Should you tweeze or wax facial hair?

Question

I don't want to do threading or permanent hair removal, because I want something that I can do at home.

so which method is better for facial hair, tweezing or waxing & why?

Answer 1

Wax, tweezing leaves marks and irritation.

Answer 2

I used to tweeze my facial hair, but up until yesterday I waxed it. My skin was so used to the tweezing, that it didn't hurt anymore than tweezing. I find that wax provides a cleaner look. They both last a really long time, but it is much easier and quicker to wax. I recommend Sally Hansen's microwaveable facial wax. You can peel the wax right off!!! I loved it!!

Answer 3

Wax. It takes WAY less time and it also lasts muchlonger. With tweezing you will have stubble, but waxing should stay for at 4-6 weeks! =)

Answer 4

honestly electric shaver is your best bet. there is no scientific proof that hair grows back thicker and darker. In fact it has been well documented by medical groups such as the Mayo Clinic, a world renowned hospital that it is completely false. what happens is an optical illusion. your hair which grows out of one follicule is nice and sharp lie a really pointy pencil. shaving would be the equivalent of breaking the tip off or blunting the end. So it visually appears to be thicker and/or darker. It is fortunately the same old hair follicule growing out. the only way for your hair to get darker and/or thicker is to actually physically damage the hair follicule itself. i have the same herediary problem as you. since I was about 13 years, now am in my mid 30s. i shaved until I was a senior in highschool with a norelco electric shaver. then moved to waxing. And in my 20s I had enough money to do laser. I am still not finished with the laser, and only do it when I have extra cash. I h ave about $3000 invested in laser over 10 year period, maybe 2 - 3 times per year at $250 per treatment. honestly I would not recommend a razor and shaving cream. electric was way easier and you can do it any time of day. the hair doesn't need to be any particular length. just watch it because sometimes it makes my skin burn and applying say perfume hurts right immediately afterwards. but you can't really tell the difference.

Answer 5

Tweezing is much more accurate. Unless you dont care if you rip off half of your eyebrow..or leave patches of hair and no hair on your face or upper lip..wax..ive seen people thet used to wax and now they have a beard growning in place where they used to wax..it takes way too much off!

Answer 6

Tweezing for eye brows - it's more precise.
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Waxing for upper lip, etc. Parissa makes pre-cut wax strips that are very convenient & come w/ good, clear instructions.

Answer 7

Tweezing Chin Hair

Answer 8

i think girls usually wax because it takes a little bit longer for it to grow back compared to tweezing...but in my opinion, i think its better if a girl tweezes because...when you wax, it looks like a bald spot on your face, so you can see like a lighter portion on your face LOL...and it looks funny. if you tweeze it, you just pick out the long hairs so it looks normal. both will hurt, i just say tweeze it

Answer 9

Both are painful. Tweezing takes longer. Waxing doesn't, but I'd say it is more painful.

Answer 10

I wax my eyebrows. More painful, but it's not one by one and it's over quickly. And it last longer than tweezing. I think so anyway.