Microneedling Shopping List - The Vanilla Plum

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Notes

Microneedling Shopping List

Ingredients

Skin Prep (Things to avoid)

DO NOT USE any anti-inflammatory meds (3 days) or accutane (6 months)
DO NOT USE lasers, wax, razors ,retinoids, exfoliants, acids, topical antibiotics for 2 weeks before
AVOID at-home treatment if you get cold sores because you may need an anti-viral medicine beforehand
AVOID blood thinning agents for 1 week before treatment because thinners can cause bruising
AVOID doing this right before and during your cycle since your skin is more sensitive

Extra needle cartridges (never reuse a needle)

Do you need 1-pin, 16-pin, 36-pin cartridges? Read my article to decide based on your specific needs. Use less needles (like 12-pin or 16-pin cartridges) for smaller areas (like the face) and more needles (like 36-pin cartridges) for larger areas (like the body).

The products I use for my treatments

Numbskin My preferred numbing cream

HAs (during and after)

Hyaluronic acid Option 1 use beforehand to check skin compatibility
Hyaluronic acid Option 2 use beforehand to check skin compatibility

Aftercare (1 month): Growth Factors

Growth Factors Option 1 use beforehand to check skin compatibility
Growth Factors Option 2 use beforehand to check skin compatibility

Aftercare (1-2 months): Serum I use during healing

Serum (use code THEVANILLAPLUM at check) aftercare (use beforehand to make sure it's a compatible choice for your skin)

Adjunct therapy: Red Light Therapy - I wrote about it here

Red Light Therapy Option 1 - face mask (2 colors) aftercare (if you are just treating the face)
Red Light Therapy Option 2 - wand (3 colors) aftercare (helpful if you are treating face+body)
Red Light Therapy Option 3 - panel (3 colors) aftercare (face+body+muscles)

Recipe Notes

Treat your skin like it's baby skin--very sensitive.

*Use ONLY mineral sunscreen for a month since your skin soaks up everything you put on it just a bit deeper. I like this one and this one (use code THEVANILLAPLUM).

Videos:

Derminator videos

Professional vampire facial (notice how she uses the pen)

Professional acne scarring treatment

1st time professional treatment experience

This video will scare you out of it doing it at home! Using caution is extremely important.