noto gua sha face spoon

NOTO, founded by fashion and beauty makeup artist, Gloria Noto, is a multi-use, gender-inclusive, clean cosmetic line (where clean refers to "free of ingredients that can harm your body and the environment"). Packed with uncomplicated yet high-performing ingredients, NOTO celebrates the authentic and diverse layers of what self-expression and beauty can mean. This is what Gloria says about her journey: "Launching NOTO quite literally in my kitchen, I became excited to use all the skills I learned over the years to create a line that celebrated the spectrum of authentic identities I felt I wasn’t seeing in the clean beauty industry at that time. I wanted to hear their stories and celebrate their lives through how we all connect with self-care." Through their products, NOTO gets involved in support of vulnerable communities, the arts, and the environment. They support organizations such as: Planned Parenthood, The Okra Project, The Transgender Freedom Fund, Black Mama’s Matter, The Love Land Foundation, The Trevor Project, and many more.

The gua sha is an ancient Chinese tool traditionally made of the bian stone, and used to stimulate the lymph glands and increase blood flow. Bian has many good qualities--it contains more than 40 minerals, including magnesium and zinc, which can help calm the body and prevent pigment changes. The NOTO bian stone spoon is excellent for traveling with and for reaching so tricky spots on your face, such as around your eyebrows. With this face stone tool, you can relax the tense muscles in your face and enhance your skincare routine effects all in one go.

apply: a facial oil before using the gua sha to provide the best foundation for a good massage.

care: clean your gua sha with neutral soap and warm water after every use to avoid the spread of bacteria. It can break if you drop it, so you may wish to store it in the fabric bag that it comes in.