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Microneedling at home: is it safe?
Erima Xhafa, beauty therapist and chief executive, Paragon Beauty, London: “No! You need to know what you’re doing or you end up causing more harm than good, tearing your skin off. Most importantly, since many hardly clean their make-up brushes/sponges I can’t trust them to properly sterilise the dermal roller.”
Mantas Skridliauskas, skin therapist, Mantas Skin Clinic, Nottingham: “A big no from me. It can cause more harm than benefit to skin. Plus, I’ve seen a lot of people who don’t disinfect their roller.”
Rachel Spencer Down, owner, Smooth Laser and Skin Clinic, Burton-on-Trent: “This fills me with dread. Please use a qualified professional in a sterile environment for microneedling.”
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Emma Catchpole, beauty therapist and trainer, Em-brace Beauty, Northampton: “I read Hellen Ward’s column in the September issue on social media and how to handle trolls. I definitely think trolls put a lot of people off reaching their full potential, when in reality trolls are usually just jealous of someone improving or doing well”