Can You Use a Jade Roller on Your Neck

For the past couple of years, the beauty enthusiasts among us have been just as excited by cutting edge innovations in skincare (microcurrent, we're ready for you) as the use of ancient facial tools, used in line with time-honoured traditions.

We're talking specifically about jade rollers: traditional Chinese derma rollers made of jade – or other gemstones like rose quartz and amethyst. Just like their more intensive face-massaging sister, the gua sha stone, these face rollers have seen a surge in popularity of late, even becoming one of social-media platform Tiktok's top ten beauty trends.

But it's not just the accessible price tag that has millennials and Gen Z enamoured with the facial rollers. Here, see everything you need to know, from the ancient wisdom behind the modern popularity, to the best jade rollers to try today.

Why the resurgence?

The jade roller's recent rise in popularity could be explained in multiple ways. With over 182 000 hashtag uses on Instagram alone, there's no denying they look good on social media, signifying a well curated bedside table as well as a saintly self-care schedule.

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Then, there's the real-life benefits of the devices, that have been used in the beauty routines of the Chinese elite since the early 17th century. Face rollers are said to help sculpt the features, by way of encouraging drainage and toning slackening muscles, which feeds our collective compulsion to contour. And, well, we'd rather carve our cheekbones without make-up, if we can.

Jade Roller

Esker Beauty net-a-porter.com.uk

£60.00

Esker's studded jade roller is designed to be used on the body, rather than the face, to release tension and toxins.

Jade Facial Roller (Double)

Yu Ling Rollers cultbeauty.co.uk

£26.00

This traditionally made roller features two perfectly smooth green jade stones, which feel extra cooling when stored in the fridge.

Rose Quartz Facial Roller

Herbivore cultbeauty.co.uk

£37.00

Herbivore's rose-quartz roller not only looks pretty, but rolls away facial puffiness too.

Jade Facial Roller

Skin Gym beautybay.com £25.95

Skin Gym's jade roller is a sturdy yet well-priced option .

The wider wellness movement marrying skincare with self-care may also play a part in the resurgence of facial tools. As we're all buying into crystal-infused beauty, it makes sense that we're gravitating towards tools that'll grant us time out for a ritualistic daily facial, made from materials revered for their restorative properties.

Or, zeitgeist aside, it could just be that we've returned to an old-school beauty treatment that truly works. The mechanism is basic (think paint roller) and the premise (of massage) is traditional, but sometimes simplest really is best.

Jade roller benefits

You might have seen brands and influencers touting a whole manner of potential benefits to using a jade roller, from plumping lines and boosting collagen to even clearing breakouts. And while a lot of these opinions should be taken with a pinch of salt (it's unlikely a jade roller will cure your acne), there are a few beneficial reasons to use one – on top of the obvious soothing appeal.

Facialist Abigail James explains the main benefits of self-massage using a jade roller are that of "drainage", by way of encouraging the lymphatic system's natural detoxification process, and "brightening" – by boosting the circulation and blood flow beneath the skin, granting a visible glow. With the lymph system gently kicked into gear, excess fluid can be drained away, leaving you with less puffiness and sharper facial contours.

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Acupuncturist Ross J Barr is another advocate for the de-puffing properties of jade. He adds that "jade is really good for cooling and calming the skin", and recommends the Yu Ling Jade Facial Roller "as a way of treating yourself to a daily facial".

As James points out, "A jade roller gives a cool surface that's super smooth and allows you to access the muscles and tissues with pressure". With this in mind it can provide a more effective manual massage than your hands alone, while remaining gentle and safe.

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How to use a jade roller

According to James, it's best to use your roller on clean skin, before the use of your skincare products. "Cleanse your face, use your roller, then apply your eye products, serums and moisturisers," she instructs. "In the evening, you might like to add a little face oil to the rolling action, in which case I would cleanse, apply a small amount of oil to the surface of the skin, use the roller and rinse off excess oils left on the tool."

While seemingly simple, they can be used in different ways. "It's best to use the roller back and forth, up and down and out to the side," James says. To get the most out of it for an uplifting massage, James advises, "Working around your facial contours," adding "I would usually recommend more pressure with the upwards motion," – you want to lift the muscles with this action. "Don't forget the neck also," she adds.

To encourage lymph drainage, follow Barr's specific instructions. "Imagine the bridge of your nose is the central point and roll away from that in all directions. Imagine you are very gently rolling all the toxin build-up outward and downwards, finally rolling outward along your jaw and down the channel that runs down your neck by your ear."

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The best jade rollers to try

Those in-the-know advocate using pure Xiuyan jade, said to boast a host of restorative benefits. However, you may be more drawn to rose quartz, known as a beautifying and healing stone, or amethyst – thought to attract positive energy. While some rollers come in at under a tenner, quality can differ and the cheap ones may feel clunky to use and squeak as you roll, which isn't so relaxing.

The Yu Ling Jade Facial Roller comes in a single and double version, with the latter featuring a smaller stone on the opposite end for use around the eye area. Positioned for relieving tension, while giving the skin and tissue a 'lift', it's had rave reviews on Cult Beauty (where you'll also find detailed instructions on how to use it).

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Jade Facial Roller (Double)

Yu Ling Rollers cultbeauty.co.uk

£26.00

We also recommend the Herbivore Botanicals Rose Quartz Roller, which has been continually restocked after its initial sell-out success.

Cult Beauty

Rose Quartz Facial Roller

Herbivore cultbeauty.co.uk

£37.00

If you're not sold on the rolling action, one alternative to the traditional device is a gua sha like the Angela Caglia Rose Quartz Lifting Tool– a manual massager made of Xiuyan jade or rose quartz and said to help relax the facial muscles and reduce skin inflammation. It's recommended to be used as part of your daily ritual, with a firm press-and-sweep motion against lubricated skin.

Rose Quartz Gua Sha Tool

Angela Caglia

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£46

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Beauty Restorer

Hayo'u

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£38

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Crystal Contour Gua Sha

Odacite

Cultbeauty.co.uk

£40

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Rose Quartz Gua Sha

Skin Gym Libertylondon.com

£38.50

If you fancy trying facial rolling or the use of sculpting stones in a treatment before home use, many professional facials incorporate the use of these traditional tools. James uses "a jade stone, sculpting gua sha or rose quartz in my Hero, Hero Lift and Naked Facial treatments,"

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Can You Use a Jade Roller on Your Neck

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