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But as we mentioned before - the use of crystals for facial massaging isn t exactly a new thing. It s been around for yonks. Like, centuries.
The early versions of these tools originate from China, where they were used as part of ancient Chinese beauty rituals for their metaphysical benefits and intrinsic healing energy.
Fast forward to 2021, and jade rollers and gua sha tools have been commercialised into a skincare trend, popping up in the mainstream beauty stream as the answer to pretty much all of our skin woes.
This has obviously sparked concerns about the appropriation of these traditional tools, and how they ve been reduced to a monetised aesthetic practice.