Today I would like to respond to some of your feedback and questions.

Let's start with the email from Anita:

Dear christina These 2 photos were taken today at 7am. You can really see the differences, especially the wrinkles under the eyes.... Before, after and the good thing is, it always goes faster. I give myself this good massage every day, everyone!!!??????????

That makes my heart happy and should be a little motivation for you to keep at it... We'll talk about Anita a little later, but first I'd like to answer a question that you keep asking me:

Is it possible to cup without oil or with a gel?

I always say "no, I'd rather not". And you do it anyway. Thank you very much for that, because that way I can tell you how those who do it are doing.

Usually the reason why someone doesn't like cupping with oil is that they have blemish-prone skin that really struggles with oil. My advice is to use an oil that is suitable for oily skin, such as safflower, grapeseed or castor oil (in my Book you will find a comprehensive list of oils on page 25, including a recommendation of what they are suitable for), remove the oil after cupping with a hot wet towel and use it to cleanse your face. But there are women for whom even this is too much oil.

I am told that cupping with water is perfectly possible. You just have to be careful. I would recommend that you only do this once you have practised sufficiently with oil and are already familiar with cupping. Some ladies even do this every day or evening before applying their cream. Now then. Since they are happy with the result, it obviously works well.

My advice again - only do it when you are already familiar with cupping. Or only do stationary cupping, i.e. you don't move the cupper, but place it on one spot, take it off again about 3-5 seconds later and treat the next spot. This way you work your way through the whole face.

If it works with water, it also works with a gel. This way you can get it deeper into the skin layers. However, you should be aware that some of the gel will remain in the cupping cup. With an expensive gel, this can be an undesirable side effect in the long run. You can of course try to get the gel out and smear it back onto the skin. Or you can start by cupping with water and then apply it afterwards.

Anita's injury

And now I would like to show you once again the resourceful Anita, who cupped herself after an injury. She has kindly allowed me to publish her photos. She sent them to me with the following words: "I hit my skull terribly, a haematoma and a large swelling developed. I had a good facial massage and gentle cupping, I couldn't scrape it, it was too painful. You already have the photos, but it worked very well, thank you for your informative seminar. I am very grateful for your tips, they are simply great, I am an aroma expert and midwife myself. I therefore work a lot with various oil blends. I learnt a lot of new things from you, THANK YOU. Lg. Anita"

Yes, cupping is sooo versatile! I have already written a Article written.

Football match saved

So just a little story about my son, who had to take a three-week break because of a bruised toe and had to let his football team down in the middle of the season.

When he was finally back in action, he experienced inexplicable knee pain. At first he thought it would pass, but a day later he realised that something more serious was wrong. They had a game that day. "Mum, do you have a minute?" he stood in front of me with the cupping glass in his hand. We cupped his knee well with the smallest cupping glass, which is actually intended for the difficult areas of the face. To be on the safe side, I also cupped the areas above and below the knee with a larger glass. Three hours later he was standing on the football pitch and playing without any pain.

That was a last-minute action. Although my 13-year-old always knows everything better and I'm apparently totally uncool, my cupping glasses always make me the hero of the day.

My husband and I regularly cup and scrape each other's backs and especially our necks. It's an unrivalled blessing. But I'm going to dedicate a separate article to back scraping. Make sure I have your email address on my mailing list if you are interested in this topic (you can sign up in the right-hand column).

Petra's cold

One last report from Petra:

"Dear Christina, I wanted to tell you about my experience. You said in the course that scraping the back of the neck can be good for a cold. I've got a bad cold at the moment, it's not the flu in that sense, but I'm pretty sick. My nose is blocked and I have a slight headache all the time. It's been going on for a few days. I figured I couldn't do too much wrong by scraping my neck. Thanks for this info, it helps! I really feel better and "freer" immediately afterwards. Best regards, Petra."

Learning to cup correctly

I think the cupping glasses are a real asset to my beauty and health programme. Originally I only used them to treat my face, but now there's hardly a complaint that I don't use either the cupping glasses or the scraper for. Sore muscles, period pains, sports injuries, back pain, ... And of course wrinkles. If you haven't already, maybe you should take part in my "Chi instead of Botox" course. Simply learn how to do it properly: -> Video course "Chi instead of Botox"

By the way, there are 2 more articles on my blog that might also interest you on this topic:

6 things a cupping glass can do for you and your family

How to do cupping and scraping correctly