Eyebrow threading is a hair removal technique that was developed in Southeast Asia and the Middle East centuries ago. And just like yoga, hookah, and Sriracha, they miraculously rose to prominence in the United States sometime between the Black Eyed Peas and Taylor Swift.

Where did eyebrow threading originate from?

Originating from eastern cultures in India and Iran, threading was a way for women to remove unwanted hairs and create immaculate eyebrow shapes. It is also thought that Chinese women preferred threading, to any other form of hair removal. The Art Of Threading® has been part of age-old traditions and rites of passage.

When was threading invented?

“But many consider that the screw thread was invented around 400 BC by [Greek philosopher] Archytas of Tarentum, who has often been called the founder of mechanics and considered a contemporary of Plato,” Eccles writes on his website.