What is Jade Rolling and How To Do It
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While nearing the end of my wild year I was looking for ways to attract more positive energy into my life. I was interested in crystals but didn't know where to start and after searching the internet for "crystals for positive energy," I eventually came across Marianna Hewitt's jade rolling video. I was hooked. A jade roller was exactly what I needed in my life. Not only was it a crystal that protected against negative energy, it had beauty benefits too.
Here’s the 411 on jade rolling:
What Is jade rolling?
Jade rolling is an ancient Chinese facial massage practice said to be used on Chinese royalty to retain good spirits. The gemstone is believed to draw our negative energy and balance your chi. The tool looks like a tiny, double-sided paint roller. The longer side is for your neck, chin, cheeks and forehead, and the shorter side is for the contours of your eyes. Aside from it energizing your soul, there are many beauty benefits to jade rolling.
Why jade rolling is Good For You
Jade rolling is good if you struggle with puffiness in the morning. Puffiness in the face can be caused by various thing such as not drinking enough water, drinking too much alcohol, eating too much salt, or sleeping on your face. Remember, the skin is the body's largest organ so it's important to detox it regularly by drinking lots of water, eating healthy, and including routines like jade rolling for lymphatic drainage.
How to Jade Roll
*Pro tip: Pop your jade roller in freezer overnight on a small dish or in a small drawer away from food. It’s cold but feels wonderful.
Wash your face and apply your toner, serum, eye cream, and moisturizer.
Starting at the top right corner of your jaw near your ear lobe you’re going to roll the larger side of the jade roller down your neck and toward your collarbone to create an opening to remove the lymphatic drainage. Do this 3-5 times.
Next you’re going to “push” the lymphatic drainage face toward the perimeter of your face. Start at the middle of the underside of your and move the jade roller up toward the bottom of your earlobe 3-5 times. Repeat that same motion 3-5 times on both sides on the chin, cheeks, and forehead. With the smaller side of the jade roller, you’ll repeat that motion on your under eyes and on your brow bone.
Once you’ve completed jade rolling on both sides, you’re going to move the drainage you collected around the perimeter of your face toward that opening we created in the beginning by rolling your tool from the top of your forehead, around the edges, and toward the opening draining point. Do this 3-5 times on both sides.
If you're consistent with it, you'll see the puffiness melt away before your eyes and see the glowiness peaking through. I love how my skin looks and feels immediately after jade rolling and the long term benefits, I'm sure, are worth the investment.
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