TWEAKMENT
Dermaplaning
What is dermaplaning?
The idea of having your skin shaved, free-hand, with a scalpel may not sound like fun, but this is a gentle if rather advanced form of exfoliation, carried out by a well-trained skin specialist using an ultra-fine scalpel. It’s a swift way to improve skin texture on the surface, because careful shaving not only removes the top layer of dead, polluted skin cells that make the face look dull, but also all the ‘peach fuzz’ vellus hair on the face, so your newly-denuded skin feels extra smooth. It will also be that bit more receptive to skincare ingredients and that bit more sensitive to UV light, so stock up on sunscreen. The treatment can also technically be used on the body – although it’s much less common – where its touted for its ability to exfoliate away dead skin cells, improve the penetration of your favourite body creams, and help you avoid ingrown hairs when shaving.
Dermaplaning apparently dates back to Ancient Egypt, which has led at least one tweakments clinic to offer the treatment under the name, ‘the Egyptian Facial’. Cleopatra was a certified tweakments trailblazer and would bathe in sour milk (which is basically lactic acid) and fruit juice (a combination of glycolic and mandelic acid) to exfoliate and soften her skin before her face was very carefully shaved with a sharp blade. While the tools we use now have come on a lot, the principles remain almost exactly the same. Scroll down for all the info and FAQs about dermaplaning.
EXPECT TO PAY
£ 150
TWEAKMENT TIME
2 hours
LONGEVITY
3 months
ANAESTHESIA
None
DOWNTIME
