If you're like most people in the world, then your answer is probably yes to at least one of those questions. Thereby, we'd like to introduce a growing beauty trend: the face roller. These small handheld devices are totally aesthetically pleasing, and they also have been proven to improve your skin in a non-invasive way – right from your own home!

A face roller is extremely simple, with most featuring a roller connected to a handle with a metal frame. If you’re envisioning a small paint roller, you’ve got the right idea. The most commonly used face roller is a stone face roller, but there are a few other face rollers that have unique benefits. Whichever face roller method you choose, they are simple yet very effective – a must add to your beauty routine. Let us tell you why!

The result of the face roller depends on the type you choose. Overall, they promise to reduce facial puffiness while also helping work serums and creams into your face better. Also notably important is that the face roller's pressure increases lymphatic drainage. This means that they are detoxifying your face each time you use it - yes please! The rolling action tones up facial muscles, increases circulation and aids detoxification.

Outside of reducing puffiness and helping to work creams into your skin, let’s get more specific and see what results these different tools have to offer.

The most commonly used roller is the stone face roller. These tools have a smaller roller at the opposite end just for smaller areas, like around the eye. You can even get different types of stone such as a jade or rose-quartz! Either way, both the jade and the rose-quartz face rollers stay cold while in contact with the skin. The coolness is important, as it helps to close facial pores and tighten your skin. Experts recommend keeping the device in the fridge before using to ensure ultimate coolness. 

The most popular stone roller is the jade face roller. In Chinese society, jade constitutes a symbol of beauty, grace, and longevity. It is also known for its calming properties, which makes it the perfect solution for irritated skin. After a long and stressful day, you want nothing more than to relax and unwind. Your face is no different! Use a jade face roller to relax that skin. 

Rose-quartz is another popular roller. Rose-quartz is packed with minerals, including silicium, magnesium, iron and sodium. These properties have the amazing ability to reduce inflammation and aid in renewal of skin cells.

Improve your face’s tone, luster and glow with a jade or rose-quartz face roller. Below, we’ve linked some of the best reviewed stone rollers on the market for you to try out for yourself. We also recommend you watch this technique video before getting started!

A Derma roller, similar to microneedling, may not sound the most pleasant at first. However, the treatment is similar to getting a facial and is found to have a positive effect on your face. A derma roller is covered in small metal spikes. This tool works by penetrating the stratum cornea (outer layer of the skin). Your body then works to treat the small wound by sending fibroblasts to create more collagen in the affected area.

Essentially, this method is tricking your body into thinking your skin has been wounded. As a result, your skin becomes thicker and has an improved texture with this method. This method can be particularly helpful for those who have suffered from acne and have light scarring. Check out this video to learn proper technique for this method of improving your face’s skin. 

The ice face roller is most popular in Europe and Asia, and has only just begun gaining popularity in America. These simple gadgets are filled with water and gel, and promise to reduce puffiness, calm redness and firm up your skin. These tools are also helpful for men who want to reduce redness after shaving or ease pain from minor injuries like bruises and scratches.

Think: putting on an ice pack reduces swelling, and that’s essentially what the ice roller is doing. Small and easily portable, you won’t ever want to leave the ice face roller behind. Check out this technique video on ice rollers!

This roller is unique and looks similar to a small wand. It features 24 massaging stones made of tourmaline quartz to revive and enhance your skin. Celebrities like Jenna Dewan, Jessica Alba, Khloe Kardashian, and more swear by the positive effects of this tool (improved skin tone and reduced puffiness in swollen areas). Give it a try and see if the hype is true. 

Now that you know about the various face rollers available on the market, you shouldn't just begin rolling the skin off your face. If you decide to purchase a face roller, here are a two quick rules to “roll” by.

1. Think up. Don’t roll down, always go in an upper and outer motion. Gravity is already working to pull your skin down, so you don’t want the roller to help with that.
2. Don’t massage dry skin. You probably would not want a massage therapist to give you a facial without using any creams or serums, so keep that in mind as you are using the roller. (However, those will be most handy when using stone rollers or the massaging rollers, and less necessary with the ice roller.)

If you keep these basic tips in mind, you'll experience the greatest results with your new face roller. Keep reading to see which ones we love.

There are quite a few options for face rollers on the market! In case you’re not sure where to start, we’ve found some of the best of each category. Check them out below, then let us know which you choose!

These little devices look great and sound effective, but are they worth it? An overwhelming response to the product notes that even if they aren’t scientifically working, an appreciation for the ritual exists.

For example, as mentioned about, many cultures view jade as a symbol of prosperity, peace and purity. Therefore, by rolling it across the face every day, it absorbs negative energy. And, experts have said it definitely does aid in pushing creams and serums deeper into your skin.

“Whenever there’s stagnant circulation or swelling at all in the face, massage can help that lymph fluid drain into the proper channels and away from around your eyes and certain areas where it tends to settle,” said Dr. Jennifer Chwalek, M.D., a dermatologist at Union Square Laser Dermatology in New York.

She also added that face rollers are generally great for acute things like puffiness or redness, due to their soothing coolness. Chwalek notes the rollers do help to work serums and creams deeper into the user’s skin. Generally, the reviews on face rollers are positive. They definitely do not harm your skin, so there’s really no hurt in giving them a try.

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