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NEWARK
– Consumer Affairs Director David Szuchman
today informed the State Board of Cosmetology
and Hairstyling that he cannot support the
proposed ban on genital waxing contained in
a preliminary draft regulation and has instructed
the Board to re-examine the issue.
During
the Board’s further review and reconsideration,
genital waxing can continue to be performed.
In
his letter to the Board, Szuchman wrote:
“I cannot agree to the complete prohibition
in N.J.A.C. 13:28 2.15 (b) (4), banning the
removal of hair in the genital area. Many
commenters have noted that the procedure can
be safely performed. I, therefore, believe
that there are alternate means to address
any public health issues identified by the
board. To that end, I encourage the New Jersey
State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling
to begin an immediate review of the training
necessary to safely provide this service,
and to establish appropriate protocols and
safeguards, as N.J.S.A. 45:5B 37 allows.”
The
Board had proposed the ban on genital waxing
as part of its review of existing regulations
that are expiring at the end of April and
require renewal. The Board had received complaints
from two consumers who sustained injury during
the genital waxing process and drafted the
proposed regulation banning the process in
response to this identified public health
issue.
The
proposed regulation was presented to the public
in December, 2008, with comments on it accepted
through the end of January. The remaining
sections of the draft regulation will continue
through the adoption process.
The
Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling is one
of 44 licensing boards within the Division
of Consumer Affairs.
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