Cupping with gel or water & some small cupping miracles

Today I’d like to respond to some of your feedback and questions. Let’s start with the email from Anita:

„Dear Christina, these two photos were taken at 7 o’clock this morning. You can really see the difference, especially the wrinkles under the eyes… Before and after – and the best thing is, it’s getting faster and faster. I give myself this lovely massage every single day!!!“

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.

The main reason why someone might not want to use oil cupping is usually that their skin is prone to blemishes. My advice is to use an oil that is suitable for oily skin, such as safflower, grape seed or castor oil. In my Book You’ll find a comprehensive list of oils, complete with recommendations.

I’ve been told that it’s certainly possible to do cupping with water. You just have to be careful. I’d recommend you only do this once you’ve had plenty of practice with oil and are already quite familiar with cupping. Some ladies even do it every evening before applying their cream. As they’re happy with the results, it clearly works well.

Anita's injury

Anita tried cupping therapy after an injury and says: „I banged my head quite badly; a haematoma and a large swelling developed. I gave myself a good facial massage and tried some gentle cupping – it worked a treat.“

Football match saved

My son had to take a three-week enforced break because of a bruise. When he returned to action, he started experiencing knee pain. We gave his knee a good cupping treatment using the smallest cupping glass. Three hours later, he was back on the football pitch, playing without any discomfort.

Petra's cold

Petra says: „You mentioned in the course that scraping the back of your neck can help when you’ve got a cold. I’ve got a really bad cold at the moment. I’ve been scraping the back of my neck – it helps! I really do feel better and more at ease straight away.“

Learning to cup correctly

Originally, I only used it on my face, but these days there’s hardly a niggle that I don’t treat with either the cupping glass or the scraper. If you want to know how to do it properly, have a look at my course: