How to Maintain Your Brows after Eyebrow Threading

Eyebrow threading is one of the most effective ways to shape your eyebrows with extreme precision and avoid a ton of complications. 

However, it can also require a bit of maintenance to help with post-threading soreness and keeping those great results for as long as possible between appointments. 

Today, we’re going over seven essential brow maintenance tips to follow after eyebrow threading - all simple, effective, and easy on your time and budget.

1. Do Not Exfoliate After Your Appointment

The first thing you should do to help with your freshly threaded eyebrows is avoid exfoliating them. You need to wait 24 hours at least.

While threading is a bit gentler than other options, the brow waxing vs. threading debate still comes down to skin sensitivity - threading still causes some irritation. When you immediately exfoliate after your appointment, you greatly increase your chances of dealing with irritation and redness. 

24 hours is enough time for the skin beneath and around your eyebrows to normalize and heal a bit, and then you’re free to start your exfoliating routine. 

This is one of the most important steps in proper eyebrow threading aftercare, and skipping it can lead to unnecessary discomfort.

This will greatlyreduce any redness or soreness that you’d otherwise experience, and it’ll make it so you can enjoy your results. 

2. Don’t Go in the Sunlight

Similar to exfoliating your brows right after your threading appointment, you want to avoid sunlight as well. If you get a sunburn, it can be extremely irritating, and even just getting a bit of sun can increase the irritation you’re already feeling. 

We’re not saying that you need to carry a parasol and dodge sunlight everywhere you go like some sort of vampire, but don’t plan a trip to the beach or the tanning booth the day after your threading appointment. You want to minimize sun exposure as much as possible for a couple of days. 

One of the key eyebrow threading benefits is how precise and clean the results are, but to fully enjoy those results, you need to protect your skin during the healing process.

Remember, your eyebrow skin is sensitive right after the threading. Even little things can suddenly irritate it. 

3. Use Ice or Aloe Vera After Your Threading

For the last irritation-based tip, consider using ice cubes if you experience soreness. This can quickly reduce the minimal swelling that some people experience and greatly reduce soreness and redness. 

Aloe vera can also help in the same way. Just try not to use an ointment that contains a lot of chemicals or scents, or those might trigger irritation that you’d otherwise avoid. 

4. Do Not Reshape on Your Own

Now that we have all the ways to avoid irritation out of the way, it’s time to focus on maintaining the results. 

The main thing you want to avoid is trying to keep them shaped on your own. It’s tempting. You spent money getting them threaded, and as they grow back in, you probably think you have a solid template to use for plucking or shaving and keeping them the same way without another appointment, but that’s not how it works. 

If you try to take care of the new hairs as they come in, you risk ruining the shape of your eyebrows and having a much harder time getting them back to the stunning results you loved. 

Practicing good brow maintenance means trusting the process and giving your brows time to grow naturally between sessions.

It’s always best to just let them grow in naturally and then make a hair removal appointment after. If you let them grow back naturally, the threading technician will have an easier time giving you the results you want. 

5. Get Them Threaded Regularly

We mentioned this briefly, but you need to go back to a professional and have your brows threaded regularly. You can’t just set up one appointment, use that as a template, and then pluck them as your hair grows back. It can cause a lot of issues. 

Instead, the best way to keep those stunning results is to maintain a regular threading schedule of about once a month. 

The good thing about threading is that it lasts about 4-6 weeks, and you don’t have to constantly go to an appointment. 

Again, if you’re not able to do this, or you’re going to have to miss an appointment for a month, do not try to do it on your own. Just wait until you can let the pros handle it. 

6. Moisturize

If you follow a comprehensive beauty regimen, you probably moisturize your entire face daily. Even if you don’t, make sure you keep your brows moisturized. 

The skin around your brows is freshly exposed, and it’s particularly prone to drying out. That can cause problems with new growth, and it goes without saying, but it doesn’t look all that pleasant. So, it can detract from your perfectly shaped brows. 

Your favorite moisturizer should be a good option, but make sure it’s not packed with chemicals that might damage your sensitive skin more or cause irritation. 

7. Use Sunscreen When You Go Out

Even after your skin heals up for a day or two, you don’t want to go out to the beach and get a sunburn. 

Make sure that every time you’re going to be exposed to intense sunlight, you use a bit of SPF 50 sunscreen to protect your eyebrows. 

Of course, just like every other topical solution we’ve recommended, make sure you don’t use something packed with chemicals that can clash with your skin and cause it to dry out. 

Treat Yourself to the Best Eyebrow Threading

Eyebrow threading gives you those clean lines and precise definition that really make your face pop - but even the best results need a skilled hand to start. That’s where Brow and Wax Wizard comes in.

Our team doesn’t just specialize in eyebrow threading; we also offer professional waxing, hair services, and eyelash treatments to help you look and feel your best from brows to blowouts. 

And if you ever need help keeping those fresh results between appointments, we’re always here with expert guidance and personalized care.

Ready for long-lasting results and next-level service? Contact us today to book your appointment and see why our clients trust us for all their beauty needs!