Medically Reviewed by Dr. Nidhi Goyal , BDS, FMC (Germany), Reviewed on 25th January 2021

A derma roller really works... Even minus the bacteria buildup from an unclean roller. Prevent these unnecessary side effects with just 5 minutes of effort.

Derma rollers are effective hair treatments in two ways. To reduce your hair fall and control balding.

When you use a derma roller for your hair, your scalp releases nutrients like keratin and collagen required for stronger hair growth. In doing this, a derma roller can manage your hair fall.

With these effects, you can be sure that the derma roller really works!

Derma rollers for hair regrowth are very effective when used with minoxidil.

Be it a hair oil, a hair tonic, or minoxidil, using a derma roller increases the absorption of these solutions to make it work better for your hair.

This way, derma rollers for your hair can help you prevent male pattern baldness.

Why you need to clean your derma roller

Whether for your hair or face means coming in direct contact with your skin.

Not only does it touch your skin, but scientifically it also punctures your scalp’s layers.

If your derma roller is not clean, it can become a breeding ground for bacteria.

In a study that reviewed the application of micro-needling, one patient in the micro-needling group developed a bacterial infection.

The residue on your scalp or your derma roller can serve as an unnecessary complication by giving rise to other issues such as rosacea, eczema, melasma.

When bacteria from your derma roller come in contact with your scalp, it makes your scalp red and bumpy because the blood vessels become visible.

Eczema is also caused by using an unclean derma roller on your scalp.

Here, your skin becomes irritated and itchy. This causes inflammation and redness.

Melasma is a form of pigmentation caused on your skin.

The bacteria from your dirty derma roller can cause a hormonal imbalance in your body and result in brown patches on your scalp’s skin.

Do you want to prevent these unnecessary complications?

It’s simple; all you have to do is clean your derma roller before and after using it.

It sounds cumbersome and tiring, but it is just 5 minutes of effort before and after using a derma roller that can help you prevent the onset of unnecessary derma roller side effects.

How to clean a derma roller before using?

To disinfect your derma roller with rubbing alcohol, you will need:

Rubbing alcohol
A clean glass
And your derma roller

All you need to do is pour some rubbing alcohol into the clean glass.

Then, you need to submerge the derma roller’s head in the glass for 3-5 minutes.

Remove the sterilized derma roller and allow it to dry for at least 10 minutes.

For it to dry, empty the cup and place the derma roller upside down for 10 minutes

How to clean a derma roller after using it?

It would help if you disinfected your Derma roller with rubbing alcohol, as mentioned above.

Rubbing alcohol sterilizes your derma roller very easily. It is extremely convenient and does not require any elaborate procedure or method to clean it.

Store your derma roller in its plastic case until your next use.

By sterilizing your derma roller, you ensure that there are no bacteria remnants that can otherwise buildup when left unattended.

Be sure not to use your fingers to pluck out dirt from the derma roller’s head. The derma roller’s needles can hurt you while doing so.

Moving the derma roller while soaking in rubbing alcohol to loosen the piece of dirt or gunk is more than enough to get rid of it.

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How often you should clean your derma roller

It is simple. For the derma roller to work on your hair, you need to ensure that it is clean and bacteria-free.

If it isn’t, it can be more harmful than beneficial.

Thus, you need to clean your derma roller.

When you clean your derma roller and how often you should clean it is simple.

It would be best to clean your derma roller each time you use it. Now, how do you determine how often to derma roll your hair?

The number of times you use your roller depends on the size of your roller’s needles and the sensitivity of your skin.

If your derma roller’s needles are of a shorter length, you can use them more frequently than a derma roller with longer needles.

This is because longer needles penetrate through the layers of your skin and make deeper punctures; these punctures take longer to heal than punctures made with shorter needles.

Based on this, you need to remember that you need to clean your derma roller before and after each use.

Even if you use your derma roller right after shampooing your hair, you need to sterilize your derma roller.

Though your skin appears clean and dirt-free and you have sterilized your derma roller, You need to sterilize your derma roller to avoid damaging your skin.

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