Jade and Rose Quartz Combs Are the Latest Trend in Hair Care

2020-09-15

When it comes to zenning out in the name of beauty, nothing quite beats the feeling of getting a scalp massage in the shampoo chair. But short of convincing a friend to rub your head for tips or kidnapping your hairstylist to come live with you, the feeling has never been easy to recreate at home. That is, until now.

Nearly a year after jade rollers dominated our social feeds, the comb-shaped version of the stone has become increasingly popular. It follows the same skin-stimulating principles as its rolling counterparts, but is meant to be used on your scalp instead of your face. It will make you feel like Victorian-era royalty when you run it through your hair, and, bonus, it looks really, really cool in flat lays.

Though these beauty devices have been having a moment recently, the practice of using them has been around for much, much longer. The ancient Chinese health ritual, often referred to as “combing therapy" has been used to stimulate the scalp and induce hair growth for centuries. "Since all of the meridians in the body have either direct or indirect connections with the head, scalp and brain, stimulating the scalp can have global effects on the body’s health by regulating the meridians,” says hairstylist Naté Bova of New York City’s Warren Tricomi Salon. "Combing massages all of the acupoints of the head, which regulates excitement and inhibition in of the cerebral cortex. So regulating your body’s meridians can be good for your overall health and can be achieved by this combing technique.”

Jade isn’t the only gem that’s ingratiated itself into our hair-care routines of late. Briogeo recently released a Rose Quartz Crystal Energy Comb, which is described online as a "symbol of loving energy and positivity.” Similar to jade, rose quartz is believed to have healing and energizing properties and is heralded in Eastern medicine for its powers.

"If you are someone who believes that using a jade or rose quartz. Or, if you're someone who just wants to rub your scalp and feel like a GD queen, it works for that, too.

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