Tweezing, plucking, pumice stones, and sandpaper like gloves are some of the other techniques available. Pumice stones and sandpaper like gloves are used to remove fine, excessive facial hair but can be irritating to the skin.

Tweezing and plucking are commonly used to trim and shape the eyebrows and to remove isolated hairs, for example hair in moles and around the nipples, but it can cause inflamed and infected pustules. A small dab of Fucidin antibiotic ointment applied after plucking can prevent infection. if this is a persistent problem, it may be preferable to cut the undesirable hair off flush with the skin, using scissors or a razor.

Occasionally, repetitive tweezing may result in enough damage to the hair follicle that the hair will die and no longer present a problem.