Plucking is a method for hair removal where the hair is pulled out of its follicle using tweezers or thin threads. The hairs only grow back around 6 to 8 weeks later. Plucking is done manually by using tweezers, thread or with a device such as an epilator.
Sources:
- Cleveland Clinic. Hair: Removing Unwanted Hair. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/11031-hair-removing-unwanted-hair (accessed 3. August 2020)