The art of Threading- Hair removal from the Middle East

August 14, 2014

I’ve recently learned about Threading which is a hair removal technique for eyebrows, upper lip, or any facial hair. It removes the hair at the root with out use of wax, chemicals, or painful tweezing of hairs one… at…a…painful…time. All that is used is a piece of cotton thread, twist it, and off you go. It’s still not as well know here in the states but larger cities are seeing more and more of these salons open up. I’ve watched a few videos but have never attempted to do it myself at home. We found a place near Colleen so she will have to be the guinea pig and go try it out on behalf of all us sisters. 🙂

Most believe threading originated in India over 6000 years ago and spread throughout Asia, the Middle East and in recent times Europe. Now it’s here in the states. The Arabic word for threading is ‘Khite’; in Egypt it is also called ‘Fatlah’.

It was originally done when a woman was getting married or for special occasions in countries like Iran. In ancient Persia, threading was a sign that a girl had reached adulthood and had become a woman.

In our time we all seem to sheepishly admit that we have an errant hair or two that needs to immediately leave the spot it’s occupying. Or a trail of hair that is trying to “uncreate” the purposeful Pangea of our eyebrows, like Nanny McPhee below. In other words, the “unibrow.”

Uni-brow of sweet Nanny McPhee.

Beautiful Emma Thompson who plays Nanny McPhee. See what a difference threading, mascara, and hair conditioner can make. 🙂

Check out this videos and How To’s, and learn a little more about this natural way to stay hair free.

News NBC special on Threading

Cute young lady doing a How To video

Here is brave Colleen taking one for the team and getting her eyebrows threaded.

Happy Threading

-Shara

PS- On a recent visit to the local mall I noticed this Shapes Eye Brow Bar kiosk that was promoting something rather strange, it had Male Anal Bleaching – What Men Need To Know advertised on the glass. Anyway, that’s not why I was looking in, I saw that some brave lady was getting her brows threaded for the rest of us to watch. She was in a comfortable chair leaning back, she seems to be in no pain, and totally relaxed. Maybe I’ll go try it out on some Tuesday morning when few are there to watch me shape my brows publically.

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Shara Lane

I'm Shara, a wife, mother, bargain shopper, and I love to critique everything from food to mascara. I'm a sister of Colleen who lives in the desert of Arizona. My favorite time of day is when I pretend my kids are asleep upstairs, and I can catch up on my favorite shows with my handsome husband. Once Upon a Time, Dr. Who, Mythbusters (husband's choice), Big Bang Theory, Sherlock, and Castle. I turned 40 but feel around 30ish, and wonder where the time has gone. I love new clothes, new make-up, new food, and anything new to try out and critique. It's not mean, I promise, I just really like to figure out how to make things better :-)

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