Be Cool: How To Use Cryo Technology For Your Best Facial Sculpt 

Cold therapy has experienced its moment in the spotlight in recent years, but, from Wim Hof's world-record-breaking techniques to whole-body cryotherapy chambers, the methods we've been focused on have been a little more extreme than the average person can (or should) handle.

Cryo facial treatments, however, offer our skin all the inflammation-reducing and circulation-boosting benefits—with none of the extreme measures.

Remember when your grandmother would apply cold spoons to her under-eye area? Turns out she was on to something.

When cold is applied to the skin, it causes the blood to rise to the surface, which gives an instant lift to calm puffy-looking areas. In addition, proponents of cryo facial treatments have cited a reduction in the appearance of pores, redness, fine lines, and wrinkles over time.

For many years, glow-seekers turned to refrigerated spoons, cucumber slices, or even ice cubes to benefit from this cooling effect, but new technology has taken things to the next level, giving us a safe way to get even more out of cold therapy.

Self-care devotees will notice that the SiO Cryodrop is shaped a little like a gua sha tool, with curves that are designed to slide over the contours of your face seamlessly. But instead of stone, it's made of medical-grade steel—offering cold and cleanliness—and has micropores on its surface to help absorption and hydration.

This East-meets-West tool partners perfectly with the SiO Energy Serum, a rapid moisture drop serum that includes skin care favorites like hyaluronic acid, collagen peptide PP56, green tea, and amino acids. In addition to these skin-loving staples, the serum also contains Camellia Japonica flower, a soothing, protecting, and hydration-boosting ingredient derived from an incredible flower that doesn't wilt for five days after it falls from its plant.

These hardworking ingredients mean the cooling serum has hydrating, rejuvenating benefits on its own, but applying it before using the tool to massage the face helps improve product absorption for deeper, longer-lasting results. This is because the Cryodrop has a magnetic heart that works to propel the positive ions in the SiO Energy Serum into the negative ions of the skin—they're a match made in skin care heaven.

This at-home massage technique follows the collagen map of the face to help spur collagen production through the increase in blood circulation. Science aside, it also happens to be a deliciously relaxing and tension-relieving ritual that helps stress drop away.

STEP 1: FOREHEAD

Start with the forehead, and follow the facial map above to move in long strokes up from the eyebrows toward the hairline. Work across the forehead in vertical lines, and complete rotation 3 times.

STEP 2: EYE AREA

Move to the below-eye area, and use the pointed tapered side of the tool to work right above the cheekbones in long strokes outward toward the ear.

At the top of the eye, start at the center of the eyebrow, and use the pointed tapered side of the tool to move toward the outside edge of the face, tracing the brows.

STEP 3: CHEEK AREA

Around the cheek area, use the textured, flat side of the tool to make long strokes from the nose toward the ear.

STEP 4: JAW AND NECK AREA

Around the jaw area, follow the map below to make long strokes from the chin to the neck, and repeat 5 to 10 times.

Once at the top of the neck, work the textured side of the tool down toward the clavicle in long strokes and repeat 5 to 10 times.

STEP 5: CLAVICLE

Above the clavicle, work the tapered end of the tool from the midline, outward, tracing the bone. Below the clavicle, massage working downward in strokes starting at the midline toward the floor.