SarahVaughter
January 20th, 2010, 12:12 PM
> Sarah- just received my dermaroller and am excited to start my monthly
> dermarolling. I am trying to do everything "by the book" but had to ask
> (since I work public) if you thought it would be okay to wear the "bare
> minerals powder" or if I indeed do not need to apply any makeup for 3
> days after dermarolling.
It depends on what size of dermaroller you have bought.
If you are using 0.2 or 0.25 mm long needles for skin product absorption enhancement then you can apply makeup an hour later. The purpose of the 0.2 mm dermaroller is to make the skin temporarily much more permeable for some beneficial skin products such as vitamin creams etc. Its not your makeup that you want to bring deep into your skin but certain nourishing skin products. Shallow holes made by a 0.2 mm dermaroller will close completely within say a quarter of an hour - when they have closed you can apply makeup.
After using 0.5 mm long needles you can apply makeup the next morning.
1.0 mm long needles will go into deeper layers of skin, such as the upper dermis and these pricks will trigger new collagen production. Because of this depth, you should wait until it heals before you apply makeup. You should wait at least 24 hours.
A 1.5 mm dermaroller goes into even deeper layers of skin, such as the lower dermis. If you roll quite densely, it will take at least two days for the skin to heal and lose its redness completely. For 24 hours after rolling with 1.5 mm, your skin will look mildly sunburnt, the second day the skin is still bit reddish and then it goes back to normal.
Micro-injuring the skin with needles causes massive collagen production but I would not recommend any makeup being applied to those micro-wounds for the first couple of days. If you roll on Friday evening, you can apply make up on Monday morning or if you desperately need it then on Sunday morning.
> dermarolling. I am trying to do everything "by the book" but had to ask
> (since I work public) if you thought it would be okay to wear the "bare
> minerals powder" or if I indeed do not need to apply any makeup for 3
> days after dermarolling.
It depends on what size of dermaroller you have bought.
If you are using 0.2 or 0.25 mm long needles for skin product absorption enhancement then you can apply makeup an hour later. The purpose of the 0.2 mm dermaroller is to make the skin temporarily much more permeable for some beneficial skin products such as vitamin creams etc. Its not your makeup that you want to bring deep into your skin but certain nourishing skin products. Shallow holes made by a 0.2 mm dermaroller will close completely within say a quarter of an hour - when they have closed you can apply makeup.
After using 0.5 mm long needles you can apply makeup the next morning.
1.0 mm long needles will go into deeper layers of skin, such as the upper dermis and these pricks will trigger new collagen production. Because of this depth, you should wait until it heals before you apply makeup. You should wait at least 24 hours.
A 1.5 mm dermaroller goes into even deeper layers of skin, such as the lower dermis. If you roll quite densely, it will take at least two days for the skin to heal and lose its redness completely. For 24 hours after rolling with 1.5 mm, your skin will look mildly sunburnt, the second day the skin is still bit reddish and then it goes back to normal.
Micro-injuring the skin with needles causes massive collagen production but I would not recommend any makeup being applied to those micro-wounds for the first couple of days. If you roll on Friday evening, you can apply make up on Monday morning or if you desperately need it then on Sunday morning.