In the beauty biz estheticians have their own lingo which we use on a daily basis...what I call beauty-ese. One catch-phrase is called "double-dipping" in which an esti uses a wax applicator (either a metal spatula or wooden wax stick) to re-dip into their wax pot when applying wax onto their client's skin. It's kind of like dipping your Frito into a dish filled with bean dip, taking a bite, and then re-dipping into the dip. Now, if it's your own bean dip...who cares? But just imagine 10 people at a party doing the same thing and now instead of an appetizing dish of bean dip you now have a disgusting petri dish filled with germs, bacteria and who knows....maybe even herpes simplex from that gal with the lovely cold sore on her lip? Bon Appetit everyone! Well, it's the same thing when your esti "double-dips" her wax applicator. That pot of wax she's using to give you an upper lip wax has been contaminated with other clients' body fluids, vaginal secretions, dead skin cells, oil, bacteria, and other creepy crawlies that I'll leave to your imagination...oh, is that a pubic hair floating in the wax? So that pot of wax she's using for your service is basically a cesspool of germy filled yuck which is being applied to your upper lip or hoo haw! Which brings me to this question. Can you get an STD from a contaminated pot of wax...say when you get a bikini wax? Well, the jury's still out on that one as far as medical experts are concerned, but as for me, why take a chance? I haven't taken any scientific poll, however, based on my intimate knowledge of the skin care industry, I would estimate that approximately 85% of salons, spas, and waxing establishments double-dip every day. Here's a clue...if your esti gives you a Brazilian wax at breakneck speed (less than 15 minutes), she's probably double-dipping because in order to give you that assembly-line service, she needs to work fast and double-dipping gives her that time advantage. So why would any beauty professional want to double-dip in first place? Well, as previously mentioned many waxing establishments who offer Brazilian waxing want to get you in and out fast so they can book more clients and make more money! So in order to do this, they need to double dip because when they use individual disposable wax sticks for every wax application, it slows down their time. Another reason may be that they just don't know or don't care or don't want to keep purchasing disposable wax sticks. At Brazil Appeal Waxing, you'll have peace-of-mind knowing that we never ever double-dip. Yes, we go through a zillion wax sticks to give you our famous painless Brazilian in under 45 minutes, but you can be assured that our waxes and wax pots are completely pure! Our wax pots are also disinfected and cleaned between clients so you'll never find wax dripping over the sides or around the edges of our pots or having to step onto sticky, waxy floors or worse...having to witness that lone public hair that's been stuck on the side of the wax pot for two days. So to all of you waxing devotees...here's the skinny...don't take a dip with just anyone, find out their dipping habits first. |
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