Face and eyebrow waxing is the process of removing unwanted hair from the face, or the eyebrows specifically. Removing facial hair is important for many people, men and women alike, who want to maintain a clear and hairless complexion. Facial waxing is able to remove vellus hair around the face, mustache hair, and other stray hair strands on random locations on the face. Eyebrow waxing effectively refines the shape of the patient’s eyebrows to make them look more tidy and sophisticated  by removing erratic strands of hair that  make the eyebrows look unkempt or unseparated.

What goes on during face and eyebrow waxing?

There are different techniques that can be used for face and eyebrow waxing.

• Strip waxing is done by spreading a thin layer of wax over the skin, which is also covered by a strip of paper or cloth that is pressed down firmly to ensure that it adheres to the wax, and that the wax adheres to the skin. This strip will then be ripped quickly against the direction of hair growth to remove the unwanted hair. To minimize skin trauma, the strip must be pulled as parallel to the treated surface as possible.
• Stripless wax or hard waxing is another method where the wax is applied onto the skin as a thicker layer, but without the application of cloth or paper strips. As the wax cools, it hardens, allowing the practitioner to remove it easily even without the aid of a strip. This variation in the process of waxing is beneficial for people with sensitive skin because the wax in this method not adhere to the skin as much and, therefore, leaves behind the finer hairs.

What are the benefits of face and eyebrow waxing?

•  It is able to remove larger amounts of hair at one time
• The results are longer-lasting, with the hair in the waxed areas growing back only after 2 to 8 weeks
• Hair regrowth in waxed areas are often softer, as opposed to the rough stubble that grows back after shaving or hair removal by using a depilatory cream.