Your eyebrows are the frame to your eyes and face---creating the most pleasing shape and eradicating stray hairs can help this frame to look its best. Tweezing the brows can be an inexpensive and quick way to keep your brows in the right shape. However, there is one drawback to tweezing the brows: the pain that can accompany pulling those small hairs out of the follicle. However, certain tips can help you minimize pain while creating beautiful brows.
Step 1
Take an over-the-counter pain reducer, such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen about one hour before tweezing. This will help minimize pain when you are tweezing the area.
Step 2
Take a shower or place a hot towel over the face for at least five minutes before tweezing the brows. The hot temperatures will help open up the hair follicles, making eyebrow hairs easier to remove. Be sure to dry the eyebrows before tweezing, however, as moistened hair can be more difficult to grab.
Step 3
Grasp the skin around the eyebrow and pull it taut. This will help you best identify the hair you wish to tweeze as well as minimize slipping when you do tweeze the area.
Step 4
Tweeze the hair, pulling in the direction of hair growth. Following the hair pattern helps prevent ingrown hairs and reduces pain, according to the website, Beauty and Personal Grooming. You should pull the hair as quickly as possible to minimize trauma to the area.
Step 5
Pat the area you just tweezed several times with your index fingers. This helps immediately minimize the sting that can occur after tweezing.
Step 6
Ice the area you just tweezed to close the follicle, minimize swelling and reduce pain. Wrap the ice in a towel or cloth to avoid touching directly to the skin. You also can apply cool tea bags to the area after tweezing to soothe the affected area. Be sure to disinfect your tweezers after every use by soaking them in alcohol. This will help prevent introducing bacteria into an open hair follicle.
Tips and Warnings
- A good pair of tweezers can help you accurately grip and pull the hair. Choose a slanted tweezer with small grip pads on the ends for best precision. Avoid purchasing a tweezer with a blunt tip as this can be difficult to grab hairs and may cause you to pull out multiple hairs at a time.
Things You'll Need
- Ice cubes
- Over-the-counter pain reliever
- Tweezers
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