Tweezing vs Waxing vs Shaving vs Threading of facial hair.

Okay ladies, there are multiple ways to remove hair and not pay a fortune. You have tweezing, waxing, and threading. In this hub I am going to explain the pro's and con's and some of the myths involved with each.

I have used all three methods to remove unwanted hair from my face (which no woman ever wants to admit, but it's reality ladies; so don't be ashamed), and out of all three, threading was the best investment I have ever done. I did this over a period of 2 months and found amazing results and cons in all of them.

WAXING

Waxing is at time a quick and cost efficient method of removing unwanted hair, especially on the face. Currently there are two widely used types of wax; hard wax and soft wax. Hard wax is used on more sensitive areas; like the lips of your vagina when doing brazilian and soft wax is used for legs, face, and underarms. Areas that can take more tug and pull on them. One of the most common ingredients in all waxes is Pine Rosin, which is an ingredient when added with others allows the hardening and bonding of the wax to not only your skin, but the hair folicle and paper as well.

The facts about waxing:

You can get waxing done on any part of your body, to include the amazing brazilian bikini wax which on average runs you 65 dollars.

When you go in to get waxed, whether facial or body; you always leave with red areas and sometimes bleeding; dependant on where you get waxed. This redness normally doesn't subside until about an hour or two after the initial waxing. You're probably asking why that is, well its because when you get waxed; especially on or around sensitive areas, like the bikini, the wax not only pulls out the hair from the folicles, but also takes off the top layer of the skin. Most aestheticians will explain to you that when the wax is applied, it goes down into your folicle, but also attaches to the skin. That is where the redness comes from.

Pros:

Quick solution to unwanted facial hair

Can be relatively inexpensive; for example, upper lip, face, and eyebrows

6-8 weeks before having to go in to get waxed again

Hair grows back finer

Cons:

If your allergic to any of the ingredients in wax, the symptoms don't show up for a few days after the initial waxing

waxing is not pain free, and causes redness, bleeding, and the area to become tender (so its recommended you don't schedule to get waxed the day of a big event)

The hair has to be at least 1cm before you can get rewaxed

Most spa's and waxing specific facilities only have so many aestheticians on staff, so you may have to schedule an appointment and then wait a week before you can get waxed, if you can get waxed at all (meaning the hair isn't long enough)

Still can get ingrown hairs, regardless.

TWEEZING

Okay ladies, we have all done this; and honestly it gets rather annoying. All though cost is rather superficial (8 dollars for a pair of tweezers), it is extremely time consuming and can be rather painful, especially if you have never done it before.

The facts about tweezing:

If you have never tweezed before, this can be quite the eye opener for you. Tweezing takes patience attention to detail, and some drawing skills. Usually before you start, especially if there is no form to your eyebrows; you have to first draw with a eye pencil how you want to shape your eyebrows. From there you begin to pluck all the unwanted hairs around the drawn line, not in them. Now if your not symmetrical in your drawing, you will end up with quite odd looking eyebrows; because they won't be even.

There will be times, even some of the most professional tweezers, will miss the hair and catch the skin instead, which can be rather painful because you can actually cause trauma to the skin; like breaking the skin.

Pros:

Extremely cheap

Cons:

Extremely time consuming

The hair grows back normally within the week, causing you to have to tweeze more often

Due to the symmetry involved, if not payed attention too can cause over tweezing (removal of too much hair) or uneven eyebrows (too much tweezing on one, not enough on the other) or your lines were crooked.

Books, mirrors with lights, and stencils add up in cost, and can be rather expensive

Can be extremely painful if the hair is not pulled out quickly

Nearly impossible to get the finer hairs

Hair grows back the same density

 SHAVING

We have all done it, whether our legs, or facial hair. Shaving is probably the worst when compared to the other solutions, but is quick and if you don't want to wait till your hair grows out enough to be waxed or even threaded, shaving is an easy solution.

The facts about shaving:

Shaving unfortunately, if your not cautious enough can cause razor burn (reddening and a rash develops causing discomfort in the shaven area) or you can nik or seriously cut yourself with the blades. The major fact about shaving is it only cuts the hair above the skin, it gets nothing else. Causing the hair to grow back faster and heavier.

The cost of shaving can get rather expensive, between the cost of the actual razor to the replacement blades will normally run you in upwards of 15 dollars. That's excluding the shaving cream be bought. The blades only last approximately 3-4 weeks before you have to replace them. Should you not, you don't get close enough to the skin and have to shave even more (sometimes every 2-3 days) and you can cause razor burn due to the dullness of the blades.

Pros:

Rather quick and simple

Quick solution to waiting for other methods

Cons:

Extremely expensive

Hair grows back quicker and darker

Only gets the hair above the skin

Can cause razor burn and cuts

Increases the probability of ingrown hairs (especially around the bikini line)

Have to wait in between shavings (at least a day) so as not to cause pain due to the shortness of the hair

Hair grows back coarse causing "stubble"

Takes concentration so as not to cut yourself