Dermal Tone Infomercial Shocks Your Face Into Shape

The infomercial for the Dermal Tone facial exerciser aired at the turn of the millienium in 2000. DermalTone works on the premise that shooting electrodes directly into your face muscles is the key to looking young. Dermal Tone is like Rejuvenique with the mask taken off. DermalTone is a handheld device that looks like a stun gun; because there is no mask, all the world is able to witness the involuntary convulsions of the face muscles.

See the device in action as creator Ashley Vann demos DermalTone on herself and an unsuspecting model named “Jessie.”

The first time they ask Jessie how DermalTone “feels”, doesn’t it seem like she is struggling to speak through clenched teeth as she answers, “It feels great. It’s very invigorating.”

Dermal Tone finally gives us all the ability to control someone else’s face muscles like a marionette’s. Thank you Dermal Tone.

When they first introduce Dermal Tone creator Ashley Vann, they make a big deal out of the fact that she is really…40-years-old! I think we can all agree that after 10 years of personally using DermalTone, Ms. Vann could easily pass for 39 in dim lighting.

In a memorable demo, one dedicated woman put Dermal Tone to the test by shooting electric pulses into only one side of her face and then shows us the results, which are a bit of a stretch:

That face stretching demo brings to mind the famous Katherine Helmond scene in the movie Brazil:

I love whenever an infomercial starts talking trash about competing products that are also advertised on infomercials. Here host Lola Davis calls out both the Facial Flex mouth exerciser and the Rejuvenique electrical toning mask.

I have not been able to verify rumors that this dissing of Rejuvenique and Facial Flex provoked a drive-by shooting at DermalTone headquarters.

Finally, check out the “commercial” segment of the Dermal Tone infomercial that features hokey graphics that looked dated even 10 years ago.

Happy face electrocution everybody!