Unpopular opinion: dermaplaning at home is way safer than most estheticians want to admit

My coworker Sarah told me I'd wreck my moisture barrier if I tried it myself, but after 6 months of doing it every 3 weeks my skin has never been smoother and I've had zero irritation, so who's actually wrong here?

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wilson.jana10d ago

So your coworker Sarah got her esthetician license and now thinks she's the skincare police or something? I've been shaving my face with a regular eyebrow razor for two years and my skin is basically a peach now, no issues at all. It's just exfoliation with a blade, not brain surgery. People act like you're performing open heart surgery on yourself when really you're just scraping off some dead skin and baby fuzz. If you're not scrubbing your face raw with a cheese grater afterwards, the moisture barrier is fine. Maybe Sarah should focus on her own pores instead of yours.

avery_stone9510d ago

Wait, is your coworker supposed to just ignore everything she learned in school because it worked out for you...? I mean, she's not totally wrong about the risk, even if you got lucky. Dermaplaning at home is one of those things where the people who mess up don't post about it, they just deal with the broken skin or infection quietly. I've seen a few friends try it and end up with red, bumpy patches that took weeks to fix, all because they nicked a pimple or went too hard on a spot. So yeah, I'm glad it's working for you, but saying it's safer than estheticians admit feels like a stretch when they're the ones who see the aftermath.