Made of jade or rose quartz, these rollers are a handheld beauty tool used to massage the skin on and around the face. They often come double-sided with two different sized rolling pieces on each end. “The small roller is for use around the eye, and the large roller for use on the rest of the face and neck,” says Brooke Jeffy, MD, a dermatologist at Spectrum Dermatology in Phoenix, Arizona.
While the exact timeline around the jade roller’s creation is vague, it’s believed that ancient Egyptians and Mayans used the stone as a cold massage tool. The history of jade rollers becomes clearer in the 17th century during the Qing dynasty when the Chinese elite used jade rollers in their beauty routine, says Jeffy.
Centuries later, jade rollers are now easy to find in department stores or beauty shops. Jade is still the stone of choice due to its temperature control.