Yes, it’s safe to do from home. No, your hair won’t grow back darker.
Growing up, skin was everything. I remember hearing my mom lament over the fact that she wasn’t raised to take care of her skin. Instead of sunscreen, she’d lather herself up in baby oil and lay out in the sun to roast. She was determined to pass on the habit of daily skincare to me. I was lucky that I never had any serious skin concerns.
But as I grew up and after spending a year in the skincare metropolis of South Korea, my interest in the industry developed. When it comes to treatments, there aren’t many I won’t try at least once. I’ll peel, exfoliate, serum and sheet mask my way as close as I can to that perfect, youthful, lit-from-within glowing skin that everyone is talking about and only celebrities seem to attain. Lucky for us skincare fanatics, spa procedures are becoming more DIY-friendly, and there’s a buzzy one in particular that I’d had yet to try: dermaplaning.
As a chronic TikTok scroller, I’d seen people dermaplaning all over the internet but was too afraid to try it myself. I heard rumours about it making hair grow back thicker and longer and that it hurt and could scar the face. But slowly, more and more of my friends were trying it and buying the tool at their local drugstore and my curiosity began to grow. Plus: Once I learned that it was easy, safe, and dermatologist approved, my fears subsided. It sounded simple enough; gently gliding a scalpel or razor across the skin to remove peach fuzz and exfoliate. Could I call myself a beauty lover if I didn’t try my hand at it, too? No way. I recently simplified my skincare routine and was seriously missing the days of experimenting with new products. It was the perfect opportunity to try a non-chemical treatment that wouldn’t interfere with the rest of my regimen.
So, I went for the Schick Hydro Silk Dermaplaning Wand—a thin, curved and unintimidating razor with a super-smooth edge and metal…
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