When removing facial hair, what on earth is threading and how does it work?

My class mate says she does it, and i have no idea what she in on about!|||Threading%26#039;s an old way to remove hair. It continues to be practiced by many in the Eastern part of the world. Unwanted hair is removed from the roots with the use of a cotton thread by trained practitioners. Today, threading hair removal is the hottest method of facial hair removal and continues to grow in popularity in the U.S. and worldwide. The origins of threading is not clear, with some claiming it began in India, the Middle East or China. However, threading can cut the skin, even if done by experienced threading practitioners.





Personally I don%26#039;t fancy it %26amp; waxing hurts like a bugger with the redness lasting for a good few hours. I%26#039;ve found a thing called the %26quot;silky mitt%26quot; its a mini epilating strip sold in boots/superdrug etc, really cheap, doesn%26#039;t hurt %26amp; does the job great. Check it out.|||forget about threading and think about waxing its less painful and more effective.|||Threading kills!!! I wouldn%26#039;t recommend it. Why don%26#039;t you try using wax?|||You use a small piece of thread (cotton or similar). I think its doubled and moved over your skin in a twisting manner. The thread is supposed to pull the unwanted hair out as it twists and turns over your skin.





I%26#039;ve never tried it but plan to one I find a local beautician who provides this service.|||Threading is an asian technique used to remove facial hair. It is used for eyebrow shaping and upper lip hair removal. Threading is a proven age-old form of facial hair removal practiced in India, China and Middle East. The procedure uses a 100% cotton thread which is twisted and pulled along the skin surface of unwanted hair, lifting hair directly from the follicle.





I think it is quite painful, like quick tweezing. It is reputedly better for your skin than waxing or plucking.|||They use thread like what you would sew with and run it across your face. It pulls the hair out and can be more accurate than wax|||There is a lady that does this in liverpool albert dock sunday market, its amazing to watch, she has a piece of thread, between her teeth and the other end in her hand and she loops the thread so it catches the tiny hairs, its very fast and although Ive never had it done, the people Ive seen dont seem to be in any discomfort, if you search the yellow pages (uk) etc for beauty salons most are starting to do this treatment, the great thing is NO chemicals!|||it%26#039;s just a technique using a fine string to grab facial hair and pull it...i%26#039;ve never try it before, but from what i heard, threading is not as painful as tweezing|||A review of the various hair removal methods is available at http://tinyurl.com/ob6tt