Goodbye, peach fuzz? A beginner’s guide to dermaplaning

Shoreline Shaving’s stainless steel dermaplaners are used to exfoliate skin on the face, and remove ‘peach fuzz’ like on upper lips. The set includes a silicone blade cover and three replacement blades (also in rose gold). Then just buy refill blades.

Keep away from children and pets, due to sharp blades.

Only use the tool every four weeks or so. Hold at a 45-degree angle, then use short gentle strokes to shave in downward motions. Be extra cautious around the nose and upper lip. Clean with rubbing alcohol.

Using a blade to scrape skin off your face may sound alarming, but if done properly with good tools, it’s a good way to scrape off dead skin and ‘fuzzy hairs’ without trips to the beautician or leaving stubble.

Although it should not be used on active acne, eczema or sensitive skin, dermaplaning can be used to soften the look of shallow acne scars, by removing the top layer of skin. Safer than an acid peel.

If dermaplaners are not suitable, find a trained technician for ‘threading’, an Indian method of using twisted cotton thread to pluck hairs from the root. It’s also used for eyebrows.

Recycle the blades in a blade bank tin

Always dispose of used razor blades in a blade bank. This costs a few pounds, then after full up (takes around a year), just seal with adhesive paper tape and recycle with tin cans. This stops refuse workers and wildlife/birds getting cut on loose razor blades at landfill.