This article was co-authored by Karina Villalta and by How.com.vn staff writer, Hannah Madden. Karina Villalta is a certified Esthetician and Owner of Oh Sweet and Sugar and Shears, a skincare and hair removal service located in Seattle and Kirkland, Washington. With over eight years of experience, Karina specializes in eyebrow shaping, a hair removal technique called sugaring, and organic facials. Karina started her career and was trained at Benefit Cosmetics Brow Bar. Since opening her own business, Karina ensures her clients are educated about their skin and helps them implement personalized skincare routines.
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Most people have 2 distinct eyebrows with only a faint smattering of hair in the middle. But for some people, the hair in the middle is thick and dark, creating what we call a unibrow or a monobrow. If you have a unibrow, you may be wondering where it came from or why you might have one—which is why we’ve answered all of your unibrow-related questions in this article.
Steps
How do you get rid of a unibrow?
- Try tweezing or plucking for an easy option. Tweezing the hairs in between your brows can separate your eyebrows from each other, creating 2 separate brows instead of a monobrow. If you’d like to pluck your eyebrows, use a new pair of sharp tweezers, and look in a mirror to make sure you don’t over pluck.[6] Use the tweezers to pull out one hair at a time, working slowly.[7]
- Tweezing can cause some slight irritation, especially if it’s your first time. If you need to, apply a soothing lotion for some relief once you’re done.
- Get your brows waxed for a longer-lasting solution. Waxing the hair in between your brows will make them grow back slower than simply tweezing them. You can wax your unibrow yourself, or you can make an appointment with a professional. If you do wax your brows yourself, make sure you use facial wax, and always read the instructions on the package before starting.[8]
- Waxing often causes irritation, especially at first. Don’t wax your unibrow if you have a sunburn or sensitive skin.
- Try laser hair removal for a semi-permanent solution. Laser hair removal can last months or even years, and the hair that does grow back may not be as noticeable. During laser hair removal, a licensed professional will point a laser at the hair that you want removed. The laser will vaporize the hair and stop it from growing back as quickly. Since the area between your eyebrows is fairly small, laser hair removal for a unibrow would only take a couple of minutes.[9]
- If you want to look into laser hair removal, talk to a dermatologist.
- Keep in mind that most insurance plans don’t cover laser hair removal.
Expert Q&A
Tips
- You don’t have to get rid of your unibrow if you don’t want to! Your unibrow makes you unique, and if you like it, you can keep it.Thanks
References
- ↑ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/genes-responsible-for-gray-hair-unibrows-and-bushy-beards-uncovered/
- ↑ https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/pax3/
- ↑ https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/cornelia-de-lange-syndrome/
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/02/fashion/mens-style/embracing-the-unibrow.html
- ↑ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5596643/
- ↑ Karina Villalta. Certified Esthetician. Expert Interview. 19 August 2020.
- ↑ https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/beauty/hair/tips/a32528/eyebrow-plucking-tips-pain/
- ↑ https://www.cosmopolitan.com/style-beauty/beauty/a35254760/how-to-wax-eyebrows/
- ↑ https://www.aad.org/public/cosmetic/hair-removal/laser-hair-removal-faqs
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