This Tool Can Help Regrow Your Edges

Microneedling has become a hot trend to help boost collagen production and fight aging. Skincare enthusiasts swear by the roll and rejuvenate process to do everything from smooth out acne scars to diminish under-eye circles.

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Well, it turns out there is a haircare version that can help regrow your edges, as well. Granted, my edges are flourishing (praise God!), but this tends to be a sore spot for many women. And, Madison Hair Care, a new Black-owned brand, is making waves with its ProRoller Scalp Rejuvenation Tool that is helping women (and men) battle traction alopecia and other types of hair loss.

The roller has 540 tiny needles (way more than the few dozen in skin rollers) that are designed to help promote hair growth and reduce hyperpigmentation. You literally just need to glide it over the problem areas a few times — “just enough to prick the scalp and cause the follicles to reawaken,” said Maya Vincent, founder, during a product demo.

The pricks are called micro-injuries that “trigger blood flow” and increase circulation to activate your body’s natural healing mechanisms. Vincent said the process is painless and won’t result in any visible blood or skin damage.

According to the International Journal of Trichology, the pricks also help induce stem cells in the follicles to help encourage growth and also enable rapid absorption of serums and hair treatments.

They are “creating that optimal space for the serum to help grow hair,” said Vincent. The brand has a couple of its own treatment options, including a dermatologist-tested Mad-Regrowth Serum that inhibits DHT production and is infused with apigenin to stimulate hair growth.

You can use the roller as often as once a week during the first two months. In the first 30 days, users see a more healed and healthier scalp, with less irritation. Vincent said her clients have then seen growth in as soon as 90 days. After that, you’ll only need to use it once or twice a month.

While it works to heal hormonal, vitamin deficiency, and postpartum hair loss issues, it’s not considered a good option for hereditary hair loss. It also won’t regrow or thicken your eyebrows. Instead, she said, “think alopecia, think bald spot.”

Vincent also shared that treating hair loss is a multistep process, which includes taking supplements to address any vitamin deficiencies and making sure you are drinking water and eating fruits and vegetables.

“It’s important to have a balanced diet when it comes to feeding your hair body the right things,” she said. “If you don’t feed it the right things, it will start to work against you.” 

For more info, visit madisonhaircare.com.