Use This Underestimated Skin Tool, and Your Fave Products Will Be More Effective

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We're not going to leave you hanging here. Derma-rollers (also called micro-needling devices) are known throughout the beauty industry as one of the best ways to heal and improve the health and radiance of our complexions. Yes, there are expensive, in-office micro-needling treatments available that can have great benefits for acne and other skincare concerns, but doing the treatment at home with a high-quality derma-roller can actually reap similarly exciting results. (Especially if you're consistent and invest in great products to accessorize your regimen with.) 

Licensed esthetician Kerry Benjamin is the micro-needling queen here in Los Angeles and is the CEO of StackedSkincare, which makes one the best derma-rollers available on the market. As Benjamin explained to us previously, micro-needling is the practice of using a specialized tool (a chic little roller equipped with hundreds of tiny needles) on top of the skin's surface in order to help stimulate collagen and drive the active ingredients in skincare products deeper into the skin. And not just a little bit—we're talking a whopping 90% or greater increase in absorption, folks. 

"At-home derma-rollers are safe, effective, and meant to be used daily with serums," says Benjamin. You can use gentle strokes horizontally, vertically, and diagonally all over your face, neck, even your lips on cleansed skin followed by your favorite serums. Or get even more bang for your buck by adding a serum before you start your rolling ritual in addition to after.

Since not all derma-rollers are created equally, we handpicked the 10 best options worth your money—no matter your budget. Keep scrolling!

#1: StackedSkincare Microneedling Tool 2.0

#2: BeautyBio GloPro Microneedling Regeneration Tool

#3: Ora Face Microneedle Dermal Roller System

#4: Skin Gym Goldie Face Roller 

#5: Nannette de Gaspé Art of Noir Roller

#6. Kitsch Derma Roller 

#7: Linduray Skincare Derma Roller Cosmetic Microneedling Kit

#8: Lolysenta Derma Roller

#9: Koi Titanium Derma Roller for Body

#10: Teresa Tarmey Microneedling Kit

The Best Serums to Pair With Your Derma-Roller

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This is important. Since using a serum in tandem with your derma-roller will increase the potency, absorption, and all-around efficacy of the ingredients it contains, be sure you avoid using formulas with strong, potentially irritating ingredients like vitamin C and retinol.

Instead, on days you use your derma-roller, choose serums brimming with other active ingredients like stem cells, growth factors, and hyaluronic acid. "These are the types of ingredients that will really maximize the effects of at-home micro-needling to stimulate collagen, rev up cell turnover, lift hyperpigmentation, smooth out fine lines, firm, plump, and hydrate," Benjamin explains

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Erin has been writing a mix of beauty and wellness content forBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing for over four years. Prior to that, she spent two and half years writing for Byrdie. She now calls Santa Monica home but grew up in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and studied writing, rhetoric, and communication at University of Wisconsin, La Crosse. She studied abroad in Galway, Ireland, and spent a summer in L.A. interning with the Byrdie andBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing family. After graduating from UW, she spent one year in San Francisco, where she worked as a writer for Pottery Barn Kids and PBteen before moving down to L.A. to begin her career as a beauty editor. She considers her day-to-day beauty aesthetic very low-maintenance and relies on staples like clear brow serum (from Kimiko!), Lawless's Lip Plumping Mask in Cherry Vanilla, and an eyelash curler. For special occasions or days when she's taking more meetings or has an event, she'll wear anything and everything from Charlotte Tilbury (the foundations are game-changing), some shimmer on her lids (Stila and Róen do it best), and a few coats of the best mascara-type product on earth, Surratt's Noir Lash Tint.