How to Clean your Derma Roller

This guide will show you how to clean your derma roller easily and effectively This will not only enable you to use your derma roller safely, 

but looking after your derma roller properly will make it last longer too! 

Why is it necessary?

After each use, the derma roller picks up dirt and bacteria from the surface of the skin. Not cleaning the derma roller properly after it is used leads to a growth of bacteria, which can be transferred back into the skin on its next use, potentially causing an infection. This is why it is really important to clean and disinfect (sterilise) your derma roller every time you use it.

The easiest and most effective way to sterilise your derma roller is to use alcohol to kill any bacteria. However because alcohol does not dissolve proteins (such as those found in blood and skin), you will first need to clean the derma roller with a detergent (i.e. washing up liquid).

Step 1

Fill a plastic food container with warm (not boiling) water and add a couple of drops of washing up liquid. Lay the derma roller upside down in the container (so that the needles are not in contact with the walls of the container) and leave to soak until clean (10-20 minutes should be long enough). Rinse the derma roller with hot water. This method will clean the derma roller by removing any blood or skin cells, but will not sterilise it.

Step 2