For thousands of years, people across Asia added rose quartz tools to their traditional gua sha healing and skincare routines to reduce inflammation and create youthful skin.

Since rose quartz face rollers are a hot skincare tool today, there are a lot of fakes floating around out there. If you’re on the lookout for a real rose quartz face roller, here are the 5 best ways to spot fake face rollers. 

1.    Weight and Color

Color and weight are crucial to determining whether a face roller is made from 100% rose quartz or not. 

For example, rose quartz will feel heavier than glass. 

True rose quartz is also a pale, uniform pink color. While it can range from soft pink to darker pink in color, real quartz looks cloudy or hazy. It is not transparent. This is because rose quartz contains minerals and inclusions that make up its opaque pink hue. If you hold it up to the light and it is a vivid pink or looks transparent, then it’s not real rose quartz. 

 Real rose quartz should have a milky pink look without any bright color or pellucidity. 

2.    Temperature 

Another common way to tell if a rose quartz roller is real is by touch. 

Most rollers made with fake crystals feel warm if you hold them in your hand. They also heat up and don't cool down fast. In contrast, rose quartz stays cool as a cucumber.

3.    Scratch Test

Another way to check a face roller is to do the scratch test. Rose quartz is a durable mineral that is harder than glass. On the Moh’s hardness scale, rose quartz lands at a 7, while glass comes in at a 5. This means that rose quartz is a harder material than glass.

While you might not want to try smashing your face roller, this test demonstrates that rose quartz can shatter more easily than manmade materials if dropped. 

To do a scratch test, rub your rose quartz face roller against a glass bottle or other safe glass object. If you can easily scratch the glass, then you’re probably holding the real deal.

Keep in mind that this works better with raw rose quartz rather than a polished piece. 

4      Texture 

A good way to test if your face roller is fake or not is to check the surface for air bubbles and a “perfect” texture. 

Rose quartz is a crystal mined from the earth, so it won’t have a perfect look. A fake rose quartz roller may also have air bubbles that look like marbles. A real stone will not. 

Look for white streaks, irregularities, and inclusions embedded in the surface that will tip you off that it is a natural stone. If the texture remains smooth and flawless with a uniform tone, then it’s probably a fake. 

5.    Price, Guarantee, and Country of Origin

A final clue to a genuine rose quartz face roller is its price, guarantee, or country of origin. Many retailers will include an authenticity guarantee for customer peace of mind. Another way to determine authenticity is to check where it originated from since rose quartz comes from the United States, India, Brazil, Germany, and Madagascar. 

Finally, if the price is too good to be true, then it is probably a fake.