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White Lotus uses only A grade non-chemically treated nephrite jade mined in China. Below we have included a short summary of the process of jade roller creation in China to help people better understand the ethical implications of jade mining...

You would think after 2500 yrs, people would have forgotten about Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The popularity of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine continues to grow worldwide as a trend.  This 'movement' is not only restricted to mere mortals but...

In everything you read about skin needling/ microneedling all you hear about is how it can dramatically increase collagen production. Many of you must have wondered then how just creating more collagen will improve existing scars where the existing collagen...

People are of course keen to find out if they can continue to use skin needling for anti aging and other treatments but by far the main interest during pregnancy is in treating and preventing stretch marks. Additionally may worry about...

Continuing on from our blog a few days ago on why “Gua Sha Should Not be Used on the neck” this blog will discuss why it was always considered important to roll upwards and outwards during cosmetic treatments.The Jade Roller...

There has been a proliferation of videos on you tube and other sites recently demonstrating how to use the Jade Gua Sha. This has followed on from the beauty industries recent discovery of the ancient Jade Roller and other crystal...

Body combing is a very old tradition, dating thousands of years and originating from ancient china. It was practiced daily as a form of gua sha using a variety of tools. Mainly a crystal comb or a gua sha crystal...

Large marketplaces like Amazon and ebay are now flooded by cheap items claiming to be real silk. With many prices well below the cost of production of genuine silk a lot of these products are clearly fake. The question here...

White Lotus has been selling crystal beauty products including jade rollers, jade gua sha and crystal combs for almost 20 years.During that time White Lotus has prided itself on its expert customer service and our ability to stand behind our...

The White Lotus Stretch Mark and Cellulite Serum has been shortlisted for the Natural Health International Beauty Awards 2019. It is a finalist in the best body oil category.The awards highlight the best beauty brands in the market who have...

Physical Properties of Rose Quartz Rose Quartz is a type of quartz crystal which is a compound of silicon and oxygen with the chemical formula SiO2. The rose colour is due to trace amounts iron, manganese and titanium.It is reasonably...

Physical properties of Clear Quartz. Clear quartz is also called ‘rock crystal’ is a combination of silicon and oxygen with the chemical formula SiO2. It is rated 7 on the Mohs scale of hardness making it reasonably difficult to carve.It...

A concise chart giving you a summary of the properties of each crystal and how to select the best crystal type for your skin.

Physical Properties of Tourmaline Tourmaline is a complex crystalline boron silicate structure. It is compounded with elements such as iron, aluminium, magnesium, sodium, lithium or potassium to produce a variety of different colours and structures.The most common variety is known...

Physical properties of Amethyst. Amethyst is actually a variety of purple quartz. The highest quality amethyst comes from Siberia, Sri Lanka, Brazil and the Far East. Connoisseurs of the crystal consider the ideal colour to be what is called ‘deep...

The image above is of a cheap false jade roller found in a discount shop. Notice how porous the crystal is even in an image such as this. These stones have caused a lot of confusion recently. Confusingly the term...

White lotus receives a lot of questions about why other companies chemically treat their crystals before carving.For those of you not familiar with this process many groups chemically treat the crystals such as jade, rose quartz and amethyst before carving...

Please enjoy this step by step video demonstration of how to use your crystal roller at home.

Cleaning the Jade Roller For Home UseThis is a questions we often receive. The process is very simple for those using a jade facial roller at home on themselves. The instructions below can be applied equally to a Jade Roller,...

For almost 20 years White Lotus has been promoting the vast herbal knowledge of ancient China as a source of the cosmetic breakthroughs of tomorrow. It was gratifying then to see the recent Special issue of the National Geographic entitled...

What is it?The Rose comb is made from hand carved Grade A rose quartz crystal. The crystal is never chemically treated during the carving process leaving it more natural and energised. As it is hand carved every crystal comb is...