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Skin care: Rejuvenate your skin with gemstone rollers

Facial rolling has been a beauty ritual since ancient times, but it has recently become a trending skincare tool.

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Celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Victoria Beckham, Gwyneth Paltrow, Alicia Keys and Meghan Markle all swear by the jade facial roller’s ability to tone the skin, eliminate toxins and decrease facial puffiness.

What is a gemstone roller?

A gemstone roller is a handheld massaging tool typically made from one or two gemstone heads that you roll across your face and neck. This beauty tool is mostly made from jade, rose quartz and other gemstones like amethyst, quartz, obsidian and tiger eye.

The benefits of using a gemstone roller

  • Stimulates collagen production when passed over acupressure points, increases skin firmness and reduces small wrinkles and expression lines
  • Activates blood circulation by providing more oxygen to tissues and promoting cellular and skin rejuvenation
  • Promotes lymphatic drainage
  • Reduces dark circles under the eyes
  • Helps to eliminate toxins
  • Reduces puffiness
  • Decreases inflammation
  • Improves skin elasticity and tone
  • Improves the absorption of products like serums, moisturisers and oils
  • Tightens pores and firms the skin
  • Relaxes facial muscles

How to use a gemstone roller

Most gemstone rollers come with two sides — a smaller side for use around the eye area and a larger roller for the face.

When rolling, make sure you only roll in one direction, don’t roll back-and-forth.

The whole process should take two to four minutes, depending on how many passes you are doing. You will see your skin start to flush and this is a good thing, it means circulation is increasing.

Face

On the face, roll up and out towards your hairline and outer edge of your face, including your jawline.

Neck

On your neck and chest, roll downwards and towards your heart.

The rolling ritual

  • Start with a clean and dry face.
  • Apply your skincare product to the roller, if desired.
  • Start at the chin, and roll horizontally out to the hairline. The pressure should be gentle and comfortable on the skin.
  • Move up to the nose, and roll from the corner of the nose out towards the ears.
  • Use the small end of the roller, and place it in the inner corner of the eye. Roll out toward the temples.
  • Place the roller on the eyebrows, and roll downwards, ending at the temples.
  • Roll from the eyebrows upwards to the hairline, moving across the forehead.
  • Roll from the middle of the forehead horizontally out towards the temples.
  • Roll up and down either side of your neck a few times in a row, starting at the side of the jaw and ending at the collarbone.
  • The final step is to clean the roller thoroughly with warm water.

Habits and extra tips for beautiful skin

Use this method twice daily for the most drastic results. Put your gemstone roller in the refrigerator for an extra cooling effect. Roll the massager on your temples to ease headaches and stress.

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