If you’ve ever looked at your face in bright bathroom light, caught your cheek in a car mirror, or put on foundation and suddenly thought, Where did all this peach fuzz come from? — you’re not alone. 

It’s completely normal.

And if you’ve thought about dermaplaning but stopped because someone told you the hair would grow back darker or thicker, here’s the good news:

It won’t.

That’s one of the biggest myths around facial hair removal.

Dermaplaning cuts the fine hair at the surface of your skin. It doesn’t change the follicle underneath, which is what controls how the hair grows.

So your peach fuzz grows back the same way it did before.

So Why Does Everyone Think It Grows Back Thicker?

Because freshly cut hair can feel a little different when it starts to grow back.

Natural hair has a soft, tapered end. When you cut it, you’re feeling a flatter edge as it comes through the skin.

That can make it seem a little more noticeable at first.

But you haven’t made the hair thicker, darker, or faster-growing.

You’re just noticing the regrowth.

Which means you can stop worrying that dermaplaning is somehow going to turn soft peach fuzz into something completely different.

It doesn’t work that way.

Why Remove Peach Fuzz At All?

You don’t have to.

Peach fuzz is normal, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with having it.

But a lot of people like the way their skin looks and feels without it.

For one thing, your face feels really smooth afterward.

And if you wear makeup, this is where the difference can be especially noticeable.

Foundation, skin tint, concealer, blush — all of it can sit more smoothly when it isn’t catching on tiny facial hairs.

Dermaplaning also helps remove dead skin sitting on the surface, which can leave your skin looking fresher and feeling softer.

The appeal is pretty simple:

smoother skin, smoother makeup, and a cleaner-feeling surface.

It’s Also Weirdly Satisfying

This might be our favorite part.

The first time you dermaplane, look at the blade afterward.

You may be surprised by how much fine hair and surface buildup was actually there.

It’s one of those beauty steps where you don’t have to wait three months to decide whether anything happened.

You can see the result right away.

You can feel it right away.

That’s part of why dermaplaning has become such an easy addition to skincare routines.

Where PlaneSmooth Fits In

There are plenty of ways to remove facial hair.

You can use a disposable facial razor.

You can book a professional treatment.

Or you can use a reusable device at home.

We created PlaneSmooth for people who wanted something that felt more like a real beauty tool without the $100-plus price tag that often comes with one.

Rechargeable.

Easy to use.

Fresh blades.

Simple enough to work into your routine whenever you want that smooth-skin reset.

We’re not trying to make dermaplaning complicated.

Actually, the opposite.

The Bottom Line

Your peach fuzz is normal.

Removing it is optional.

And if you do remove it, it is not going to grow back thicker just because you dermaplaned.

What you may notice instead is smoother-feeling skin, easier makeup application, and one of those beauty results you can actually see immediately.

And once you try it, you may start paying a lot more attention to that bathroom lighting.

— Marc & Scott
Co-Founders, PlaneSmooth