Bet you anything you will start to see this trending more and more everywhere. Dermarolling or Dermaneedling is very popular around celebrity clients but now companies are creating it so that the average person can have flawless skin from the comfort of their own home. First things first, what is dermarolling? Dermarolling or dermaneedling helps improve scars, stretchmarks, wrinkles and other skin flaws by creating tens of thousands little skin injuries. What this does is it creates and triggers new collagen production and elastin while the skin renews. This is definitely a trend to try and learn, as it will be a cure to many skin problems many face.
USES:
Dermarolling instructions
USING 0.20 or 0.25 mm long needles:
Put the skin care product on your skin, then roll it in with the dermaroller. Alternatively, you can first roll the skin and then apply the skin care product.
USING 0.5 mm and above:
- Wash the area being rolled.
- Wipe the rolling environment (table etc) with alcohol.
- Wipe the skin and your hands with disinfecting alcohol.
- If you like, apply an ice-pack or numbing cream then remove the numbing cream with alcohol before rolling the skin.
- When using ice-packs, clean them with alcohol before applying.
- When rolling, stretch the skin by pulling it with your other hand – it will make needle penetration much easier.
You should roll your needle in a star pattern: maximum five times horizontally, 5 times vertically, 5 times diagonally. Then, Roll the dermaroller around five times in each direction. Back and forth equals two rolls. Lift the dermaroller slightly or change the angle of rolling and move back to the beginning. This ensures that you will not hit the same prick channel. Use medium pressure and go even lighter around your eyes, if anything as light as you can. Try to spread the pricks evenly. You could first only roll the entire skin area horizontally, when you’ve covered all skin that you want to treat, then you can roll vertically, and latsly diagonally (across). Use whatever technique you are comfortable with, as long as it spreads the number of pricks per sq. inch / cm2 more or less evenly. Do use the guide above that we found online to help you. We tried to create an image for this and it was really hard LOL.
Dermarolling after-care
If you roll with 0.5 mm needles or shorter, There isn't any no special after care is needed.
If you roll with needles longer than 0.5 mm, the skin will turn red (like sunburn), sensitive and might get slightly swollen for several hours. Keep the area moist. For the first couple of days, the best choice is to cover the area with a very thin layer of an occlusive ointment that contains Vitamin A. and D. Do not expose the rolled areas to the sun for several days and thereafter, use a sunscreen lotion with a high protective factor. Wait two or three days with applying makeup as well.
The rolled area might start “peeling” after some days. Don’t pick at the loose skin.
Collagen production is a pretty slow process and shouldn't be rushed. It can take up to 10 months to see really large results but results vary on the person, many can see results ALOT sooner but don't expect to see a miracle after one use.
Collagen production is a pretty slow process and shouldn't be rushed. It can take up to 10 months to see really large results but results vary on the person, many can see results ALOT sooner but don't expect to see a miracle after one use.
How to clean a dermaroller
You should wash the dermaroller in warm water and dishwashing liquid, making sure not to damage the needles. Then soak it in disinfecting alcohol for about 20 minutes then Discard the alcohol. Let the derma roller air- dry. Then place it back in the case it came in. Be sure to keep your case clean too so bacteria doesn't attach to it.
*** It is important to properly clean and disinfect the dermaroller immediately after use, to avoid bacterial growth. It is much less important to disinfect the skin, as it is to disinfect the dermaroller after use.
How often to roll the skin?
Depending on the size needle you have here is a helpful guide to show you when to and how often to "roll".
- 0.2 or 0.25 mm long needles can be used every second day on the same skin area.
- 0.5 mm long needles can be used once or twice per week on the same skin area.
- 1 mm can be used every two weeks on the same skin area.
- 1.5 mm can only be used once every three to four weeks on the same skin area.
- 2.0 mm can only be used once every five weeks on the same skin area, and only if you have the knowledge to judge which part of the skin is thick enough to safely use this needle length.
Where To Get A DermaRoller
I purchased mine on EBAY, but you can buy some off amazon or other companies, I just found that ebay had a good price worth it enough to try it out and not feel guilty spending the money if I did not like it afterwards.
(eBay link goes directly to dermarollers and the various sizes)
CELEBS WHO DERMAROLL
**images from google images
