Snappy newsletters. Simple Facebook sharing. Spirited comments. Sweet features are waiting… GET THEM NOW!

NJ Scrubs Plan to Ban Brazilian Bikini Waxes

State smoothes out dispute over painful procedure

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 21, 2009 4:26 AM CDT

(Newser) – New Jersey has ripped up a plan to forbid the state's salons from offering Brazilian waxes, reports the Chicago Tribune. A state panel was moving towards banning the procedure—which involves the full removal of hair “down there”—after reports of injuries, but the state's consumer affairs chief decided to focus on better training instead.

"I cannot agree to the complete prohibition" of removing hair from the genital area, the official said. Salon owners had been infuriated by the proposed ban, ahead of the lucrative swimsuit season. The procedure is completely safe when done properly, they said, and citizens' "bikini regions" were none of the state's business anyway.

Visitors and residents spend the day on the beach in Belmar, N.J., on this first day of summer, June 21, 2002.
Visitors and residents spend the day on the beach in Belmar, N.J., on this first day of summer, June 21, 2002.   (AP Photo/Brian Branch-Price)
New Jersey has decided against a total ban on Brazilian waxes.
New Jersey has decided against a total ban on Brazilian waxes.   (Shutterstock)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow

It was an unnecessary issue. In New Jersey especially, where the government has been picking our pockets for so long, it was like, 'Just stay out of our pants, will you?' - New Jersey spa owner Linda Orsuto

« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
To report an error on this story, notify our editors.
A snapshot of the day's best news stories.
 
COMMENTS
Showing 3 of 3 comments
riffran
Mar 22, 2009 2:12 AM CDT
NAAAAH....just a personal preferance...no perversion
riffran
Mar 21, 2009 11:06 AM CDT
ouch!...thats gotta hurt.....and I agree, peoples pubic hair or lack of is absolutely none of the governments bizzzz
freethemall
Mar 21, 2009 6:17 AM CDT
I suppose I'm a pervert, but I always thought the sight of feminine pubic hair to be erotic.

More Newser Stories

You're At the Beach, Now Cover Up!

Decisions Make Obama 'Abortion President': Rep

Florida County Seeks Ban on Beach Bums

Salon Changes Name From Ossama's to Obama's

Shops Closed in Iran for Giving 'Un-Islamic' Do's


NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS
Other Sites We Like:   24/7 Wall St.   |   Betty Confidential   |   BuzzFeed   |   Cracked   |   Fark   |   Timelines   |   The Frisky   |   Geek Sugar   |   NewsOne