Hi there,

Threading is used to give a move defined shape to the brow than waxing. Once mastered it is a quick method and is mostly popular with asian clients. I get asked alot for this method but I never trained in it but now I would consider adding it to my treatments.

Some clients say it's more painful than waxing though as it takes out each hair individually but I have also been told you are better using a certain indian thread than the average cotton as this will make the treatment a little less painful.

Hope this help!

I have had my eyebrows both waxed and threaded.
Threading was a little more painful, and I felt the hair grew back alot quicker than when I have previously had them waxed!
My opinion is wax is better. hth!!

Hi,

I learnt to thread earlier this year. It has brought alot more clients.
I do get told alot that I my method doesn't hurt as much.
It does last a little longer than waxing because the thread can pick up hair the wax can't. If therapist isn't good at it, you can end up breaking the hair off at the skin thus it growing back quicker.

Is was money well spent!

x x

I've had a few clients ask me about this lately, it looks a very skilled technique! I wasn't aware many places still did training in this. would like to try it too!

Is it easy to master.Do you end up ruining a lot of eyebrows before you are any good at it and is it good for other parts of the body.How is it at strong chin hair ?

I'm not sure what to think. I've had it done and found it took too long and was a very annoying pain. Many of my clients who have had threading say the same and found that it grew back quickly.

My view is that if it's not done properly, it breaks the hair.

I agree with the comments that say it can break the hair if it's not done properly...but then, so can waxing! Like anything, the key to a good threading technique is practice, practice, practice...preferably on upperlips and the sides of the face before you ruin anyones eyebrows, as was suggested above!!

It's a brilliant method of hair removal, and it can get all those little hairs you'd miss if you were tweezing, but without the heat and redness some clients associate with waxing.

Personally, I prefer to wax my eyebrows, lip etc, but I have clients who would never go back to waxing now, and prefer threading. I think it's nice to offer your clients the option, especially if you have anyone with sensitive skin or who is sensitive to products. It's also an amazing skill to be master, and is brilliant if you're ever somewhere you're trying to drum up business, as it looks amazing!

I hope all that made sense, I'm really ill and my brain's not with it today!!

Sorry to argue this point.....nothing personal, it's just that I've seen and had threading done and it does leave redness.

The point I'm trying to make is that threading is the buzz word at the moment and salons are promoting it as though it's new.....when in fact it's been around since the year dot.

Another down side of threadng is that the shape is perfect, yet angular, whereas sculpting a brow with wax and tweezers can create a beautiful sloped arch.

I'm not against threading (honest), I just don't think it's as good as it's made out to be. The Asian girls are amazing and they have it in their blood. I've yet to see anyone that's been taught to do it at college, really excel at it.

Threading is just another way of removing hair. personally I love it though I am half Indian so maybe its good to remove my type of hair (if there is such a thing) Years ago Indians sometimes removed all hair from the entire body before a wedding and threading was used to do this so it can remove fine hairs that wax just can-not pick up. I dont like to get waxed as some therapist nearly rip my eyebrow off and it itches between my eyebrows like crazy. (I have tried at least 6 types of wax!) Threading does make my eyes water but its a slight discomfort that I'm willing to put up with - funny that as I cant take having the back of my legs waxed.
Anyhoo I get a better shape out of threading than waxing, I'll never get saggy eyes from pulling at the socket area and it does not grow back any quicker as it is the same a plucking only you do more hair at once.

I booked a one to one day course, cost £150, I got there at 10am and got sent home by 12.30 cuz she couldn't teach me any more. I found it really easy.
I practised on my moms leg at first.
I do all shapes and size eye brow. It fantastic for chin and lip.

Wow thanx for everyones input!! x

Hi, i learnt how to do threading around 3 yrs ago when i started wrk at a predominantly asian beauty salon and although i'm not asian myself, i picked it up rite away. Clients love it and so do i! I cant' even remember the last time i plucked/ waxed someones brows. I now my own salon and its my number 1 treatment. Clients rave about it. I feel its more painful than wax but the shape is worth it. Once my clients tried it they've not gone back to wax. Learn how to do it. Defo!!! HTH x

ive had this done, and boy did it HURT, and i lost the shape of my brows in the process. i started with lovely shaped brows (tho i say so myself) ended up with straight lines, and bleeding like hell, then they scabbed over, i looked a right mess - i wouldnt do this treatment or offer it after my experience

I've heard this so many times. I think the nice straight lines are because the hairs are being cut by the thread and not removed. Hairs do not grow in straight lines, they are staggered.