far away from your daily life.

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Yin Your Skin® gua sha tools

Yin Your Skin® collection includes five different gua sha tools which are suitable for professionals and demanding users aiming for premium effects. High-quality tools have been designed to fit perfectly the facial structure and reach the most subtle layers in the connective tissue.

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Facial gua sha treatments are available to subscribers of the Yin Your Skin® online course. Professional training designed for licensed aestheticians and Chinese medicine specialists serves as a foundation for providing gua sha treatments to customers.

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Skincare essentials: Toner/Essence⁠ ⁠ 💦 Hyd Skincare essentials: Toner/Essence⁠ ⁠ 💦 Hydrating does the same to your skin than spring rain does for the nature: it reveals it´s abundance. ⁠ ⁠ 💦Our skin is exposed to so many daily aggressors that increase the transepidermal water loss (TEWL) from the skin. The lack of hydration leads to early signs of aging and dull skin. The dryer, colder and windier the weather or if spending time in a strongly air-conditioned room, the more important hydration becomes to combat TEWL and parched skin. ⁠ ⁠ 💦 Also oily skin can be dehydrated, which in the long-term can lead to a variety of skin issues. The hydrolipidic film of dehydrated skin is out of balance, damaging the skin’s own protective mechanisms and weakening the keratinization process. Skin becomes, dry, tight and flaky, even if oily underneath. ⁠ ⁠ 💦 All skin types can benefit from a hydration boost. Dry, dehydrated skin is practically screaming for the hydration. ⁠ ⁠ 💦 7 skin method – meaning, applying seven thin layers of an essence or a toner onto skin – is a simple wonder trick for dewy, luminous skin. ⁠ ⁠ This is how you do it: ⁠ ⁠ 1. Add a couple of drops of toner or essence onto the palms of your hands and rub gently together. ⁠ 2. Place your hands on both sides of the face to warm them up a little. ⁠ 3. Gently pat the product onto the face and neck.⁠ 4. Pat until the product is completely absorbed before adding the next layer.⁠ 5. Make sure not to add too much at a time to avoid frustratingly long waiting times. ⁠ ⁠ 💦 When the deeper layers of the skin are hydrated it becomes plump and bouncy like a grape. You can continue with moisturizers or facial oil.⁠ ⁠ 💦 You don´t need to apply essence seven layers every night and morning. Get to know your skin and it´s needs. After a few times of 7 skin method you may go along with two or three layers. The most important thing is that you keep up the routine. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠
Skincare essentials: Cleansing oil⁠ ⁠ Oil-clea Skincare essentials: Cleansing oil⁠ ⁠ Oil-cleansing is one of the best skincare methods that is suitable for all skin types.⁠ ⁠ Benefits of a cleansing oil: ⁠ ⁠ 💧Deep cleanses the skin in a gentle way⁠ 💧 Doesn´t wash off the skin’s protecting hydrolipidic film ⁠ 💧 Dissolve thick layers of foundation and waterproof mascara as well as UV filters ⁠ 💧 The oil seeps into the pores and dissolves the oil sitting on the skin, making it a perfect and balancing cleansing method for oily skin as well ⁠ ⁠ How to use a cleansing oil:⁠ ⁠ 💧 Apply cleansing oil onto a dry skin⁠ 💧 Carefully massage the oil onto your face and neck using circular motions. Pay extra attention to the skin around your nose and chin, and to the areas where you can see layers of foundation and impurities like blackheads. Cleanse behind your ears, too. ⁠ 💧You’ll need at least a minute to completely remove all your oil-based make up. Massaging also warms up your skin, boosts the circulation, and relaxes muscles and connective tissues ⁠ 💧 Rinse the oil off with water ⁠ 💧 If you have oily skin, you can boost the method by wiping off the oil with a muslin cloth or face towel dipped in hot water.⁠ ⁠ 💧The better you cleanse your face, the easier the next steps of your skincare routine will be and the better your skin is prepared to take in all the moisturising and nourishing skincare products you normally use.⁠ ⁠ 💧 Choose an oil cleanser that contains genuine, whole cold-pressed plant oils (rather than for example ester oils created by decomposing plant oils) and emulsifiers which make them easy to rinse off with water. ⁠
These three skincare essentials are all your skin These three skincare essentials are all your skin really needs: ⁠ ⁠ 1. Cleansing oil⁠ 2. Toner or Essence⁠ 3. Facial oil ⁠ ⁠ According to the Yin Your Skin® skincare philosophy, the number of products is always chosen according to the skin’s unique needs. As you treat your skin with efficient, holistic self-care methods, you can create yourself a minimalist skin care routine with a minimal amount of products. ⁠ ⁠ Regular facial gua sha boosts skin circulation, so oxidized blood travels up to the surface layers of the skin to nourish tissues and skin cells and it activates skin´s own moisturising factors. Serums, exfoliators and sheet masks are additional products that can be used for a specific need (for example challenging weather conditions or inflammatory condition). ⁠ ⁠ Learn the holistic self-care methods by signing up to Yin Your Skin® online course. www.yinyourskin.com (in English), www.yinyourskin.fi (in Finnish). ⁠
Balance is beauty. When body, mind and soul well-b Balance is beauty. When body, mind and soul well-being are in balance, a person radiates beauty and charisma. Beauty is born of essence and is seen from the eyes as a certain brightness. This kind of beauty doesn´t come down with few spots. ⁠ ⁠ We need both movement and rest to be productive and keep the nervous system balanced. Extravagant laziness keeps the energy blocked, but by underestimating recovery you can get overactive sympathetic nervous system and all the side effects of a stressful mind and body. The same balance applies, for example, to work, holidays and food. Well-being should not be a stressful performance. ⁠ ⁠ Yin Your Skin® online course is holistic self-care that nurtures your mind, body and spirit on a deep level and makes you feel effortlessly comfortable in your own skin. www.yinyourskin.com (in English), www.yinyourskin.fi (in Finnish) ⁠ ⁠ Photo: @riikka_kantinkoski⁠

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