The other day I was listening to NPR, and what I heard made me laugh with thoughts of, ‘This is ridiculous!’, But then when I started to think about it, I realized that there really was more to the story, and I didn’t find it so funny.
It seems that in New Jersey, they are trying to ban the Brazilian bikini wax. Technically, genital waxing has never been allowed in New Jersey — only the face, neck, abdomen, legs and arms are permitted. But because bare-it-all “Brazilians” weren’t specifically banned, state regulators didn’t enforce the law. That was not until now. Two women were recently hospitalized for infections following the procedure, so the state Cosmetology and Hairstyling Board proposed banning this particular bikini wax.
And, just to clue you in, in case you are not in the know, let me give you the definition of a Brazilian and a few other popular waxings.
The Bikini Wax – hair is removed from outside the panty line.
The Brazilian Bikini – leaves a vertical strip in front (landing strip), two to three fingers in width just above the vaginal area. Hair is not removed from the labia. Hair is removed from the tush. Hair may be removed from the buttock or peri-anal area.
The Playboy Bikini Wax – all hair is removed from the labia, all hair is removed from the tush, including the peri-anal area, and only a very narrow strip is left in the front. Named after playboy magazine because that’s what you see on the models of playboy.
The Sphinx (or the Full Bikini Wax) – It’s all taken off. Everywhere. Everything. Bald.
FYI: The terms ‘Playboy’ and ‘Brazilian’ are often used interchangeably. And because of the description, bare-it-all Brazilian above, my guess is in regards to this story, all the hair is removed from the labia. The bottom line is that you can get your bikini line done any way you want.
So….back to the Brazilian ban….
The salon owners in New Jersey and clients at the 800 West Spa and Salon in Cherry Hill were surprised and annoyed by the proposed ban. I don’t blame them. One reason is because bikini season is just around the corner, and this particular salon performs about 1,800 treatments — most of which were Brazilian-style, bringing in about $90,000 for the year. That would be quite a chunk lost, if the Brazilian was banned. And the other reason…an equally important, if not more important reason if you ask me:
“It’s a woman’s body. If she wants to get it completely waxed then that’s up to her, it’s her choice to do that, so I don’t know why it would be illegal,” said Carol Betting of Cherry Hill.
I hear ya. To me, this is just another way of the government trying to get into women’s pants and control us. Now the government is going to try and tell us (again!) what we can and can not do to our bodies. This is something personal, and we should be able to make our own decisions about our bodies. (Oh, doesn’t this sound familiar?)
Linda Orsuto, the owner of the salon, says this is a service that doesn’t need government intervention.
I’m with Linda. Don’t you think the state has a lot more serious issues to deal with than bikini waxing? What next? We can’t get piercings? We can’t get a mani/pedi?!
What about tattoos? When you think about it, I am sure there were quite a bit of infections when tattoos were first being administered. I’m mean we’re talking needles jabbing into ones skin over and over again inserting ink….Do you think that because it was mostly males that had tattoos that this subject of safety never came up? Maybe it did at one point but was it ever threatened to be banned? I don’t think so, but correct me if I’m wrong.
My point being that bikini waxing is mostly a female thing. I’m not talking about you manscaped metrosexuals reading :) But really….If it was mostly a man thing would we be running into this issue? Would we ever ban waxing the hairy backs of males? My thought is ‘No’. The treatment itself may need to be cleaned up a bit (pun intended) , but banned? I think that’s going way too far.
Well, thankfully this story ends on the clean-shaven side of the salons and their clients….at least for now.
The state on Friday decided to reverse course on the proposal after angry salon owners complained about losing business ahead of swimsuit season.
Ah….good decision.
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