Ah now this is a spicy subject between us face folks, there are us that work to protect the skin barrier, I personally as Skin Specialist am strongly against Dermaplaning.
What is Dermaplaning?
Dermaplaning uses a scalpel blade to remove hair from the face, it is advertised as leaving skin smooth for makeup appliation and for leaving skin glowing. So, why is dermaplaning bad?
Despite what some people may say the the contrary Dermaplaning removes the skin barrier or Epidermis. The Epidermis is the skin we see, it is the largest organ of the body. Yes the skin is a precious organ with multiple functions such as protection from bacteria and pathogens and it keeps our skin moisture within, it is about as thick as a sheet of paper. Dermaplaning strips the skin barrier leaving the baby skin cells underneath exposed, this is the “glow” you are seeing it is inflammation and one thing we know about inflammation is that is causes ageing.
With a damaged skin barrier pathogens and bacteria can lead to infections and breakouts, chronic redness and Rosacea. TEWL or Trans Epidermal Water Loss is when our skin hydration is lost via a comprimised skin barrier causing lines, dry, dull and crepey skin.
The peach fuzz or Vellus hair that covers the face too serves many functions one of which is to wick sebum or oils from the skin surface towards the hair tip, without hair the sebum sits on the skin and can exacerbate issues such as oily skin and Acne.