Facial hair could make for a more attractive appearance or ruin your overall look.
If you are concerned about hair ruining your facial look, there are several ways to get rid of them and maintain your spotless facial appearance.
In this piece, we cover several ways on how to remove facial hair at home.
How To Remove Facial Hair: 7 Methods That works
1. Shaving
Using a shaver (electric or disposable razor) is one of the easiest ways to get rid of facial hair. Shaver comes with a built-in blade that will lift and cut hair at the surface of the skin.
In some shavers, there are several blades. One will handle the lifting while the other will cut the hair. A third blade may be present to ensure a clean cut.
Shaving your facial hair will leave your face spotless for at most three days, after then, you would have to repeat the process.
While shaving is one of the easiest ways, it is also the least convenient. Cuts, razor bumps, and ingrown hairs are very common with shavers.
To prevent these from happening, you should apply shaving cream first and only shave in the direction of hair growth.
2. Waxing
If you have short facial hair, waxing is an effective way to remove your facial hair for up to 6 weeks.
When shopping for waxing strips, you should pick only soft wax or lookout for options formulated for facial hair.
Avoid double-dipping a waxing strip as it could bring in bacteria into the wax and lead to a skin infection.
Waxing could cause skin discomfort, however, you would feel less pain with this procedure. There are many cons to waxing as well as pros. Acne and ingrown hairs are some after-effects of removing facial hair with a waxing strip.
3. Tweezing
Just like shaving, this method won’t cost you much financially, however, a little bit of pain is involved with tweezing.
Instead of running a razor on your skin and cutting the hair, you will use a pair of tweezers to pluck out the hair from the roots. This tool comes in handy if you’re trying to shape your eyebrows.
Unlike shaving, tweezing could last for up to eight weeks. The process is simple.
Before you start, soften your skin with a warm washcloth. To pluck out the hair with one step, hold your skin taut and pull or pluck in the direction of hair growth.
Ingrown hairs are also common with tweezing and you may experience slight discomfort with every hair you pluck.
4. Epilation
In simpler words, epilation is a facial hair removal method that makes use of an electric tweezer.
Instead of plucking hairs one after the other as with a manual tweezer, an epilator will grab and remove multiple hairs from the root at the same time. Epilation could help keep your face spotless for up to four weeks.
Before you use an epilator, you should exfoliate as it will help to soften your skin and open up your pores.
When removing your hair using an epilator, you should slowly glide it over your face and softly against your skin. Only use the epilator in the direction of hair growth to help prevent ingrown hairs.
Just like tweezing, using an epilator could cause slight discomfort but going slowly could help reduce the pain.
5. Depilatory creams
Depilatory creams are more of an advanced way of removing hair with long-lasting results and none of the pain. Depilatory creams can keep your face hair-free for up to 6 weeks.
The creams contain several chemicals that break down hair protein and dissolve the hair. Depilatory creams are quite safe to use, however, there are chances that you may suffer an allergic reaction.
If you’re a first-time user, you should do a patch test to know if your skin will tolerate the chemicals in the cream.
Simply apply a small amount to your skin for 24 hours. Watch out for signs like redness, itchiness, and bumps.
These indicate an allergic reaction and you should desist from using the cream for your own safety.
If nothing happens within 24 hours, you can go ahead and apply it to your face. Depilatory creams should be allowed to sit for about 10 minutes before being wiped off using a damp cloth. The hair usually comes off as you wipe off the cream.
6. Threading
If you want to remove unwanted facial hair on the side of the face, upper lip, and chin, threading could be the right method to use.
The process involved is very simple. Your technician would use a threat to pull and twist unwanted hair till it is out of your skin.
This removes hair from the hair follicle so it would take some weeks before hair would grow back.
While this method comes with a bit of pain, you won’t have to worry about ingrown hairs as with shaving and tweezing or about allergic reactions as with depilatory creams.
To reduce any discomfort that comes with the process, your technician may apply a numbing cream to the area.
After the process, a warm compress could be applied. For this method, you will have to hire a trained cosmetologist or aesthetician.
7. Laser Hair Removal
If you’re looking for a more permanent hair removal process, then laser hair removal is the go-to option. Unlike shaving, tweezing, and threading, this process has fewer side effects and would last you up to 6 months.
Laser hair removal involves damaging hair follicles with the use of a laser and pulsating beams which result in the complete loss of hair. In some cases, the hair may never grow back and if it does, it would be unnoticeable.
The main issue with laser hair removal is that it would cost you a lot more than any other hair removal process.
Achieving satisfying results would require several trips to the spa. You can save costs by getting yourself an at-home laser hair removal kit.
They are just as effective as those used by professionals and would save you a lot of money in the process.
While you can use this procedure on facial hair, you should avoid hair around the eyelids and eyes.
Summary
These hair removal methods will help you get rid of unwanted facial hair at home. Some come with the pain while others are a lot more comfortable and would give you a better result.
By far, using depilatory creams is the best option for people who don’t want to shave very often and are looking to avoiding the pain that comes with epilating, tweezing, and threading.