It’s possible to improve or erase melasma with a dermaroller, yourself, at home. Here’s how.
Breaking Down The Research: Products for Melasma
This post contains affiliate links, denoted by an asterisk. Melasma is a condition in which stubborn patches of discolorations, darker than the natural skin tone, crop up on the face. It is often associated with hormonal swings and is sometimes…
How to Clean A Dermaroller
Microneedling for skin problems is so effective, but you have to keep them clean. Here are the steps for how to clean a dermaroller.
Home Use v. Medical Dermarollers : Which and When
This page may contain affiliate links. So, this website is called “Dermaroller at Home”, so this post distinguishing between ‘home use’ and ‘medical use’ dermarollers is way overdue. What is typically called a “home use” dermaroller has needles that…
How to Encourage Hair Growth With a Dermaroller for Androgenic Alopecia
Androgenic Alopecia is a gendered pattern of hair loss caused by the hormone dihydrotestosterone. This post outlines a protocol that a home dermaroller user can use to stimulate hair growth and improve the effects of minoxidil, even if minoxidil has failed to work for them previously.
Breaking Down the Research: Microneedling and Androgenic Alopecia
Androgenic alopecia is a condition in which the hormone dihydrotestosterone interferes with hair growth and regrowth. It doesn’t exactly cause hair loss; it causes the thick hairs of your head and eyebrows to become more like the vellus “mammal” hair…
Patch Testing Part II – Adding Actives
Yesterday I wrote about patch testing your dermaroller before you start using it. Today I want to follow up with a second post about slowly adding actives to your dermarolling routine. Where we left off yesterday, you were using your dermaroller and…
Patch Testing Your Dermaroller
There are possible side effects of microneedling, both at home and in an office. Skin is individual and unpredictable! While almost all patients will experience collagen regrowth in response to microneedling, for some people it can come along with some…
Breaking Down the Research: Dermarolling Considerations for People of Color
First, a definition: for the purposes of this post, when we’re talking about ‘People of Color’ we’re talking about it from a dermatological standpoint. PoC has a social or sociological definition that is not necessarily the same as how we’re…
How to Reduce Stretch Marks With A Dermaroller
This post may contain affiliate links that support the site at no cost to you. Stretch marks occur when the skin has to expand faster than it can produce healthy new cells. It’s typically associated with weight gain, but it…
Dermarolling, Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
I had cute summer freckles as a kid and deep summer tans as a teenage lifeguard. In my late twenties, during my first pregnancy, all of the evidence appeared on my face at once as splotchy sun damage. The hormonal…
How to Use a Dermaroller at Home
Okay, there are a ton of these guides online. A few of them even cite the research. I hope to make this one different in that (a) it is attentive to the different needs of different needle lengths and skin…