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My Indian roommate in college introduced me to "threading" as a fast & affordable method for eyebrow maintenance. Since she has moved to the East Coast, I can't get it done for free anymore (haha) but it only costs $5-8 at certain salons (!).
Threading is a common practice in India, Armenia & all over the Middle East, but not many Americans know about it, so I wanted to share some info.
Threading
Threading is an age old form of hair removal practiced in such countries as India, Pakistan and the Middle East, commonly used to lend clean lines and shape to the eyebrows and remove unwanted hair from the upper lip and areas of the face.
The procedure utilizes a piece of 100% cotton thread which is twisted and pulled along the area of unwanted hair, lifting hair directly from the follicle. The pain experienced during threading is no worse than that experienced during tweezing or waxing. A small pinch is felt with the removal of hair which many clients find minimal due to the large coverage area treated at one time.
Unlike waxing which can be messy and time consuming, threading requires no external products, only the use of 100% cotton thread and a minimal amount of time with a skilled cosmetician.
Threading does not have the unpleasant side effect of irritation and rashes caused by the "stripping off" of the top layer of dead skin that accompanies waxing. The benefits of threading also out weigh those of tweezing because unlike tweezing, threading lifts the complete hair from the follicle while maintaining a larger coverage area.
-FashionIndia.net
Threading is a common practice in India, Armenia & all over the Middle East, but not many Americans know about it, so I wanted to share some info.
Threading
Threading is an age old form of hair removal practiced in such countries as India, Pakistan and the Middle East, commonly used to lend clean lines and shape to the eyebrows and remove unwanted hair from the upper lip and areas of the face.
The procedure utilizes a piece of 100% cotton thread which is twisted and pulled along the area of unwanted hair, lifting hair directly from the follicle. The pain experienced during threading is no worse than that experienced during tweezing or waxing. A small pinch is felt with the removal of hair which many clients find minimal due to the large coverage area treated at one time.
Unlike waxing which can be messy and time consuming, threading requires no external products, only the use of 100% cotton thread and a minimal amount of time with a skilled cosmetician.
Threading does not have the unpleasant side effect of irritation and rashes caused by the "stripping off" of the top layer of dead skin that accompanies waxing. The benefits of threading also out weigh those of tweezing because unlike tweezing, threading lifts the complete hair from the follicle while maintaining a larger coverage area.
-FashionIndia.net