Best Dermaplaning Tools
Removing your peach fuzz and ‘stache in a flash has never been easier, but some tools are more efficient and comfy to hold than others
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When it comes to tackling peach fuzz, dry skin, and a dull complexion, dermaplaning is one of the easiest, most budget-friendly skincare procedures you can perform in the privacy of your bathroom. For the uninitiated, dermaplaning looks and feels a lot like shaving your face, but the tools used to remove hair and exfoliate dead skin are designed to glide over the contours of your forehead, cheekbones, and chin, and feature a small blade and a comfy handle that make them easy to maneuver.
No matter how “no big deal” beauty influencers and BeautyTok make dermaplaning seem, it’s important to remember that you are taking a blade to your skin, so caution is crucial.
“At-home dermaplaning looks simple, but it’s actually very technique-dependent,” says dermatologist Jessie Cheung. “It’s difficult to get the correct blade angle, pressure, and direction on your own face, especially around curves like the jawline, chin, and upper lip. That’s where people run into issues with small nicks, scrapes, irritation, or over-exfoliation that can compromise the skin barrier.” Most dermaplaning brands and pros recommend holding the blade at a 45-degree angle to your skin.
Meet Our Testers
CR’s Tanya Christian and Lisa Fogarty (that’s me) put seven dermaplaning tools by brands like StackedSkincare, Tweezerman, Schick, and Michael Todd Beauty to the test.
Photos: Tanya Christian/Consumer Reports, Lisa Fogarty/Consumer Reports Photos: Tanya Christian/Consumer Reports, Lisa Fogarty/Consumer Reports
Tanya had no experience with dermaplaning tools; Lisa has been using them for several years but has only ever tried the Schick Hydro Silk tools. Both were eager to see how well these would remove facial hair and give them a queenly glow.
Sneak Peek: The $200 Dermaflash Luxe+ Sonic Dermaplaning + Peach Fuzz Removal Set is a superpower electric dermaplaning tool that is an investment, for sure, but could be one that lasts a long time. We found its two settings to be very powerful, and it erased facial hair in seconds—but we had strong thoughts about its bulky handle and other quirks.
Keep reading to find out which tools were our favorites, and which fell short, as well as expert tips on how to dermaplane, who should never dermaplane, and how at-home dermaplaning differs from its in-office counterpart.
When dermaplaning, we used short, downward strokes and always washed and dried our faces before starting (never dermaplane on wet skin).
