Gua Sha is a traditional Chinese medicine treatment that uses a Gua Sha board to scrape the surface of the skin to promote blood circulation, dredge meridians, and regulate body functions. Gua Sha has now set off a new trend because of its excellent efficacy in beauty. But many people have many questions and misunderstandings before buying Gua Sha, and we will answer them today.
Gua Sha problem:
1. Why is there A Big Difference in Price Between Different Gua Sha Materials?
Because it is determined by the price of raw materials. The cost of different raw materials varies greatly. For example, the price of a kilogram of rose quartz rough is about $3, while the price of green jade is about $1. And the difficulty of making scraping tools from different raw materials is also different. For example, a single rough rose quartz is usually very large, so it is less wasted when it is made into a scraping tool. The raw stone of amethyst is relatively small, so only the central part can be used to make scraping tools, which results in a lot of loss. The additional price is also higher.
2. Why do Gua Sha Tools of the Same Material Have Different Prices in Different Shapes?
Because different shapes use different volumes of raw materials, the processing difficulty is also different. Assuming that a common v-shaped scraping tool may take 10 minutes to make, and if you need to add serrations on the side, the time-consuming will increase to 12 minutes, and the time cost is different.
3. Why are Gua Sha Tools of the Same Material and Shape Different in Price?
In addition to the cost of raw materials mentioned above, the difficulty of processing, time cost and so on, the price of scraping tools is determined. Another important factor is quality. Higher quality Gua Sha tools tend to cost 15-50% more. High-quality scraping tools often represent higher raw material prices, higher processing technology, higher loss, and higher labor.
4. Can I Engrave My Name or Trademark on the Gua Sha board?
Can. Most Gua Sha sellers will provide customized services, including but not limited to logo, packaging, models, etc. So usually, you can put your name or trademark on your favorite scraping tools. However, customization often has a minimum order quantity requirement, and you must meet the quantity specified by the seller before you can choose to customize, unless you are willing to spend a lot of money. But please rest assured that there is no high quantity requirement for the service of logo engraving. For us only, the quantity of 30pcs can customize the logo for you.
5. Is there Any Extra Charge for Custom Gua Sha Tools?
Yes, any custom services are subject to additional charges. Because this will involve many aspects, additional labor consumption, additional material consumption, etc. But please rest assured, usually we only charge the most basic consumption costs, and will not engage in unethical markups in order to increase a large amount of profits.
Common Mistakes in Gua Sha:
1. The more expensive the Gua Sha tool, the better.
No, price is not the criterion for determining the quality of Gua Sha tools. Because in terms of efficacy, there is not much difference between standard scraping tools. Because the efficacy of scraping is more due to the act of “scraping” the scraping tool on the surface of your skin, and has no direct relationship with the material.
However, it should be noted that scraping materials with excessive and cheap prices may not be safe. Some merchants dye other stones to fake stones of other materials to seek violence, or use unsafe synthetic materials to make scraping tools. Harmful substances in these scraping tools may cause harm to our body.
Therefore, on the premise of ensuring the safety of the material and good quality, you can choose scraping tools at any price with confidence.
2. Gua Sha Must Scrape Out “Sha”
Not really. Although in the impression of many people, scraping often means that the surface of the skin will bleed, become red, and appear sand-like red spots. But this is one-sided. Gua Sha is a complicated technique. Gua Sha practitioners usually perform Gua Sha according to the actual situation of the patient, including using different tools, different strengths and angles, etc.
Especially the facial beauty scraping, which is popular now, must avoid the phenomenon of “scraping”, because it will cause damage to our delicate facial skin, which is counterproductive.
3. Gua Sha can Solve All Disease
Absolutely wrong. Don’t make Gua Sha a myth. Gua Sha is just a treatment method derived from ancient Chinese folk, and it is more of an auxiliary treatment. Don’t believe anyone who tells you that Gua Sha can cure all symptoms, even diseases like cancer
4. Do not Take A Bath After Gua Sha
It depends. If you are doing traditional gua sha to treat certain symptoms, we do not recommend that you shower or soak immediately after gua sha. But if you are doing facial beauty scraping, you don’t need to worry about taking a bath at all
5. Gua Sha can be Done Every Day.
It depends. For facial beauty scraping, you can do it every day, even once in the morning and in the evening. But for traditional scraping, especially when the phenomenon of “sha” occurs, we do not recommend you to do a second scraping immediately. You should wait until the “sha” fades away before scheduling the next scraping session.
The above ten contents are the answers to common questions and misunderstandings about Gua Sha today, including five questions and five misunderstandings. If you still have other questions, or let us identify whether it is a misunderstanding, please feel free to contact us.
