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Tried & Tested : Totok Wajah
Koukla in Face Escentials, Salon & Spa, Tested — July 19th, 2008 (153 views / Print this article )
Everytime I heard the word “Totok”, I always think of kung fu films from when I was a kid - where an old, bearded kung fu master performed a series of point-pressure movements to his opponents (or sometimes his naughty apprentices) so they would freeze - in some very comical poses mind you - and unable to move before the master released him.
Now when describing Totok Wajah, the point-pressure movement is accurate but it won’t make your face freeze in the middle of a smile or worse.. a sneeze. Totok Wajah is actually similar to regular facial, but the therapist will apply pressures in certain points in our faces to relax the muscle and promote blood circulation.
I decided to try this increasingly popular treatment a few weeks ago at a salon nearby. First the therapist cleansed my face with their homemade cleansing lotion. She really worked it into my skin, massaging my face slowly and deliberately which made all the week’s stress seem to melt away. Then she slathered some cream on my face and again massaged it really slowly while putting pressures on certain points - forehead, temples, around my eyes, the sides of my mouth, neck etc. There was only one word to describe it : bliss!!
After doing this for approx. 15 minutes she cleaned my face again with a warm towel and applied a homemade facial mask on my now very relaxed face. I chose strawberry mask and it felt cool on my skin and smelled like iced crushed strawberry that I had to really strain myself from taking some of those stuff with my finger and licked them.
When the treatment was done, I was amazed to see that not only I felt relaxed and happy - my skin also felt incredibly smooth and supple and it stayed this way for the whole week! I would definitely try this treatment again especially when my skin has started to show some bad Jakarta wheather after effects namely the dry and oily patches.
Anyway, if you’re keen to try it, Totok Wajah is now on offer in many salons and spas around Jakarta like Bale-Bale Spa, Dian Kenanga and Itje Her.
Image : pag-lellidewi.com
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michalakis
koukla..elo nyoba yang di bale2 yaa??
waktu gue ditotok di bale2, karena nyamaan bangeet i was trying really hard no to fall asleep..LOL
July 19th, 2008 at 10:24 am
Koukla
michalakis,
iya beneeeer…gue jg gak tidur soalnya takut ngorok hihihihi tp enak bgt ya…
July 19th, 2008 at 10:26 am
kembang gula
gue udah pernah nyoba di lellydewi, dian kenanga, sama salon di deket rumah gue. IMHO sih, paling enak di dian kenanga. ruangannya lebih private dan nyaman aja, jadi bisa tidur nyenyak. hehe
July 19th, 2008 at 11:34 am
cheyqua
gua paling sering sih di itje her atau dian kenanga.. deket rumah soalnya.. di dian enak yaa wanginya enakk dan ada bunyi2 percikan air.. duhh jadi pingin totok lagi..
July 19th, 2008 at 11:46 pm
dunia_dandan
Gue.. demen.. banget!
Gw tersiksa lahir-batin krn di sini gak ada, soalnya setiap inci wajah dan tubuhku (joyok! :P) demen dipijet Kalo Facial pun di sini, mijet wajahnya kayak ngitik2 dong.
Dulu gw suka di Itje dan Anita (Bintaro).
Pen bgt nyoba di Dian Kenanga.
July 20th, 2008 at 3:04 am
eLLa
waaah, seneng bgt sama totok wajah… klo di bale2 enak beneeer…
gw pernah nyoba kyk di klinik akupuntur gitu, dia juga nyediain acupressure…
jadi ada totok wajah juga. tapi bedanya klo di bale2 kan dipijitnya pake massage oil juga, terus di masker..
klo di klinik akupuntur ini, dia totally totok..jadi ngga pake massage oil… tapi ttp di pijit dikit… ini juga lumayan enak, tapi, terlalu sebentar bgt…
July 20th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
babybayi
ya ampun kangeeennya di totok wajah… secara di negeri gurun tmp gw berada ini, ga ada yg namanya pijet, totok wajah, lulur, dll… sediiih…
gw biasa di totok wajah di bale2 yg cipete, biasa ambil yg paket, barengan dg luluran… hmmm feels like heaven!!!
July 21st, 2008 at 2:14 am
sLesTa
koukla gue juga sukaa banget totok wajah yang di bale2. gue waktu itu pertama kali totok wajah juga disana.. pas lagi masa2 persiapan mau nikah. hihi.. tapi emang enak banget, apalagi ama si ibu2 itu tuh, gue lupa namanya.. dia yang paling jago notok wajahnya..
aahh jadi pengen bangeeettt!!!
July 21st, 2008 at 3:09 pm
madenique
iya neh top bgt!!! enak banget… yang ada gw tau2x bangun dari tidur hahahahahah
July 21st, 2008 at 8:31 pm
berrynice
Kalo di lellidewi enak ga ya?
July 21st, 2008 at 8:35 pm
Opi
@berrynice:
Gue pernah nyobain di lellidewi (jogja), enak bangeeeetttt… Pokoknya abis itu jadi rileks deh. Pengen bobok bawaannya.
July 22nd, 2008 at 1:11 am
Leela
dgn ditotok di wajah, peredaran darah jd lancar, lancar peredaran darah, kulit muka jd lbh cerah…g blg drpd ngotot cari2 krem2 pemutih wajah mendingan rajin totok wajah, IMHO ya.. :)…dulu mah jaman kuliah rajin bener di Itje…sekarang…boro2
July 22nd, 2008 at 2:59 pm
rully
hmmmmm baca artikel ini jd pengin digetok…eh ditotok neeh
July 22nd, 2008 at 6:37 pm
mods_q
udah pernah di lelidewi dan di dian kenanga.. iya enak bangett.. so far sih fave gw di dian kenanga soalnya lebih private, dah gitu abis ditotok ditawarin wedang jahe anget.. hmm..
July 24th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
Celia
gue ketinggalan jaman nih, blom pernah nyobain totok wajah sama sekali! mau nyoba ahhhhhhhh
July 24th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
happineesh
wah pernah sekali nyoba di lellidewi…sukses bikin gw tertidur saking enaknya
penasaran sama bale2..di lellidewi yang deket rumah standar sih tempatnya…
July 25th, 2008 at 7:32 am
linz
totok wajah @ lelidewi prapanca is the best!
i do it every once a month.
July 29th, 2008 at 7:03 pm
theana
gw pwenah rutin totok di dian kenanga…
ennnnnnaaaakkkk banget, mpe ketiduran…
jadi pengen totok lagi, dah lama ga sempet kesana…
gw denger lelidewi yang di prapanca juga enak…
but blom pernah coba siiih…
tapi emang kalo abis totok, beda…muka langsung kinclong n seger banget….
besok pengen ksana deh jadinya, mumpung libur…
August 18th, 2008 at 1:27 am