Body Waxing: 11 Behind the Scenes Salon Secrets
From clients who don't freshen up to staph infections, pro waxers share their (often gross) stories.
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Why it's so important to keep clean:
Shays shares a story of one of her clients: "One client had been waxing with me for about five years with no problems, and then she got a new boyfriend. She went in for a Brazilian and called five days later saying she was really itchy and she thought she had gotten an infection from the waxing. She went to the doctor and it turned out that her new boyfriend had dirty hands and staph bacteria on his penis and he had given her an infection."
The moral of the story? Waxing removes the top layer of skin, making it easy for bacteria to get in. A good waxing salon will keep you safe while you're there, but then it's on you to keep yourself germ free.
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by TBjunkie Monday, May 14, 2012 at 11:11PM Report as inappropriate
There are some things seriously wrong with this article. Its is not sanitary AT ALL to double dip. if the wax is hot enough to kill ALL bacteria.. it would have to be at abou 300 + degrees, which would obviously burn someone. Secondly, I would never do a Brazilian on someone who had their period, even with a clean tampon. It's usually not recommended to do a bikini wax either, but that's easier to work around. And last, just because a wax hurts, does not mean the person doesn't know what they're doing. You're getting hair ripped out of your body, ITS GOING TO HURT. Really terrible and misleading article.
by breereinke Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 10:54AM Report as inappropriate
This is nasty!
by lisiana_de_bem_justino Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 08:10PM Report as inappropriate
I can only imagine what they have seen and heard.
by beautybody Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 11:22PM Report as inappropriate
People going in to get waxed with poop on themselves... wow. Ew. lol
by theseattlesound Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 07:45PM Report as inappropriate
I love the "there's always someone worse" quote, that definitely makes me feel better
by sportimonki13 Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 08:31PM Report as inappropriate
Nice, but I'm still hesitant about waxing because it's painful.
by grass Thursday, December 22, 2011 at 10:42PM Report as inappropriate
This was very informative.
by andyv1217 Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 06:27PM Report as inappropriate
