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Fri Nov 14, 2003 4:32 am  |
I went to a facialist some time ago, and she told me you could puncture the underground zits (those without an pore-opening) with a needle (don't squeeze), and then the oxygen would kill the bacteria.
I went to another facialist a couple of weeks ago, and she also used a needle on the zits to make an opening.
OK, then I had to try this at home. Just made a little hole, and it really worked on this sore, deep, underground pimple I had on my chin! It made it go away and disappear in just one night. (Ofcourse it appeared right before my birthday, but this left only a red mark I could easily cover up)
Now I'm only wondering if this is OK to do at home? Have anyone else heard of this? |
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Fri Nov 14, 2003 5:40 am |
Can't say I have. I have had many facials and haven't had anyone try it either. Was it a different type of spa?I have had an eye brow shape using thread. The tech was from India and she used a typical everyday spool of thread and "plucked" my eyebrows. It was the best job I had ever had (to bad she quit). Interesting idea on the zits....maybe Magda or Casper's Mum can comment (or anyother skin care professional on this board).
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Mabsy
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Fri Nov 14, 2003 6:28 am |
Guilty! *raises hand and simultaneously hangs head in shame*
I used to do that quite often (a few years ago) but not with inflamed pimples but with whiteheads. I was getting a bit impatient and I figured that if I can make a 'direct path' for whatever acne product of the month I was using at the time then it would work faster. It actually did work and didn't leave me with any scars. You really have to make sure that you either boil the needle of heat it up with a lighter till it's red (and then let it cool!  ). I haven't done this for a while partly because I haven't really needed to and partly because I've read that you shouldn't do it. I'm also scared of needles so it used to take me a lot of time just to psyche myself up to do it 
Barbara - how long did threading your eyebrows take? And do you usually get them waxed or plucked? Sorry lots of personal questions here... If you have had them waxed, how does threading compare? I've heard many raves about this method but I can't quite understand why it would be a better result than waxing... What's your experience?
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Sun Nov 16, 2003 2:10 pm |
Firstly I would just like to say this is the best forum I have come across since coming across EDS literally today !!! and having read the posts I now realise what a wealth of knowledge you ladies have to to share to help us all tackle every beauty issue that crops up ...... all thanks to Phytomer products (which I so happened to look up on EDS) and it has led me straight to this great forum. Honestly, we are all like sisters sharing the best beauty secrets and benefiting from it .... I love all the questions posted and the honest and informative answers which are so generously posted.
Barbara and Mabsy, I think I know the "threading" method which you are talking about but let me know if it's different...... the method which my mum showed me involves a single length of thread which can be of any length (depending how close you like to be from the area of hair removal). Holding one end firmly between your fingers, the other is secured between your teeth (how technical does this sound ??? :P:P) ....then with your other hand, with your index finger, take the middle of the thread and twist the thread a good 7 times to form an "X". You position this over the hairs to be removed and effectively the scissoring movement of your index fingers together with the twisting of the thread as it grabs the hairs makes for some quick hair removal !!! It is quite painful to start with and can cause your eyes to water like babies but after a while the area becomes naturally numb and you can continue. As the hairs are removed in lines it's actually quite quick and thorough provided that the thread sits on the skin so the hairs are grabbed at the roots. I am actually quite surprised that someone else has come across this threading method of hair removal seeing as none of my friends have ever heard of it !!! I think it is an Asian method of hair removal, my grandmother actually did this on my mum to achieve a baby-smooth and hair-free face before her wedding. Every 3 weeks I get my sister to do my upper and lower lip lines when my "moustache" creeps up........ but honestly you can literally remove hairs from anywhere with this method because you can control the hairs to be removed, just think of tweezing but 10 times faster as the hairs are removed in one swift line. I can see raised eyebrows and hope I haven't successfully confused you with my explanation.....just thought I would share it with you since it was brought up  .
ramsi, I have never tried puncturing those "blind" zits, the ones without the heads but I occasionally get them on my chin as well. They are horrible deep ones that never seem to surface so you can do something with it!  I have always let them dry up on their own accord just through regular cleansing. I've always been told to leave zits, blind or not alone as squeezing and handling them can cause infections and scarring which is what worries me the most as I have had some purply-looking scars from squeezing. And not wanting to scare anyone with this story, but I had a friend in boarding school who squeezed one of these deep zits on the side of her face and instead of it being pushed out the puss was inverted and errupted inside causing an infection. Her cheek swelled up with a ghastly looking sore and it had to be treated with a course of anti-biotics. I try to be patient and not touch them at all costs but it's annoying.
Anyway I think I better end off this epic post ..... take care ! xx |
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Mabsy
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Mon Nov 17, 2003 8:04 am |
Hey summertimegirl!
Welcome to the forum, glad you found us! I have found this forum to be a fantastic source of info but be warned.... it's highly addictive and a lot of the reviews leave you trying to justify a purchase
What you wrote about threading makes sense, it's about the same as I recently read in a magazine. Thanks for the awesome description of it though, it's way more detailed than the magazine was
I really need to try this I think. I'm a waxing girl myself, but I'm willing to try something new... I still don't see how threading removes hair in rows. Maybe it's because my hair refuses to go with the masses and grow in an organised manner Actually, I think it's more likely the years of waxing that are the culprit.
Anyways, great to have you online. Must run and post a rave for my EDS order that arrived today Then it's off to the fairy land for me (finally!).
Nite
Mabsy.
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Mon Nov 17, 2003 5:22 pm |
Mabsy I'm with you grrl, I'm all about the waxing! Although, thanks Summertimegirl and Babs for enlightening me on the threading. It was very interesting to read. But eye brow arch waxing is so relaxing to me---wish I could say the same about Brazilian bikini waxing! :P
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Tue Nov 18, 2003 8:57 pm |
Thanks for the welcome Mabsy ! You won't believe how much info I have obtained and learnt from just by going through the posts.... since I am only new here there was a fair bit to catch up on and it's nice to have a fellow Aussie on the forum .... As for being addictive, isn't it EVER?!! I have found my dream haven for beauty products !!
With the threading method, it's effective and works well but bear in mind it's not something that you can perform on yourself as you're having to wield the thread in your mouth and hands. Say if you were to remove your upper lip hairs you would need someone else to do it for you....maybe you could ask a girlfriend or sis to try having a go -- I showed my boyfriend once on how it's done but grew too impatient with him as it takes a certain co-ordination to get it working hehe
By way of the hairs being removed in a line, I meant that the twisting motion of the thread does actually remove them in a clean line!... especially the lip line where technicians do not put the hot wax as it can burn the lip. You can get a really good accentuated lip line. I suppose the method is good only for upper lip and lower lip and the eyebrow zone areas, waxing or shaving is definitely the go for the other regions !! :P
I am actually a shaving girl myself as my hairs aren't that course, and with the Gilette foam it's a fuss-free and easy do for my legs and underarms. ....but as summer is approaching I should ask thoughtcrime the question, 'Does brazilian really hurt?? I would want to be properly anaesethised first!!
Hope everyone is having a nice day xx
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Tue Nov 18, 2003 9:29 pm |
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I should ask thoughtcrime the question, 'Does brazilian really hurt?? I would want to be properly anaesethised first!!
Hi summertime girl,
to answer your question, it depends on an individual's pain thresh hold tolerance. Mine is pretty high as I have piercings and tattoos (I've had just about every body piercing at one point). Anyway, I would say that it's more uncomfortable than painful. I've never heard of them putting any numbing agent down there. I prefer hard wax to muslin strips. I find Muslin strips to be more painful than hard wax. I think the end result of waxing is so worth it. Make sure to find a good esthetician though. Since waxing, I rarely get ingrown hairs and I only have to wax once a month as opposed to daily or weekly shaving. HTH
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Mabsy
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Wed Nov 19, 2003 1:58 am |
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Originally posted by summertimegirl
....maybe you could ask a girlfriend or sis to try having a go -- I showed my boyfriend once on how it's done but grew too impatient with him as it takes a certain co-ordination to get it working hehe |
Hello my fellow Aussie!
Getting one of my girlfriends to do it? Not a chance! The only person who gets near my facial hair with a "new" technique is someone who has about 10 certificates stating that they are an expert in what they do I have no desire to become an experimental rabit for a friend yielding a pain inflicting instrument in the shape of a thread.... As for the b/f front, I don't see mine saying 'sure hun' when I say 'be a dear and thread my moustache will ya?'
I'll find a place in Brissy that does it. Surely someone must do it! I'll look around.
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Wed Nov 19, 2003 2:00 am |
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Originally posted by thoughtcrime
...(I've had just about every body piercing at one point....
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*Mabsy lets her imagination wonder*  Ouchy! |
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Fri Nov 21, 2003 6:20 am |
In India, almost all the beauty salons use a piece of thread to shape the brows. And so it is called 'threading'.
Once you get used to this method, its not that painful and its really quick too.
The only thing is that the hair grows out again and you need to keep up the threading if you want to look as good as before. Nothing worse than those little bristles that stick out here and there and hee hee.
I have always threaded and now since i am in Europe, i am tweezing. I sure miss the Indian Threading...
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Sat Jan 01, 2005 2:46 pm |
I m new and just browsing thru old topics so dont get mad at me for replyin 2 such an old topic...hehe well i get my eye brows thread 2 and its very neat and once u get into the habbit of it it doesnt pain much...u shud try it out  |
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Tue Sep 19, 2006 4:23 pm |
| To get back to the question of the thread: I have on occasion used a needle but not for blind spots - only for ones that seem ready to be 'emptied'. Because you're not supposed to sqeeze. Also have used a needle for those hard little white buggers that just won't come out any other way. You just have to pierce the skin to 'shell' them. Thankfully I've only had two of those! But that kind of hurts and I use a lot of antiseptic afterwards. |
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