New Jersey scraps plan to ban Brazilian bikini waxes
Perhaps realizing how silly they looked, the state of New Jersey on Friday scrapped plans for a controversial ban on "Brazilian" bikini waxes.
The ban was being considered by the state's Cosmetology and Hairstyling Board because two women in the past year had been hospitalized 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."