Threading (epilation)
Threading is an ancient method of hair removal originating in the Eastern world. In more recent times it has gained popularity in Western countries.
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[edit] Technique
Practitioners use a pure, thin, twisted cotton thread which is rolled over usually untidy hairlines, moustaches and other areas of unwanted hair, plucking the hair at the follicle level. Unlike tweezing, where single hairs are pulled out one at a time, threading can remove an entire row of hair, resulting in a straighter line. Because a large area of hair is removed at once, it could be painful, though The Guardian reports[1] that when done professionally "with a cat's cradle of fine thread" it is quick and painless.
[edit] Origin
Threading has long been popular in many Arab countries,[2] and was well known from Indian and Persian culture. The Arab name for threading is 'Khite'; in Egypt it is also called 'Fatlah'.[3]
Threading the entire face is widely practised amongst Iranians, but it was originally only done when a woman was getting married or for special occasions. In ancient Persia, threading was a sign that a girl had reached adulthood and become a woman.
[edit] References
- ^ Cartner-Morley, Jess (25 September 2004). "Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion". Does it work? Vaishaly Patel's eyebrow threading. The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2004/sep/25/fashion.beauty1?INTCMP=SRCH. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
- ^ Alicia Barba; Leslie Stafford Baumann & Esperanza C Welsh (2008). "Nonlaser Hair Removal Techniques". emedicine.medscape.com. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1067139-overview. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
- ^ Abdel-Gawad et al, 2008.
[edit] Bibliography
- Verma, S. B. (2009). "Eyebrow threading: A popular hair-removal procedure and its seldom-discussed complications". Clinical and Experimental Dermatology 34 (3): 363–365. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.02920.x. PMID 19021633.
- Litak, J.; Krunic, A. L.; Antonijevic, S.; Pouryazdanparast, P.; Gerami, P. (2011). "Eyebrow Epilation by Threading: An Increasingly Popular Procedure with Some Less-Popular Outcomes—A Comprehensive Review". Dermatologic Surgery 37 (7): 1051–1054. doi:10.1111/j.1524-4725.2011.02016.x. PMID 21585596.
- Abdel-Gawad, M.; Abdel-Hamid, I.; Wagner, R. (1997). "Khite: A non-Western technique for temporary hair removal". International Journal of Dermatology 36 (3): 217. doi:10.1046/j.1365-4362.1997.00189.x. PMID 9159010.
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