With photo-ready polished-stone tools and an ASMR-inducing effect, facial gua sha was made for Instagram. Or was it? Meng Jin explores the holistic origins of the wellness trend.
I recently discovered the heavily trafficked gua sha hashtag on Instagram, a feed featuring smooth, pore-less faces, not only unmarked but purportedly de-puffed and contoured. “How to Gua Sha” tutorials have since flooded my TikTok , but rather than the soup spoons and hardened knuckles I associated with the face-massaging practice, I found an array of elegant devices, facial rollers and flat, grooved tools made of jade, rose quartz, and other polished stones.
Before even entering Woods’ treatment room, I have to fill out two pages of paperwork covering everything from my menstrual cycle to my bowel movements, a line of questioning that is more comprehensive than many conversations I’ve had with my primary-care physician.
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