Is it painful to have your upper lips waxed instead of threading?

Answer 1

~Waxing~
-Be sure that the area being waxed is clean.
-Apply a bit of baby powder to the area being waxed to keep the wax from sticking to your skin as much.
-DON'T use lotions, oils, or anything with fragrance on the area for about 24hrs or more. Those kinds of things are one of the biggest causes of ingrown hairs, bc once you've shaved or waxed, especially when you've waxed, your pores stay open for awhile and those products tend to clog and/or irritate the pores, causing the new hair growth to go in the wrong direction - into your skin.
-Instead of lotions, oils, or fragranced products, use a fragrance free, cooling aloe vera gel, immediately after waxing and for a few days more.
- There are also special creams/gels that you can purchase at your local drug/beauty supply store that help prevent ingrown hair that you can use afterwards.
-The next few times you shower, use a loofah to exfoliate the area, this keeps things from clogging your pores and also helps keep your skin from growing over the open pores.

-Now, you may still get ingrown hairs, there are also creams/gels for treatment of ingrown hairs that you can also find at drug/beauty supply stores.
-Another thing you can do is use sharp tweezers to carefully remove the thin layer of skin from on top of the ingrown hair, once you've done that, you should be able to pluck the ingrown hair easily, afterwards, apply a little of the fragrance-free cooling aloe vera gel to calm the area. Removing the ingrown hair with tweezers should be done as soon as you notice it, otherwise the layer of skin over the hair may become too thick.

~Threading~
See this site for info on threading: http://www.hairfacts.com/methods/threading.html

~Other Temporary Hair Removal Options~
http://www.hairfacts.com/methods/temporary.html

I hope all of this helps!

Answer 2

Any facial waxing feels less than good, but it removes ALL the hair in a matter of seconds as opposed to minutes. I find that using a hard wax works the best (as opposed to a honey or creme wax.)

Answer 3

NO WAY trust me threading hurts worse than waxing

Answer 4

threading. Just do it daily and you should always be good instead of the after-wax-grow-back period.

Answer 5

only make confident you rip from outsides of lip in route of center. Press on it actual when you rip it off. Neosporin on it after might want to be sensible with redness and soreness, pretty seeing that its your first time.

Answer 6

i always get mine waxed.. personally, i like it better than threading.. its easier and faster

Answer 7

careful, wax can burn your lips. Specially if your skin is sensitive

Answer 8

hurts a little, but lasts longer and looks better!