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Hair Removal Tweezing or Plucking
Description
Metal forceps used manually to pull hairs out by the root,
one or a few at a time.
Advantages
Very useful for eyebrows or stray hairs on face.
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Should not be used for nose hairs. Always trim nose hairs to avoid potnetially dangerous infections.
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Can be painful.
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Difficult for large areas.
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May cause ingrown hairs.
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May cause pitting or scarring.
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Requires use of mirror.
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Some areas are difficult to do yourself.
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Care must be taken when shaping brows:
one or two hairs can
make a big difference in brow shape.
Care Tips on Tweezers
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Clean Tweezers after each use.
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Disinfect tips of tweezers in alcohol.
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Protect the tips of tweezers with cap and keep in storage box or tube.
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Spring tension can be increased by gently pulling the two halves of the tweezer apart. Once you have increased the spring, you cannot decrease it.
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Never drop tweezers. Dropping will dull the tip and throw your tweezers out of alignment.
Five Easy Steps To Accurate Tweezing
1. Brush hair in the direction of hair growth.
2. Isolate the hair you are about to tweeze.
3. Tweeze in the direction of hair growth.
4. Pull one hair at a time.
5. Pull gently and smoothly, making sure not to yank.
Do's and Don'ts
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Do tweeze in the direction of hair growth.
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Do open your pores with a hot washcloth to make tweezing easier.
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Do use a make-up concealer to draw your desired brow shape, then tweeze the hairs that fall below the line.
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Don't use creams or moisturizers that can cause the tweezer to slip.
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Don't tweeze nose hairs or hairs growing out of moles.
