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My friends swear by it...any of ya'll ever done it??? and if so what ya'll think?

that shit hurts like hell damn that, not me and that again

I never understood the point of getting something threaded. It's not like it lasts any longer than if you got somethnig waxed so why go through the pain...

i was told that it was more precise with the arch so it looks better

The first time will hurt but after its ok but it looks much better than waxing, go to someone good, if u still not sure u want to go a second time take an advil half hour before u get it done don't feel a thing.

I did it a couple times before, but I only do it when removing
little bits of hair that have grown out, it hurts if your eyebrows have grown out in full....I prefer my waxing one pull and its all
out

I Tried It 1 Time And Left The Damn Place With 1 Eyebrow Done Cause It Hurt Like Hell, Not Me And That... I'll Stick To My Old Fashion Wax, And Pluck

The first time hurt a lot, but it got much better after that. I find that the arch is more precise than with waxing or plucking. But try it once...that's the only way you'll know if its for you or not.

correct!!!

i used to wax...then a friend of mine told me to try threading and i luved it!!! i never went back to waxing again....i've been threading couple years now.

oh please! the first few times it hurts after you get immuned to it I love threading!

so ummmm what exactly is it?

I DID'NT EVEN GIVE IT A CHANCE TO GET IMMUNED TO, MY EYEBROWS ARE VERY NICE WITH THE WAXING, I DID'NT LIKE THE FEELING OF THAT THREAD AT ALL.....
BY THE WAT DID I SAY THAT I CANT WAIT FOR MIAMI!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.hairfacts.com/methods/threading.html

Threading (khite)
Basic facts
Called khite in Arabic and fatlah in Egyptian, it's a less common method in the West for removing hair at the root, used primarily on facial hair. Rows of stray hairs are yanked out with twists of cotton thread.

Description:

The practitioner holds one end of the cotton thread in his or her teeth and the other in the left hand. The middle is looped through the index and middle fingers of the right hand. The practitioner then uses the loop to trap a series of unwanted hairs and pull them from the skin. There are also devices made that can hold the thread during the procedure.

Advantages:

Inexpensive, fast, neat, considered less painful than plucking for many. Good for eyebrows and facial hair. Like plucking, results can last up to two to four weeks.

Disadvantages:

Hard to find a professional practitioner outside large cities. Can be painful and cause itching afterwards. Side effects can include folliculitis, a bacterial infection in the hair follicles, skin reddening or puffiness, and changes in skin pigment.

Clinical data:

Abdel-Gawar 1997

Chicago Tribune staff reporter Quynh-Giang Tran wrote a nice article dated September 9, 2001 "Ancient technique raising-- and shaping--area eyebrows"

Costs:

$5 per treatment for eyebrows; more for larger areas

Background facts
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Historical overview:

The history of threading is not clear, with some claiming it began in Turkey. threading hair is so basic to women in the Middle East and India that it can be compared to girls learning to braid each other's hair as children. Traditionally, threading is used on the entire face, including upper lip, chin, eyebrows, sideburns and cheeks. Here in Chicago, salons performing it can be found in the Indian and Muslim neighborhoods. Most American cosmetologists are not trained in the procedure.

Government regulation:

Many states require a cosmetologist or aesthetician's license to do hair removal like threading.

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girl don't you know beauty is pain? LOL!

girl i can't wait either, you should see my eyebrows now it's in one mess, i walked around all weekend in sunglasses! i'm waiting until Thrusday to get them done.

dats why i started this thread!! my eyebrows is a bush and i'm thinkin of threading instead of waxin for miami