Gua sha vs face roller: what actually works, according to science
author:Jade McGee source:Woman&home 2026-04-22
[Medicine]
At some point in the last few years, a smooth stone or a jade roller became as standard on the bathroom shelf as moisturiser. Both gua sha tools and face rollers have had their moment in the spotlight on TikTok, with before-and-after videos promising sculpted jawlines, deflated under-eyes and a luminosity that no serum could apparently match. The questions are reasonable: do they actually work? And if so, which one works better?