When it comes to self grooming, it’s hard to determine which procedure is best for an individual. For eyebrows, most may find themselves struggling on how to groom them. Elizabeth Rivera, Massage High representative and cosmetic student studying as a esthetician at Des Moines Area Community College, helps readers understand a little bit more about their eyebrows. 

“Tweezing, waxing and threading are all great ways to groom your eyebrows and keeping them in shape,” Rivera said. “For waxing and threading, you would want a professional or someone who is licensed to perform them for you. As opposed to just tweezing, [which] you are able to do it in the comfort of your own bathroom.”

Rivera explained that waxing is the only method where individuals are instructed to add an adhesive product to remove the hairs. 

“Threading is a little fascinating because … just pieces of specific threads, unwanted hairs can be removed,” Rivera said.

When it comes to deciding which method is best for one’s being, Rivera explained that a person should find what they think is most suitable and comfortable for them.

“For a healthier groom, I believe the best thing is to find what works best for you,” Rivera said. “All of these methods may cause a little bit of discomfort at first because you are removing hair.”  

Rivera warns readers that waxing should be used with caution. 

“If you do have sensitive skin, hot wax and the strips can tend to rip skin and sometimes burn,” Rivera said. 

When it comes to tweezing, Rivera shared that most people aren’t able to get the smallest hairs that are close to the follicle. This can cause the eyebrow hair to grow back faster. If individuals are looking for a long-lasting groom, they would want to either stick with a waxing or threading procedure.

“Threading will for sure would be one of those treatments that should last the longest because with threading, it is removing the hair straight from the follicle,” Rivera said. 

On a budget and don’t want to spend to much? Tweezing would be the best option to go to.

“Tweezing at home will be the most cost-effective because you are doing it yourself, you can probably buy a good pair of tweezers for less than 10 bucks and this way you can only remove the hairs you would like,” Rivera said. “Typically threading and waxing run for the same price, although threading takes a lot more skill and time.”