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
Marketing terms and tactics:
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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