Face
Face acupressure works with points you already know by shape — Yintang between the brows, Taiyang at the temples, LI20 beside the nostrils. Gentle fingertip work on these and other facial points features in guides for headache, sinus congestion, eye strain, jaw tension, and anxiety.
Why Face Acupressure Points Matter
The face is the most visible surface on the body's point map, and it is also where several common complaints live. Yintang, the spot between the eyebrows, is the classic choice for anxiety, stress, insomnia, and headache in TCM practice, and a natural place to start for people new to the whole system. Taiyang, at the temples, and GB14 (Yangbai), above the brows, are traditional responses to headache, migraine-type pressure, and eye strain. LI20 (Yingxiang) beside the nostrils and ST2 (Sibai) below the eye appear routinely in routines for sinus congestion and facial pain, while ST6 (Jiache) at the jaw addresses clenching and TMJ-type tension. These same points recur in our headache, sleep, anxiety, and sinus guides.
Facial points sit on the same meridian channels that run through the rest of the body, so classical practice treats them with the same logic as points elsewhere. But the face's nerves and muscles sit close to the surface, and they hold a great deal of everyday tension from screens, stress, and clenching. That is why facial work favors a light, precise touch: you still aim for the deep, dull deqi sensation, just reached with far less pressure than the legs or feet demand.
Key Points in This Region
Six points across the brow, temples, nose, cheeks, and jaw. All are pressed with clean, short nails and a gentler touch than in any other body region.
Yintang · Hall of Impression
Anxiety, stress, insomnia, headaches
Taiyang · Sun Point
Headaches, migraines, eye strain
ST2 (Sibai) · Four Whites
Sinus congestion, facial pain
LI20 (Yingxiang) · Welcome Fragrance
Nasal congestion, sinus issues
GB14 (Yangbai) · Yang White
Forehead headaches, eye strain
ST6 (Jiache) · Jaw Carriage
Jaw tension, toothache, TMJ
How to Stimulate Face Points
Use the pad of the index or middle finger at ninety degrees to the skin, and keep your nails short. Increase pressure very slowly over ten to fifteen seconds until you feel a soft, deep ache, then hold for thirty to sixty seconds with light, even breathing — facial points take a shorter hold than the one-to-two-minute standard used elsewhere. Never press the eyeballs, inside the nostrils, or onto raw skin. Work both sides evenly and release slowly.