Hello again fabulous readers! I hope this post finds you well. We are in the full swing of summer. BBQ’s and pool parties abound. I have been working hard at the gym, eating right, and think I might finally be ready to don a swimsuit in public this weekend. So, in order to make sure I’m fully prepped, I decided to engage in our most painful of female pastimes… the Brazilian Wax. So Trina and I thought this might make for a great chance to talk to you all about the horrors of Double Dipping. (which we do NOT do at Facial Bungalow, thank goodness)
What is Double Dipping you say? Well, let’s just start by saying, if you’re eating right now, you might want to finish up and come back to us later. It’s cool, we’ll wait…
When Trina first explained the realities of double dipping to me, my reaction was somewhere along the lines of this:
Double dipping is when a stick is used to apply wax, and then placed back into the pot of wax again to apply more wax. In some places, they use a metal stick to apply the wax, and use the same one over and over again. While it feels as though wax is well above boiling when it’s applied to our more sensitive regions… it is not. Wax pots are made to only go to temperatures that will NOT burn our skin. That’s not NEARLY high enough to kill the bacteria that can be transferred from the stick back into the wax pot. Trina has asked numerous Dr’s about the real facts of this, and they all say that the wax would have to be 180 degrees in order to kill bacteria, which you can imagine would be the equivelant of pouring burning hot lava on your delicate lady parts.
So let’s break this down for you… If you are waxed at a place that double dips… they are using a pot of wax that has been used on who knows how many people before you, who carry who knows what infections/bacteria/ickiness. When you are waxed, those things can be transferred onto whatever area you are waxing. I don’t think we need to really spell out the gross concept of the various stds, bacterial infections, etc that can be passed on. Not to mention, I’m are not a big fan of the idea of someone waxing their girly bits, then that same wax being used to wax , say, my upper lip. Beyond gross.
So how do you make sure that you aren’t the victim of double dipping? Our advice is, if you aren’t already waxing somewhere like Facial Bungalow, that proudly proclaims ourselves as a “No Double Dipping” establishment… keep an eye out the next time you are waxed. Don’t ask first, because then they, of course, won’t do it. But watch and see. If they place the same stick back in the wax for you… they did it for the clients before you. If this is the case, we suggest finding a new place to get your waxing done.
As always, if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to leave them below, or to contact us at Facial Bungalow in West Hollywood.
Oh, and P.S.– Never try to give yourself a brazilian wax. WORST.IDEA.EVER. (boy I tried some dumb things in college)