Fashion + Beauty
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
New Jersey may ban the Brazilian wax
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New Jersey has long been
known for major hair (blame Bon Jovi and mall bangs for that
one)—and a recent bit of news isn't doing much to help that
rep.
In a move that's sure to freak out hyper-groomed women in the
state, New Jersey's Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling is
considering a proposal to ban Brazilian bikini waxes—a response to
the complaints of two women who claim they were injured and
hospitalized from botched jobs (ouch!).
Don't suffer the same pain, here are
5 tips to getting a great wax.
According to the
Philadelphia Daily News, the up-close-and-personal
waxes have actually always been illegal, but the statute wasn't
explicitly spelled out. The new proposal would make things
perfectly clear by outright banning, ahem, "genital
waxing."
The board is set to meet, and presumably vote on the ban on
Brazilians, on April 14th. If you live in Jersey, we suggest
booking your next (and possibly last) wax before then—and stocking
up on a good depilatory just in case. (We like
Veet Spray On Hair Removal Cream.)
Related:
Rumor has it, male bikini waxing is on the rise.
--Alyssa
Kolsky Hertzig, Beauty News Editor
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Posted by elle Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:43am PDT
Is this for real? I get brazilian bikini waxes every 4 weeks regularly and I cannot imagine having them banned. If two women were hospitalized from botched waxes then those establishments who did the wax job should be fined or shut down. Banning brazilian bikini waxes throughout the state is NOT the answer.
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Posted by Cranberry Lips Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:45am PDT
Hairy genitals are the way of the future! I am all for the genital waxing ban! Hahaha!
I doubt they'll get away with it. Don't we have some sort of inalienable right to our bodies or something?
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Posted by hrtbroken Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:55am PDT
That is the dumbest thing I ever heard...that makes no sense..
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Posted by aldiesgirl Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:55am PDT
I find it hard to believe that they are going to pass this. I am going to school for cosmetology, and I do not see how a state can decide for men and women on what they can or can't do with their body. It should be the establishments responsibilty. Not the whole state. That is lame.
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Posted by springtime Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:25am PDT
That's too extreme. Some people would start doing the procedure at home and then really injure themselves. People should use common sense. If you have very sensitive skin or have skin allergies, why get any wax job?
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Posted by arcelia s Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:36am PDT
I DON'T WANT A "JUNGLE PUSS"...I'LL WAX MYSELF IF I HAVE TO!
LOL!
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Posted by Sixycat Tue Mar 17, 2009 1:05pm PDT
Ahhhh kids beware goverment is slowly creeping in and taking away our rights...It's just the beginning. What happened to a women's right to make decisions about her body? A few years ago NJ banned sunny side up eggs! There was so much public outrage and in your face ordering of sunny side up eggs that the state legislature had to over turn the law. Ladies it's up to us!! Speak out and just say NO it's our choice!
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Posted by desiree Tue Mar 17, 2009 1:50pm PDT
yeah i think this is a personal decision, but what is bizarre to me that it is already illegal? but not clear enough- seriously how is it illegal if it already happens all over the u.s.a ?
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Posted by Nicole E Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:11pm PDT
are they going to ban tattoos if some one gets a really bad Tasmanian Devil on there butt? i cant believe there is a committee wasting its time on this.
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