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  2. Sugaring (epilation) - Wikipedia

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    Sugaring, sugar waxing, or Persian waxing is a method of hair removal that has been in use since 1900 BC. [1] [2] Historically, sugar was confined to the regions surrounding Persia until the first millennium AD. As a result, it is speculated that honey was the first sugaring agent.

  3. Waxing - Wikipedia

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    Cold waxing is thicker, which makes it more difficult to spread smoothly over the skin. Pre-made strips come with the wax on them, and they come in different sizes for different area uses. [1] Stripless wax (as opposed to strip wax) comprises both hard wax and film wax. [2] Hard wax is applied somewhat thickly and with no cloth or paper strips.

  4. List of Persia-related topics - Wikipedia

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    1 Persian culture and history. 2 Plants and animals named after Persia. 3 Places named after Persia. 4 Wars that are termed "Persian" ... Persian wheel; Persian waxing;

  5. Hair removal - Wikipedia

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    Hair removal is the deliberate removal of body hair or head hair. This process is also known as epilation or depilation . Hair is a common feature of the human body, exhibiting considerable variation in thickness and length across different populations.

  6. Mummia - Wikipedia

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    The medicinal use of bituminous mummia has a parallel in Ayurveda: shilajit or silajit (from Sanskrit shilajatu "rock-conqueror") or mumijo (from Persian mūmiyā "wax") is "A name given to various solid or viscous substances found on rock in India and Nepal … esp. a usu. dark-brown odoriferous substance which is used in traditional Indian ...

  7. Culture of Iran - Wikipedia

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    Persian is the predominant and official language of Iran and throughout Iran's history, it has been the nation's most influential literary language. The Persian language has been often dubbed as the most worthy language of the world to serve as a conduit for poetry. [22]

  8. Persianization - Wikipedia

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    Persianization (/ ˌ p ɜːr ʒ ə ˌ n aɪ ˈ z eɪ ʃ ə n /) or Persification (/ ˌ p ɜːr s ɪ f ɪ ˈ k eɪ ʃ ə n /; Persian: پارسی‌سازی، پارسِش), is a sociological process of cultural change in which a non-Persian society becomes "Persianate", meaning it either directly adopts or becomes strongly influenced by the Persian language, culture, literature, art, music ...

  9. Persianate society - Wikipedia

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    Persian miniature from the Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp: Rustam asleep, while his horse Rakhsh slays a lion, fol. 118r. Girl With Mirror.Qajar dynasty art.. A Persianate society is a society that is based on or strongly influenced by the Persian language, culture, literature, art and/or identity.