In 2024, Amazon pulled nearly all Dr. Pen microneedling devices, leaving users wondering if the FDA had banned them. Here’s what’s really going on — including the latest FDA warning about RF microneedling risks, where you can safely buy authentic Dr. Pen products again, and a first look at the new Hydra Pen H6 that dispenses serum as you microneedle.
At-home microneedling devices are facing restrictions due to an ongoing FDA microneedling pen review. Here I have full details about what’s going on, why you can no longer purchase supplies in the U.S. and what you can do about it.
Trouble Buying Your Microneedling Supplies? If you've been trying to buy microneedling pens or cartridges on Amazon or other platforms, you've probably noticed they’ve disappeared. Although no public announcement has been made yet, at-home microneedling devices are facing restrictions due to an ongoing FDA review - information I learned from a vendor's website. Here I [...]
Nano needling is a form of microneedling, but it’s a pain-free method of improving your skin at home. It’s super very safe, non-invasive, not painful and it works by making serums approximately 20x more effective by creating microscopic channels in the skin’s outer layer, which then close within 20 minutes. If you have some high-quality […]
At-Home Nanoneedling Experiment I decided to do an at-home nano needling experiment with the Deminuage nano needling pen & the Ordinary’s Resveratrol serum, in addition to a serum from Deminuage, called Blanq. I dedicated three weeks to this experiment and avoided using most of my other standard skincare (no active ingredients, peels or retinol), while solely [...]
Microneedling at Home - My 8 Treatments Spanning 16 Months I started my microneedling journey at home in January 2019, at the age of 37. My goal was to tackle some fine lines and wrinkles and see if microneedling was really worth the effort. I wanted to see if it worked and if it would [...]


