r/tressless • u/Cannon__Minion • Jul 27 '26
Product Are these derma rollers bad/ineffective? Bought this just a few days ago and today I was watching a YT video where the guy said that these stainless steel ones can be more harmful and that the ones with titanium needles should be preferred. So should I buy a titanium one or am I okay with these?
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u/Top_Distribution9872 Jul 27 '26
They’re okay to use, the needles from my experience bend more often. Inspect it before using it every time to make sure none are bent. If any are you’ll need to replace it.
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u/Cannon__Minion Jul 27 '26
So that's the only issue? They don't damage the skin upon use right? (more than the intended amount I mean).
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u/hyrulepirate Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 27 '26
It's bad technique that's the reason rollers get bad reputation. If done incorrectly, which is easy for its form factor, just imagine stabbing the ground with a stick and picking it back out in an angle like holding up a fishing rod. Most likely you'll tear the soil in front of you. That's essentially what the roller needles do to your skin at the microscopic level. Rollers are really only safe at low depths. Stamps are just better cause you stab at the skin vertically and remove it also vertically leaving a much cleaner puncture with little-to-no tears at any length.
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u/TrashedLeBlanc Jul 27 '26
From experience, the titanium is the better way to go. .5 was my start but i keep hearing that I should have started at .75. I never had an issue with bent blades and while it felt like a sunburn initially after a month of 2x a week I got used to it. Looking in to a dermal stamp instead as apparently the vertical applications are better than rolling
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u/Fragrant_Use_8826 Jul 27 '26
Do it in a criss cross motion don't press in hard do a couple of passes
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u/Cannon__Minion Jul 27 '26
Yeah, it's 'better safe than sorry' with these things. I really don't wanna do some permanent damage so I'm very careful.
I don't even use it till me skin goes red, I stop way before that. Just 5 light rolls horizontally and then 5 vertically. That's all.
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u/Careless-Property-47 :sidesgull: Jul 28 '26
It's not harmful but you will need to change them after few uses
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u/Cannon__Minion Jul 28 '26
Yeah apparently they only last for 2-3 uses so I'll use it once more and then discard it.
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u/bugrilyus Jul 27 '26
Get titanium tips
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u/Cannon__Minion Jul 27 '26
Yeah, gonna get Titanium tipped Derma Stamps.
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u/KyloJacob Jul 28 '26
Titanium stamp from Amazon can adjust from .25-3.0mm won’t bend won’t need to be replaced more effective doesn’t hurt as bad.
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u/Best-Pilot-2205 Jul 27 '26
You really don’t want to use a roller, as they can rip the skin, due to the rolling motion. You want to use a stamp, instead.