Rose Quartz Gua Sha Facial Massage Stone

Guasha or Gua Sha, and the questions people often ask.

1. What is Gua Sha?

In essence, just as Vietnam has its own practice of "cao gio" (coining, or skin scraping), Gua Sha in Traditional Chinese Medicine is also a form of scraping. Later, the royal consorts took it to a new level and turned it into a beauty method for the face, with a slightly different technique.

2. Gua Sha tools

They can be made from buffalo horn, metal or natural stone, or even plastic, but each material brings different additional effects.

• Plastic has no energy of its own, so using it gives only the effects of the Gua Sha method itself.

• Metal depends on the material, for example silver, copper,…

• Buffalo horn is yang in nature and helps expel cold, which is why in Vietnam we usually use buffalo horn for coining.

• As for stone, from what I have learned, people make them from many kinds: jade, rose quartz, clear quartz, amethyst,…

3. Why did I choose rose quartz for Gua Sha?

If you have ever studied the energy of stones, you will know that Rose Quartz has a gentle energy that is easy for everyone to use. Whether a person's energy is strong or weak, it has no negative effect on its owner. It is also very good for detoxifying. Its pink colour comes from the iron in the stone, so it supports blood circulation in the body, and using a rose quartz Gua Sha helps give the skin a healthy, rosy glow.

4. Why does the stone have cracks and sometimes small holes on the surface of the Gua Sha?

The rose quartz used for Gua Sha is not the premium, transparent kind. The transparent pieces are made into jewellery or feng shui items, where they have greater economic value. This stone is cut from a large block, and rose quartz by nature is not a very hard stone. The milky part is softer than the clear part used for jewellery, and during its formation there are spots where air was left and the stone did not form completely.

When I source the stones, I pay attention to the following:

• Does the ground edge fit the face well, or is it a stiff straight line? If it is the latter, I reject it.

• Are the corners chipped when used on the face? If any are chipped, I reject them.

• Are there any cracks on the surface? If there are, I reject it, because it could easily break if a customer drops it lightly. That is not to say it will not break otherwise: the hardness is low, so it is normal for it to break if dropped with force.

Small holes on the surface are fine, everyone, so please do not pick at them with your fingernails. I will only reject a piece if it has as many as 3 small holes on the surface. If you want a completely smooth, clear surface, the price will be different.