{"id":1359,"date":"2014-08-14T11:01:15","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T18:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/?p=1359"},"modified":"2018-10-08T22:33:07","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T05:33:07","slug":"the-art-of-threading-hair-removal-from-the-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/14\/the-art-of-threading-hair-removal-from-the-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"The art of Threading- Hair removal from the Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I’ve recently learned about<strong> Threading<\/strong> which is a hair removal technique for eyebrows, upper lip, or any facial hair.\u00a0 It removes the\u00a0hair at the root with out use of wax, chemicals, or painful tweezing of hairs one… at…a…painful…time.\u00a0\u00a0All that is used is a piece of cotton thread, twist it, and off you go.\u00a0 It’s still not as well know here in the states but larger cities are seeing more and more of these salons open up.\u00a0 I’ve watched a few videos but have never attempted to do it myself at home.\u00a0 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. \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">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.\u00a0 The Arabic word for threading is ‘Khite’; in Egypt it is also called ‘Fatlah’.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">It was originally\u00a0done when a woman was getting\u00a0married 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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">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.\u00a0 Or a trail of hair that is trying to “uncreate” the purposeful\u00a0Pangea of our eyebrows, like Nanny McPhee below.\u00a0 In other words, the “unibrow.”<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1360\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/nanny-mcphee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1360\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1360\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/nanny-mcphee-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"Uni-brow of sweet Nanny McPhee.\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/nanny-mcphee-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/nanny-mcphee.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1360\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Uni-brow of sweet Nanny McPhee.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1361\" style=\"width: 242px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Emma-Thompson-image-emma-thompson-36658573-1000-1290.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1361\" class=\"wp-image-1361 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Emma-Thompson-image-emma-thompson-36658573-1000-1290-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"Emma Thompson\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Emma-Thompson-image-emma-thompson-36658573-1000-1290-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Emma-Thompson-image-emma-thompson-36658573-1000-1290-793x1024.jpg 793w, https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Emma-Thompson-image-emma-thompson-36658573-1000-1290.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1361\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Beautiful Emma Thompson who plays Nanny McPhee. See what a difference threading, mascara, and hair conditioner can make. \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Check out this videos and How To’s, and learn a little more about this natural way to stay hair free.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EIeHYNt-rl4\">News NBC special on Threading<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eWkrVzhuqrE\">Cute young lady doing a How To video<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Here is brave Colleen taking one for the team and getting her eyebrows threaded. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Threading-pic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1872\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Threading-pic-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Threading pic\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Threading-pic-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Threading-pic-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Threading-pic.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/threading-close-up.jpg\">\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/threading3-with-text.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1874\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/threading3-with-text-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"threading3 with text\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/threading3-with-text-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/threading3-with-text-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/threading3-with-text.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Happy Threading<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">-Shara<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">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 <a href=\"https:\/\/analbleachingguide.com\/whitening-for-males\/\">Male Anal Bleaching \u2013 What Men Need To Know<\/a> 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.\u00a0 She was in a comfortable chair leaning back, she seems to be in no pain, and totally relaxed.\u00a0 Maybe I’ll go try it out on some Tuesday morning when few are there to watch me\u00a0shape my brows publically.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><sup class=\"noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact\" style=\"white-space: nowrap;\"><i><span title=\"This claim needs references to reliable sources. 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