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Threading

The method of threading for temporary hair removal has different names in different countries. While the Arabian name of threading is ‘Khite’ the Egyptians call it ‘fatlah’. Though not commonly preferred in the West, threading has been one of the primary methods for removing unwanted hairs from the facial hairs, especially eyebrows and upper lips. Some claim that threading was first introduced in Turkey. Others say that threading has been so common in India and Middle East, that it is often compared to the learning of girls’ braiding of each others’ hairs right from their childhood.

In this method, rows of three to five hair strands are pulled off with twists and turns of a cotton thread. One end of this cotton thread is held in the teeth of the practitioner or the beautician while the other end remains in his/her left hand. The middle part, which is looped through the middle finger and the index of the right hand, is then used to lock in the hair strands and pull them off from the roots. Instead of holding the thread with hands, fingers and teeth, modern devices have been introduced now, that can hold the thread appropriately for performing threading. The thread used in threading is 100% cotton which allows it to twist and roll along the surface of the skin for entrapping the hair strands and uprooting the follicles.

The process of threading involves less pain and discomfort as compared to tweezing or plucking and is also supposed to be an inexpensive, fast, accurate and neat way of hair removal. However, some people do experience pain and itching after threading, especially in case of first timers, further leading to a bacterial infection of the hair follicles known as folliculities. This infection causes puffiness or reddening of the skin, changing the pigment of the skin. A slight redness occurring immediately after threading is a common scenario in almost every person. Application of a small amount of zinc ointment can help treat this problem very effectively.

One of the other major disadvantages of threading lies in the fact that it cannot be done on your own. Moreover, it is also not very easy to find a professional and good practitioner always, particularly if you stay away from the urban areas. Trained and licensed cosmetologists are called for by many states for different hair removal techniques including threading.

Nevertheless, threading is considered to be one of the most ideal ways of removing facial hairs and shaping eyebrows. Similar to tweezing or plucking, threading also requires to be done in every two to three weeks to maintain the clean and hair free look. The average cost of threading may come up to $5 dollars for one eyebrow and more for other larger areas.