The rise of a new beauty trend is always exciting! Keeping up with the hype and buying into these trends could be a beneficial way to enhance beauty routines, but, other times, skincare trends simply reap no benefit. Recently, there has been buzz surrounding facial rollers in the beauty community. These are usually created with jade stone and are attached to a mini roller. Supposedly, they are capable of removing toxins from skin, smoothing fine lines, and are able to reduce dark circles. They are also known to ease headaches, calm inflammation, heal breakouts, brighten the skin, and create an overall calm feeling in the face. Many have speculated whether a rock attached to a mini rolling pin could really promote these effects, so I dove into research surrounding how facial rollers became popular.
This “new” trend is not actually as “new” as it is thought to be.The practice of using jade stones to massage the face originated in 17th century China. Although this was not a common practice and did not have any drastic medical benefit, it is proven that facial rollers are able to increase blood flow and circulation which can temporarily provide a “glow” to the face. The roller is also capable of reducing facial swelling and headaches.
Although these are all great benefits, it is also true that massaging your own face can produce the same effects. The stone is also not capable of fighting acne and erasing wrinkles-it can simply aid in helping circulate blood around your face. These rollers can retail up to $65 if made with a true jade stone. Since most of these said benefits have been proven false by doctors, you are better off saving your money for a different purchase that could really favor your skin.