The subject of upper lip hair removal is a constant in many women’s lives, it’s one area where we hate our unwanted hair so it’s time to review some of the best upper lip hair removal products.
There are plenty of upper lip hair removal produtcs to try and choose from.
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Best Upper Lip Hair Removal Products: Top 5 Picks
1. Shaving: The Tinkle
Facial razors for women are great because they are used directly on dry skin, they’re very fast and it only takes a few seconds to remove the hair on the upper lip. The hairs grow back in 2-3 days.
2. Hair Removal Creams: Avon Skin so Soft Facial Hair Removal Cream
Using depilatory creams for upper lip hair removal is painless and quite fast. The hardest part is figuring out through trial and error how many minutes the cream should be left on the skin.
3. Waxing: VidaSleek Hard Wax Kit
Using this microwavable hard wax for upper lip hair removal is great but if you’re not a big fan of hard wax that needs to be melted and needs to have a certain temperature, choose cold facial wax strips.
4. Epilation: Emjoi e18
The disadvantage that comes with using epilators for upper lip hair removal is getting used to the pain. It might be worth it because epilators are one of the most affordable hair removal tools that remove hairs from their follicles.
5. Tweezing: Tweezerman Mini Slant Tweezer
If you want an upper lip hair removal method that removes the hairs from the root but you’re afraid of trying waxing or epilation then you can use your pair of tweezers to remove the hairs.
13 Best Upper Lip Hair Removal Products
Some of these best upper lip hair removal products offer results for a very short period of time, others ensure peace of mind for a couple of weeks, while one is permanent (sweet words for any woman).
Also, although the focus of my post is on the best upper lip hair removal products and methods almost, all methods can be used to remove unwanted hairs from the entire face.
I just want to make one thing clear before we go into all those methods:
According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, based on an article published in the BMJ in 2007, it’s a myth that shaving causes hairs to grow back faster, darker, or more coarse.
By extension, I would say the same to be true about depilatory creams, waxing, threading, tweezing, and epilation.
If you are interested, here is an article on how to remove upper lip hair through natural methods.
The abridged version for these methods goes like this:
- there are two painless upper lip hair removal methods to choose from: shaving and hair removal creams – they are also the ones whose results only last for a few days
- there are more options to consider if you want a hairless upper lip for at least 2 weeks but you have to handle the pain: tweezing (it takes a while so it’s a bit tiresome), threading but you need to find a professional for that, waxing (hot wax or cold facial wax strips) which can be easily done at home, and using an epilator, which might be the most painful but very fast
- laser hair removal, which can leave you free of unwanted hairs for up to a couple of years
- and the permanent one: electrolysis
For some of these upper lip hair removal methods, I’ve also taken the liberty to recommend some products to get you started and to give you an idea of the cost.
1. The Tinkle
If you prefer shaving as a method for getting rid of facial hair then this product may be great for you.
A really awesome razor is the Tinkle. An alternative is the Schick Facial Razor. Both are amazing.
It’s the perfect razor if you want to remove facial hair. It’s not advisable to use razors that you would normally use on your body.
When using the Tinkle, you don’t need to wet your face or use a shaving cream.
Just make those hairs go away on dry skin. The shape of the blade is perfect and the blade is not that sharp so there’s little risk of cutting yourself.
Whether you have peach fuzz or coarse hair, the Tinkle is going to handle them.
Don’t forget to moisturize after because shaving your face also implies a bit of exfoliation. Therefore, you don’t want to have dry skin.
It’s incredibly fast to shave your upper lip, there’s no faster method for upper lip hair removal. And no pain!
Unfortunately, the biggest disadvantage is that you’re going to shave once every 3 days or so.
2. Schick Facial Razor
Just like the Tinkle, the Schick Silk Touch-Up Multipurpose Exfoliating Dermaplaning Tool, Eyebrow Razor, and Facial Razor is another dermaplaning tool that can absolutely be used as one of the best upper lip hair removal products.
It’s painless.
It’s safe.
But it’s also fast and cheap.
Even if you have to remove your peach fuss or your facial coarse hairs once every few days, it’s can still be worth it because you’ll do it fast and with no worries about nicks or irritation.
Plus, not only are you removing upper lip hair, shaping eyebrows, getting your sideburns in shape and removing coarse chin hair but you’re also exfoliating at the same time.
A superficial layer of dead skin cells is removed when using these dermaplaning tools like our Schick Facial Razor here.
Overall, if you want multiple benefits, quick facial hair removal in a painless fashion, then you should consider facial razors as one of the best upper lip hair removal products for you.
You can buy 3 razors for a very affordable price.
Switch to a new razor as soon as you notice the blade getting dull to avoid any irritation.
Moreover, it seems that a Schick facial razor seems to last longer then the Tinkle. The blade doesn’t gets dull so quickly.
How do you use a facial razor? It’s very simple.
Cleanse your skin, dry it thoroughly and shave in the direction of hair growth. A sharp blade will cut the hairs from the first pass so don’t press on the blade. Moisturizer immediately after.
3. Avon Skin so Soft Facial Hair Removal Cream, 1 oz
Before actually talking a little about this cream, I would like to remind you that first you should do the 48 hour test to see if there are any adverse reactions, like burns.
Also, make sure to read and follow the instructions.
Everything is very easy when using hair removal creams for upper lip hair removal and there’s no pain.
It’s a great option for those who prefer depilatory creams, which works for both peach fuzz and coarse hairs.
Moreover, the price is not bad at all.
But test how many minutes should be left on the skin. Their instructions are to apply it in a thick layer, leave it on for up to 8 minutes and then remove it.
However, those 8 minutes might be a bit too much.
If you have peach fuzz, start by leaving it on for just 2 minutes and see if the hairs are dissolved in that short time span. Increase the time if the hairs are not removed.
4. Tweezerman Mini Slant Tweezer
Tweezing requires a lot of patience as an upper lip hair removal method. For me, it became annoying and time consuming.
But the results last for at least two weeks in my case.
If you have peach fuzz you can even go for a month until it starts showing. That’s a really big advantage.
The second one is that the pain is not bad because with a tweezer you can’t grab that many hairs at once, contrary to what happens when you use a facial epilator or when you wax.
Thirdly,
It’s an incredibly cheap upper lip hair removal option. A tweezer is quite cheap and it stays with you for so many years. You only need a lot of patience.
5. Veet Facial Hair Remover Cold Wax Strips
Most of us, when we think of the best upper lip hair removal products, we think of facial wax strips.
They’re absolutely easy to use without any prior experience. They’re also cheap because a package lasts a long time. And the smooth skin lasts for about 2 weeks without any problems.
Still, if you can’t handle pain, cold facial wax strips are certainly not the best product for your facial hair removal. You’re better off trying facial razors for women.
These cold facial wax strips from Veet are some of the best.
They’re also very affordable.
We get 10 double sided strips or 20 wax strips for face.
There are also 4 wipes for removing wax residues. The wipes will remove all the sticky wax left behind from when we pulled off the strips.
I should tell you that the whole secret for how well cold facial wax strips perform is in how you pull them off.
You’ll first have to wax one half of your upper lip and then the other half. You can’t wax the hairs on your entire upper lip with the same strip. It’s a 2-step operation.
Apply the strip in the direction of hair growth. Massage the wax strip a bit so that you ensure that the wax sticks nicely to all your upper lip hairs.
Hold your cheek with one hand. With the other, swiftly pull the wax strip parallel to the skin in the opposite direction of hair growth. Don’t hesitate and don’t think about the pain. If you hesitate pretty much a lot of your hairs will be left full of wax but not pulled from their follicles.
The great thing about these Veet Facial Hair Remover Cold Wax Strips is that they remove peach fuzz and coarse hairs with the same ease.
They’re absolutely great for all areas of the face. And you can even wax your eyebrows with them if you’re not afraid to pull off hairs that aren’t meant to be pulled off and thus risking to ruin the shape of your eyebrows.
6. Nad’s Hypoallergenic Facial Wax Strips
Basically, if you want some even cheaper cold facial wax strips as the best upper lip hair removal products, then you can check out Nad’s Hypoallergenic Facial Wax Strips.
They’re sold for a great price.
As long as you use them properly, these strips will be capable of removing peach fuzz and coarse hairs from your face. And the hairs will be removed from the roots. So, you’ll have smooth hair-free facial skin for the next weeks.
It should take only a couple of minutes to wax your upper lip.
I would say that 2 minutes of work for 2 weeks of smooth hair-free upper lips is an awesome deal. And you won’t have to spend all that much money on it either.
Plus, you can do it from the comfort of your home. No need for appointments to beauty salons.
We get 12 double sided strips so 24 facial wax strips and it’s a pack of 2. So 48 facial wax strips in total.
Each pack also contains 2 wipes for residues removal.
7. Cirepil The Original Blue Wax Beads
This is the kind of best upper lip hair removal product that I recommend to those who want to wax their upper lip hair but they also want to wax the rest of their unwanted body hair, too.
If you’re only concerned about upper lip hair removal, stick to cold facial wax strips.
If you want wax that works wonders both for the face and body, you need to acquaint yourself with the Cirepil The Original Blue Wax Beads.
It’s certainly one of the best waxing kits on the market. There are few people who have used this wax and haven’t come out from their experience exclaiming that this is the best hard wax ever.
We pay for a bag full of wax beads. That’s all we get.
The wax beads will be melted into hard wax. This is the best type of wax if you want to remove hairs from their follicles with minimum pain.
The major advantage is that the hard wax sticks to the hairs and not to the skin. If you pull it off properly, your waxing session will go swimmingly and quite quickly.
You just need a spatula to apply it on the hairs with. Then, let the wax cool off and harden and then pull it off with your fingers. You don’t need muslin strips.
This Cirepil The Original Blue Wax Beads hardens pretty quickly. There won’t be much delay.
You’ll have to find a method to melt the wax beads because we don’t get a wax warmer. Frankly, the wax warmers from Cirepil are just too pricey.
You can melt the beads in the microwave. Or you can place them in a jar, place the jar in water and boil the water until the beads are melted.
You can also keep the jar in hot water to ensure that the wax stays melted throughout your session.
8. VidaSleek Hard Wax Kit
The VidaSleek Hard Wax Kit for Face is one of the best upper lip hair removal products if waxing is your choice.
It’s an affordable kit although it’s not exactly the easiest to use.
As an upper lip hair removal product it can take some time getting used to it but that’s pretty much the case with waxing.
An alternative are cold facial wax strips.
The benefits are worth it though.
The hairs are removed from the root, the smooth skin will last for at least 2 weeks, it depends on the rate at which your hairs grow back.
Smooth skin up to a month
Unlike the above two methods (shaving and hair removal creams), waxing is painful.
But it will take a couple of minutes to be done. You will get used to it very quickly.
As an upper lip hair removal product, the VidaSleek Hard Wax Kit can be considered to be quite affordable, it will last quite a long time.
As it’s mentioned in its name, this is hard wax.
Hard wax is ideal whether we’re talking about facial hair removal or bodily hair removal. It removes almost all the hairs from the root from the first pull.
You can apply a second wax strip or use a pair of tweezers to remove the remaining hairs.
Hard wax is also perfect for sensitive skin. It doesn’t irritate the skin, make sure to always moisturize after each hair removal.
If your skin is extremely sensitive, use an aloe vera gel, besides your usual facial cream.
The VidaSleek Hard Wax Kit for Face is my top recommendation if waxing is how you want to handle your upper lip hair removal.
It can be used to remove hairs from the underarms and bikini area, as well.
The VidaSleek Hard Wax Kit for Face:
- it’s microwavable, you don’t need to buy a warmer
- 3.5 oz microwavable hair removal wax
- heat the wax for 3 minutes, stir to make the melting uniform and then test the consistency – until you get used to the whole process you can practice on legs or arms
- 2 wooden spatulas to apply the wax in strips
- wash the wooden spatulas after each use
- 2 soothing post depilatory wipes included
- you can use baby oil or any other oil to remove the wax residues
- if you only use it for upper lip hair removal, the wax will remain warm and liquid, you won’t need to reheat it
- this is hard wax, which means that you don’t need to use muslin strips to remove it
How do you use hard wax on the upper lip?
- apply the hard wax using a wooden spatula in the direction of hair growth, let it on the skin until it hardens, lift a corner a bit and remove it in the opposite direction of hair growth
- hard wax sticks just to the hairs once it hardens and that’s why it’s the best type of wax, especially for sensitive skin
- it’s also the reason why it’s slightly less painful
- pull off the wax quickly and swiftly, don’t hesitate at all because the pain is not that much
It’s a great kit for coarse hairs as well as thin ones.
9. Emjoi Epi Slim+ e18
Epilators are fantastic for any part of your body, whether you want to have silky smooth legs, perfectly hairless underarms, a bikini line ready for the beach or you want a smooth and clean upper lip, even in the brightest light.
Emjoi Epi Slim+ e18 is one of the best epilators for face. It can also be used as an epilator for the underarms and for the bikini area.
If you want an epilator for the whole body, including for face, I recommend the Braun Silk Epil 7681 or the 7561. These two models have: a special facial cap, a sensitive area cap and they work for both coarse hairs and peach fuzz.
18 tweezers
Getting back to my personal recommendation, let me tell you a few words about the Emjoi Epi Slim e18 and what are the reasons for choosing it as one of the best upper lip hair removal products.
It has 18 tweezers. These 18 tweezers rotate, grab many hairs at the same time, and remove them from the root.
It’s really fast, the whole hair removal process will only take about 2 minutes.
Since the hairs are removed from the root, it takes longer for them to grow back – between 2 weeks up to a month.
The Emjoi Epi Slim is tiny but powerful.
Thus, coarse hairs are easily removed from the root. It’s also pretty good at removing thin fine hairs.
2 AA batteries
It works on 2 AA batteries so that’s the only investment to be made in the many years to come.
It would have been better for it to be rechargeable, especially if you plan on using the Emjoi e18 to remove hairs from the face and the underarms and the bikini area.
A facial epilator turns out to be one of the cheapest upper lip hair removal methods because it can work perfectly well for so many years.
The only problem is that it’s going to be painful in the beginning and you will have to change the batteries pretty often.
Threading is better for peach fuzz
If you have peach fuzz, the best method for you would definitely be threading so you should stop looking for the best upper lip hair removal products and find a threading salon.
10. Philips Satinelle BRE235
If you want a cheap epilator for facial hair removal and for the whole body, I recommend checking out the Philips Satinelle BRE235.
It’s not only a good choice as one of the best upper lip hair removal products but it also works to remove hairs from chin, arms, legs, intimate area, underarms, chest, back, etc.
Plus, it’s really affordable. You get your money’s worth and then some.
It’s a corded epilator with 20 tweezers.
There’s also a sensitive area cap that can be attached to the tweezers when you use it for upper lip hair removal.
This cap also works if you want to epilate your intimate area. Just make sure to disinfect it when switching between face and body.
The 20 tweezers might not seem much but the Philips Satinelle BRE235 is surprisingly fast, even when we’re removing hairs from larger areas, like our legs.
Plus, it doesn’t break off many hairs. It pulls them from their follicles, whether they’re thin and short or coarse hairs.
All in all, I love it.
It’s also corded so you know that you won’t have any battery problems.
11. Braun Silk Epil 7561
If you’re prepared to spend a bit more money when buying the best upper lip hair removal product for you, then you can check out the Braun Silk Epil 7561.
It’s a wonderful epilator.
It has 40 tweezers so it’s fast and it works on all areas of the face and body without any problems.
There are also a few great accessories that it comes with: facial cap (this is the one you should use for upper lip hair removal), high frequency massage cap, sensitive area cap, efficiency cap, shaver head and a trimmer cap.
It also comes with a bikini trimmer in case you are interested.
Braun Silk Epil 7561 is the device that does a wonderful job at being one of the best epilators for legs, arms, a great epilator for underarms, bikini area and as being one of the best epilators for face.
The 40 tweezers also make it one of the most powerful epilators on the market.
The only downside is the fact that it doesn’t work corded. You can only use it cordless.
You have to charge it for an hour and then get to use it for 40 minutes. If you want to remove hairs from most of your body and from your face, those 40 minutes won’t be enough.
That’s why corded epilators are so much better. Unfortunately, Braun doesn’t seem to love them as much as I do.
12. Laser Hair Removal: Find an Amazing Professional
The follicle is damaged with a beam of light.
It’s painful and it can take from 2 to 6 treatments until completion but each session lasts a few minutes.
You must also understand that the results are not permanent, just like the American Academy of Dermatology Association lets us know.
Some of the hairs can regrow after several months or some can take even years to grow back.
It also doesn’t work for everyone: the perfect candidate is a person with fair skin and dark hair.
Now for the price:
According to HuffPost, each session can cost between $150 up to $250. That’s definitely expensive, not something I could afford.
Finding the right professional is very important when it comes to laser hair removal, just like it is the case with the next and last upper lip hair removal method.
13. Electrolysis: Find an Amazing Professional
An electrologist is the way to go if you plan on undergoing electrolysis sessions.
This is the only permanent upper lip hair removal method!
Nevertheless,
Be prepared to pay an average price of $600 for all the needed sessions, which might even take a whole year to be completed.
According to the American Electrology Association, electrolysis is suitable for every skin and hair color.
But once that year is over, you’ll never have to search for another hair removal method every again.
My Own Experience with Some of the Best Upper Lip Hair Removal Products
I’ve tried 3 upper lip hair removal methods and each had its advantages and disadvantages.
Besides my upper lip and my eyebrows, I leave my peach fuzz just as it is and as nature intended it to be.
That is becoming increasingly difficult as time goes by. I’ve just entered my 30s but some peach fuzz is starting to stand out a bit.
Even so, I’m too lazy at the moment to do anything about it. I’m so letting laziness win over this.
The same cannot be said about my upper lip hair because that one is definitely dark and has been so since my teenage years.
Cold wax strips & epilators
My first experience was with a pair of tweezers. That happened when I was in high school.
After, I discovered the wonderful world of cold facial wax strips after going a few times to a salon for waxing all over including my upper lip hair and even my eyebrows.
I ended up sticking to cold facial wax strips for many many years because it was such a simple upper lip hair removal method and overall pretty affordable.
It has the same advantages as tweezing with the major bonus that you achieve the same results in 2 minutes.
Then, I got an epilator with a facial cap and epilation has been my go-to choice for a couple of years now
There was no point in spending money on cold facial wax strips anymore.
At the moment, I alternate between my Braun Silk Epil 9561 and my Braun Silk Epil 7561.
Both are amazing upper lip hair removal products for me. I like epilation because it’s just an easy hair removal method. And cheap in the long run.
I just attach the facial cap, turn the epilator on speed 1, and in 2 minutes I’m done. It takes longer to apply all the creams after epilation.
After all these reviews for the best upper lip hair removal products and methods, which one is your favorite?
