How to Dermaroll to Grow a Beard | Minoxidil Beard Growth Journey
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- This video details my process for dermarolling with a Derma Pen to help beard growth.
My regiment is to do dermarolling twice a week and apply Jamaiican Black Castor Oil afterwards.
I hope my videos can encourage you to get your very own beard as well. Do not give up hope!
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it looks to me like youve got angel wings lol
Hahah that's not the first time I have heard that
I mean, the point of dermarolling is to cause the damage to skin in order to make the body heal it producing a lot of collagen. But isn't the shaving with the blade essentially the same process? But it is widely denied across the internet..
Yeah not sure why it is denied. Maybe the fear is damaging the vellus hairs. I see your logic though
I dont understand how you think shaving produce the same skin damage as derma rolling. Its totally different process
Thanks for sharing your all experience💛
You are so welcome!
Quick Question - is derma absolutely necessary for beard growth. I’m lucky I have a lot facial hair already but it’s thin and I have a few bald spots on my face. I’m in a little over than a week in putting on the liquid minoxidil. I have very sensitive skin to a bit hesitant to derma. Love the vids and beard!
It definitely helps a lot, especially if you have problem areas like that. Dermarolling at 2mm is what started progressing my weaker areas. That or time with minoxidil. Unsure to say for 100% certain.
Thank you so much for sharing! I have eczema and sensitive skin, and I am worried that dermarolling will cause skin irritation. Luckily, the foam minoxidil has not caused any. How helpful has dermarolling been to your beard journey? And how much do you think I would be missing out if I only applied minoxidil? Thank you.
This is the golden question and I really think that you are in for a lot longer beard journey if you are not dermarolling. It really accelerates the gains. You can try out the roller, they are like $10 and see how your skin is. The pen is only better and irritates my skin a lot less than the roller.
@@monkybeard Thank you for your prompt response! I will give derma rolling a try and see how my skin responds. Do you use any moisturizer or other skin products prior to using the derma pen, so that it could slide on your skin easier?
@@andreasolsen8922 Great questions! I generally keep my face moisturized, but not specifically before dermarolling. I do use Jamaiican Black Castor Oil afterwards and leave it on for at least an hour. The oil seemed to help boost my growth. I feel the oil makes more vellus hairs and the Minoxidil takes them to the finish line. Links to all of the stuff I use or recommend in the description.
I bought the derma pen from your link to support! Are you sure we can dip the pin part in alcohol ahead of time and after? How long do you wait to let it dry I noticed the alcohol inside the tip part
Thank you so much for your support!
I dip the tip in alcohol before and after for about 3 to 5 minutes. Usually brush my teeth and wash my face in the meantime.
I rinse it off with hot water before use if I'm in a rush. Otherwise the alcohol dries rapidly like in a minute. Don't go beyond 1.5mm depth. Any more does not improve beard growth.
Stay Strong Beard Brother.
So it’s like getting a collagen tattoo to the face lol
Haha essentially! It burns like a bad sunburn
Hey there! On the evenings that you dermaroll- do you wait a full 24 hours to apply minoxidil? Or do you just apply it the following morning as normal? Thanks for your advice!
I usually wait until the evening again. So a full 24 hours.
Stay Strong Beard Brother
@@monkybeard man! I’m impressed you can do 1.5mm with the dermapen. Just got mine and rock the 0.75mm at 1 speed… wild time lol. Tried upping it to 1 mm and had to step back.
@@mdinhlam I'm a glutton for pain! To be honest, best results are at 1mm to 1.25mm for beard and .5mm for eyebrows. Going 1.5mm is too much and helps for deep scarring, but not beard growth. I dropped down to 1.25 and see better results.
@@monkybeard That's good to know! Do you find the speed makes a difference at all? Also, do you think it makes a difference if you substitute castor oil as a moisturiser instead of lotion? Thanks for all of the follow replies!
@@mdinhlam Speed just means less rotations needed since your skin is getting punctured more times per second. I go on the second speed setting.
I use both the oil just a tiny tiny bit and rub it in and then lotion over all. Moisturize is good for the rest of your face since the Minoxidil is going to dry you out and give you wrinkles.
Hi, thank you for you videos, iam gonna start my journey soon! Do you recommend to start using dermaroller from very beginning?
I would highly recommend dermarolling. If you already have a beard, you probably could use just dermarolling to fill in the rest. But I didn't see any real gains until I started dermarolling and eventually I bought the dermapen which just makes the process faster.
@@monkybeard Thanks! I was just choosing my dermapen.
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Hello. Thank you for the video. Most people, probably scientists too, for beard growth suggest 0.5 mm and at max 1 mm because, if I am not mistaken, in that depth does the beard growth happen. Like more depth is intented for different purposes. What's your take on that?
Yeah good point, at 0.2-0.5mm is where collagen production occurs. There are mixed reviews on more depth vs staying at 0.5mm on Reddit.
My own personal results, I tried at 0.5 and did not see results for a 3 month period then I went to 1.0mm and found success for a while so then I speculated to go further and found better results. That being said, dermrollers.com/blogs/news/how-do-i-choose-my-size is a good reference for the use cases of each of the depths.
Bro that’s the name brand of that derma pen? It don’t let me open the page on Amazon when I click on your link.
Thank you so much for letting me know and your support. I have added a new link: amzn.to/470G2Lj
@@monkybeard thanks bro!
Question, during the vellus hairs phase, do you think is better to shave or trim them down to not damage them and see faster results before they turn permanent.
@@the_beastboy1 I personally think that trimming is better. Others say that shaving is better. From my own testing I found that trimming resulted in faster gains. That is purely anecdotal though
@@monkybeard I appreciate it bro, at about how many MM were you keeping it trimmed?
@@the_beastboy1I find the best success at trimming it to 4-5mm
Has applying Minox to your eyebrows really help in its growth? I also have same issue with light eyebrows
It was, I did not dermaroll my eyebrows because it gave me a rash. Growth is a lot slower up there for sure. Still my eyebrows are getting to a decent place.
Yes, but you wanna make sure you do it consistently and keep in mind that if you quit before hair becoming terminal, 80% of it will just shed.
Also, you may experience shedding in general, like, it may fall. Ofc it will grow back but you may look kinda weird
What needle size did you use? I saw many sizes of the needle like 12pins, 24pins, didn't know which one to use.
You can use either, I personally use the 24 pin and at 0.5mm to 1.0mm depth. It all depends how much pain you want. Stay Strong Beard Brother 💪
Do you wait 24hrs before applying minoxidil again or do it in the morning ?
You are supposed to wait 24 hours, but I realistically apply about 18 hours after (mid afternoon)
Do you always wait 24 hours after derma rolling to reapply minoxidil?
I usually wait until the next evening to apply minoxidil again. In the meantime, I use beard oil.
Not sure if you'll see it, but how many needles do you use? 12 needle cartridges?
Hello, I use the 12 needle cartridge! Stay Strong Beard Brother 💪
@@monkybeard thanks! Staying strong, almost 16 months in.
@@monkaHeliWatchesWidePeepoHappy That's awesome! How long do you plan on going for?
@@monkybeard until there's no more improvement and all hairs are terminal. Peobably around 3-4 years. Then I'll go full viking beard mode
@@monkaHeliWatchesWidePeepoHappy Wow you shall surpass me, I am going to stop soon at the year mark
Why caster oil use is if safe and halpful? I am from india
Castor Oil is just the oil made from castor beans. The oil's molecule is too large to pass all the way through the skin barrier, so there really isn't any big side effects to worry about. Minoxidil has more side effects technically. I find it stimulates hair growth
which is better for beard growth dermaroller or dermapen?
Dermapen is better, but is also more expensive. It saves me a lot of time and I feel it actually punctures the right way rather than at an angle with the roller. The pen also has different depth settings so you can crank it up when you feel the need to.
@@monkybeard great thanks i just bought myself one. also when should i change the needle?bc it comes with like 10 or more 👍love the content!
What trimmer do you use?
Hey kdubphoto, I use the Philips Norelco: amzn.to/3Haa3Oj
But to be honest, I wouldn't 100% recommend it. I wish it had the side lever for more nuanced trimming. It does, however, cut really well and the battery lasts a really really long time.
Is there a limit on size of the needle? Like would 2 mm be too much?
I am currently nearing 2mm, I honestly would not go much higher than that though. It's a balance: The more depth the higher the recovery time which means less applications of Minoxidil.
@@monkybeard thanks for answering! Very helpful. I was also wondering if you are using the 12 or 36 needle cartridges for the derma pen?
@@jayqiu7569 I am using the 12 needles
There is, google size and layers of the skin.
The hair follicle is about 1.2mm in, there is no real reason going past that, cause deeper goes fat and muscles