Details are fuzzy at this hour, but it looks like New Jersey lawmakers have avoided a hairy situation by reconsidering a ban on Brazilian bikini waxing. The move caused an uproar from Salons, and from consumers anxious, for a change, to be ripped off. The Chicago Tribune has the hot scoop: (h/t Ris Bros.)
Perhaps realizing how silly they looked, Garden State officials on Friday scrapped plans for a ban on "Brazilian" bikini waxes.
The ban was being considered by the state's Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling because two women had been hospitalized in the last year for infections following a bare-it-all Brazilian-style treatment.
But in a letter to the board on Friday, New Jersey Consumer Affairs Director David Szuchman wrote: "I cannot agree to the complete prohibition ... banning removal of hair in the genital area."
This is a prime example of government overreach trumped by public outrage. Talk of the waxing ban resulted in a lot of coverage, which enabled the Cosmetology Board to see the forest for the trees.
Unlike the killer spider recently found at an Oklahoma grocery store, the Brazilian waxing technique isn't actually from Brazil. The Trib explains:
For the uninitiated, a Brazilian-style bikini wax involves the full removal of hair from what can euphemistically be called the "bikini region." Jeannette Abou-Mourad, owner of Sisters Skin Care and Waxing on Michigan Avenue, explained that despite its South American name the practice began thousands of years ago in the Middle East, a tradition considered routine and hygienic.
Although New Jersey has removed the unwanted ban, there is still no state law specifically allowing the practice, but waxing enthusiasts should be satisfied with the bird in the hand...
While my fellow Jerseyans and I are glad that we narrowly avoided the ban, it was still too close for comfort. Perhaps the Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling needs to be cut down to size.
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