Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate is a lifestyle writer based in New York City. Gua Sha. By now, you’ve probably read about it. Or watched a TikTok tutorial.

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. Gua sha, pronounced gwa sha, is a facial treatment based on ...

The world of skincare trends is constantly changing and almost always surprising. Rolling balls of ice under your eyes if you’re looking puffy. Taking up ‘face yoga’ for a snatched jawline. Even using ...

Traditional Chinese healing method gua sha has been around for a lot longer than TikTok, used to treat muscle pain and tension, mainly in the body. But today, influencers are touting it as a slimming ...

Gua Sha is a traditional Chinese healing technique that involves scraping your skin with a smooth edged tool. It has grown popular with beauty influencers with over 160,000 tutorials on TikTok alone.

When a cultural wellness practice is appropriated for commercial use, consumers can often get it wrong. Even with the best intentions, a lack of context about cultural attitudes or traditions that ...

If your Instagram Explore page looks anything like most people’s, it’s a never-ending scroll of jade rollers, gua sha tutorials and LED masks promising to transform your skin. Some of these tools are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The beauty trend is full of misinformation. Getty Images We live in the age of the snatched face: We’re all trying to massage, ...