From Jason Nark at the Philadelphia Daily News:
The Hudson Room, on the sixth floor of a nondescript downtown building, is where men and women in business attire make critical decisions about cutting hair, carving out cuticles and waxing body parts in New Jersey's salons and spas.
Tuesday morning, the state's Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling gathered in the windowless room of fluorescent lights and office chairs to discuss the issue of genital waxing for the first time since March 13, when the Daily News reported that the state planned a permanent ban on the painful procedure.
The initial proposal, which would specifically prohibit genital waxing - also known as Brazilian waxing - is set to become law April 25. But that law now will be deemed "under revision" until the board can form a committee to study the issue.
In other words, salons can continue to offer the service, and the state won't interfere. The law banning it will not be enforced while a new one is drawn up.
A spokesman for the Division of Consumer Affairs could not be reached for comment yesterday, but at the meeting Deputy Attorney General Swang Oo said the process of changing state law is not simple.
"It takes a long time," she said. "There's a lot of difficult pieces."
Shortly after the initial waxing proposal made news, Consumer Affairs Director David Szuchman rejected it and asked the board "to begin an immediate review of the training necessary to safely provide this service, and to establish appropriate protocols and safeguards."
Szuchman also recommended that the board not enforce the law banning Brazilian waxes. Most salon and spa owners rejoiced, but according to Rosemary Weiner, chairwoman of the Association of Salon and Spa Professionals in New Jersey, the joy was premature.
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