We all want to keep a youthful looking face for as long as we can. As we get older, the color of the face become dull and the youthful glow start to fade, wrinkles appear here and there, eye bags start to appear, face muscles loosen and there is less shine in the eyes. Even the most expensive cosmetics can not stop the process from happening.
All these changes happen because the Jingluos (the meridians) are not as open as they were when we were younger, and not enough energy and blood is being transported to the face area. Knowing this problem, the main task is clear. Open up the meridians and make the body able to generate a sufficient amount of energy and blood and smoothly dispatch both everywhere in need, including our face.
1) Dark eyes and Eye Bags.
Dark eyes are the result of congested and deficient energy and blood in the liver, and often happen after too little sleep. Therefore, the target is to supply the liver with more energy and blood. Use four points to fulfill this purpose -- the Ge-shu points, the Gan-shu points, the San-yin-jiao points and the Tai-xi points.
● Knocking on the gallbladder meridians is an excellent way to decongest both the gallbladder and the liver meridians. Use your fists to pound on the outer sides of the legs and especially the upper portions, starting from the sides of the hips. Knock them every night for 5 to 10 minutes before going to bed.
● The Ge-shu points belong to the bladder meridians. They are the passage points of the diaphragm. They are located on the back 1.5 Cun from the centerline of the back vertically and right underneath the 7th thoracic vertebrae (Figure below).
Ge-shu points – BL 17
● The Gan-shu points also belong to the bladder meridians. They are the passage points of the liver 1.5 Cun from the centerline of the back vertically and right underneath the 9th thoracic vertebrae (Figure below).
Gan-shu points – BL 18
● The San-yin-jiao points: belong to the spleen meridians See Figure below.
San-yin-jiao point – SP 6
● The Tai-xi points: belong to the kidney meridians. See Figure below.
Tai-xi point – KI 3
Before going to bed every night, press and massage the Ge-shu, Gan-shu and Tai-xi points for 3 to 5 minutes each and the San-yin-jiao points for 3 minutes each. Since the Ge-shu and Gan-shu points are on the back, some help from other people will be needed.
Eye bags are caused by the body’s lowered ability to eliminate excessive water. Therefore, reactivating this ability is our approach to get rid of ugly eye bags. Three points are used, the Zu-san-li points, the Shui-fen point and the Yin-ling-quan points.
● The Zu-san-li points are the number one well being points and belong to the stomach meridians (Figure below).
Zu-san-li points – ST 36
● The Yin-ling-quan points: belong to the spleen meridians. See Figure below.
Yin-ling-quan points – SP 9
● The Shui-fen point belongs to the conception vessel and is 1 Cun above the belly button on the front centerline of the body. This is a very good point for normalizing the water deposit in the body (Figure below).
Shui-fen point – CV 9
Every night before going to bed, press and massage these three points for 3 to 5 minutes each. If you can do moxibustion on the Zu-san-li and Shui-fen points, the result will be even better.
● Massaging the Cuan-zu points, the Jing-ming points and the Si-bai points will also help reduce dark eyes and eye bags.
● The Cuan-zhu points belong to the bladder meridians. They are the little dents at the ends of the eyebrows on the inner sides of the eyes (Figure below).
Cuan-zhu points – BL 2
● The Jing-ming points belong to the bladder meridians. The little dents a bit above the inner corners of the eyes are where they are located. (Figure below).
Jing-ming points – BL 1
● The Si-bai points belong to the stomach meridians. They are below the pupils when looking straight ahead. The little dent on the cheekbones are the Si-bai points (Figure below).
Si-bai points – ST 2
2) For wrinkles, besides knocking and massaging the stomach and large intestine meridians as described already, the following points can offer further help.
To prevent and reduce wrinkles around eyes, besides knocking on the gallbladder meridians, massage the Tong-zi-liao points and the Si-zhu-kong points.
● The Tong-zi-liao points belong to the gallbladder meridians, 0.5 Cun from the outer corner of the eyes where the depressions are (Figure below).
Tong-zi-liao point – GB 1
● The Si-zhu-kong point: belong to the Sanjiao meridians. They are the little dents just below the outer ends of the eyebrows (figure below).
Si-zhu-kong points – TE 23
There are many acupuncture points around the eyes, and a good way to massage them is to use the sides of your index fingers to scrape the edge of the orbital bones on both sides. This will maintain good eyesight if you do it regularly.
● To prevent and reduce wrinkles on the face, use the Quan-liao points, the Ju-liao points, the Si-bai points and the Ren-ying points. These points are all great for blood circulations on the face and will keep the muscles and skin tight and resilient.
● The Quan-liao points belong to the small intestine meridians, they are the dents below the cheekbones and on the vertical line of the outer ends of the eyes (Figure below).
Quan-liao points – SI 18
● The Ju-liao points belong to the stomach meridians below the center of the eyes and on the same level as the bottom of the nose (Figure below).
Ju-liao points – ST 3
● For the Si-bai points, see below
Si-bai points – ST 2
● The Ren-ying points belong to the stomach meridians on the front side of the neck, 1.5 Cun from the center and at the same level with the Adam's apple where the pulse can be felt (Figure below). You will cough if you push too hard on these points. Just gently press on them or rub the area vertically with the rhythm of your inhaling and exhaling.
Ren-ying points – ST 9
Gently massage the entire face mostly in an upward direction. In this way, you are massaging many points at the same time. | 
