How to Pluck Facial Hair

Plucking hair with a pair of tweezers may be one of the easiest and most affordable ways to remove unwanted facial hair. At the same time, it can also be time-consuming and painful. By taking the time to prepare your skin properly, and by weighing your options, plucking facial hair can be a less punishing experience.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Loofah
• Tweezers
• Lighted mirror
• Warm water
• Aloe vera or vitamin E lotion
• Rubbing alcohol

1. Wash your face well with warm water and a moisturizing soap before you start plucking. This will help to open up skin pores and hair follicles. Scrub your skin with a loofah as well, which will help to remove dead skin. Dry your face well with a towel, or use a little talcum powder for a dry surface.
2. Use the right type of tweezers to pluck your unwanted facial hair. Use a pair of precision tweezers with slanted or pointed tips so that you will be able to pluck hairs more precisely from areas such as eyebrows. The right pair of tweezers will also make it easier to pluck fine hair and peach fuzz on the upper lip.
3. Pluck your facial hair by using either a lighted mirror with a magnifying feature or a large mirror in a well-lighted room, such as your bathroom. This will help you to find the stray hairs that may elude you, as well as maintain uniformity in areas such as eyebrows and under your nose.
4. Pull your skin taut with one hand as you pluck the hairs with the other. Take care not to remove too many hairs with each pass, which can result in more pain and an increased chance of skin irritations. Pluck the hairs in the direction in which they are growing.
5. Wipe your tweezers regularly with rubbing alcohol, which will help you to maintain a firm and steady grip, especially if you have used a lotion on your face before you started plucking.
6. Apply aloe vera or vitamin E lotion to the plucked area after you are finished. This will help to reduce the pain and reduce the chance of skin irritation afterward.

Tips & Warnings

• The old wives' tale stating that moles can be created by plucking hair is utterly false.
• Be careful not to overpluck when addressing your eyebrows. Unlike most facial hair, an eyebrow hair may not come back after you have plucked it.