Stainless Steel Dermaplaners (remove ‘peach fuzz’ hair)

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.

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 is one of the best ways to safely soften the look of shallow acne scars, by removing the top layer of skin. Which is far safer than a harsh acid peel!

Pop used blades in a blade bank

A blade bank only costs a few pounds, and is basically an upgraded version of making a slit in a tin can, and sealing it with adhesive paper tape, before recycling when full.

This razor blade disposal tin is made from strong tin plated steel, designed to enclose used blades to store up to 100 blades safely. It should take a year to fill, and presents the hazard of sharp blades cutting refuse workers, or birds/wildlife at landfills.

If you don’t have a blade bank, send used blades in a prepaid (free) envelope to Gillette (who will recycle them on).

What if dermaplaners are not for you?

If you find that dermaplaners are not allowed for your particiular skin condition, an alternative is ‘threading’. This is where a trained technical uses twisted cotton threat to pluck hairs cleanly from the root. Unlike dermplaners, this method does not scrape the skin barrier, but you’ll need to find a qualified technician.

This method originated in India, and is also popular for hair removal, such as on the upper lip. And to shape eyebrows, as an alternative to tweezing.