Environ Cosmetic Roll-CIT

This is the at-home roller that makes everything else in your routine work harder. A precision-made, medical-grade device with a smooth-action roller head embedded with stainless steel micro-needles protruding 0.1 mm, for the face and neck.

What it does: creates tiny channels in the upper layers of the skin so the products you are already using reach further than they would on their own. It is not painful, and it is not a replacement for in-studio needling. It is the maintenance tool between appointments.

Why it's worth it

• Enhances how effectively your topical products work
• Helps restore the appearance of skin tightness in the early stages of ageing
• Speeds up improvement in the look of uneven tone and texture
• Helps reduce the appearance of sun-damaged skin, fine lines and scars
• 0.1 mm stainless steel micro-needles in a medical-grade housing
• Part of Environ’s Skin Tech+ range, the needling technology Dr Des Fernandes pioneered
• Reusable, so the cost per use drops to almost nothing over time
• Buy once, use for a long time. Unlike everything else on this shelf, it does not run out.
  

Read this before you buy

This is the one product in the range with real prerequisites, and we would rather lose the sale than have you use it too early.

Your skin needs to be well prepared with mild levels of vitamin A for a minimum of three weeks before your first roll, and you should be on at least the second level of Environ’s Vitamin STEP-UP SYSTEM of moisturizers. Needling on unprepared skin is how people end up irritated, inflamed, and convinced the product is the problem.

If you are not there yet, that is genuinely fine. Start with AVST Moisturizer 1, work through it, and come back. This device will still be here, and it will do far more for you then.

If you are already on an established vitamin A routine, this is the single best thing you can add to it.

How to use

For advanced users only. Start at twice a week and build slowly toward daily use. Do not start daily.

Cleanse your skin first. Divide the area into sections and roll each one vertically, diagonally and horizontally for three to five minutes, using mild but firm pressure. Follow with your Environ products. Take care around the upper and lower eyelids.

Rinse with warm water before and after every single use, and clean it once a week with rubbing alcohol.

Important: this is a single-person device. Do not share it, with anyone, ever. Handle it carefully and do not drop it, since the needles damage easily. Keep it away from children. Replace it on the schedule your skin therapist recommends.

Size

0.1 mm micro-needles

Not sure whether your skin is ready for this? Ask us before you buy. We will tell you honestly, and if the answer is not yet, we will tell you what to do first. Local pickup is free at the studio in Valleyview.