Per
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia;
threading is an ancient
method of
hair removal which
originated in parts of India, the
Middle and Far East, and is now
gaining popularity in Western
countries. It is as popular with men
in Arabic countries as it is with
women, though they still shave the
beard part of their face with a
traditional safety or straight
razor, doing their ears and eyebrows
with thread.
Thin, twisted cotton threads are rolled over untidy hairlines, mustaches and so on, plucking the offending hair.
Practitioners use a pure cotton
thread. They generally twist the
hair and threading pulls out a whole
row of hair, as opposed to tweezing
where only one single hair is pulled
out. Threading is often preferred to
tweezing because of the naturally
straight lines of hair removed by
the thread. It is pulled out from
the follicle. Some women focus
particularly on the area between the
eyebrows, thus interrupting
so-called "unibrows".
Like other methods of
hair removal
such as plucking or
waxing,
threading can result in skin
irritation and ingrown hairs,
however, threading is more effective
and less painful than tweezing; hair
re-growth becomes finer and more
sparse after regular treatments; and
the top layers of skin are not
peeled or traumatized in the
process. For this reason, threading
is highly recommended and an
excellent option for those who use
Retin-A,
Accutane,
and similar products.
For more information,
please speak with your consultant.
