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Would You Allow Your Teen Daughter to Get a Bikini Wax?

I wouldn’t let my 30-year-old daughter get a bikini wax, but that’s just me. Personally, I don’t think the excruciating pain involved with waxing one’s nether regions is proportionate to the benefits of sporting a smooth bikini line. You may not agree with me, but I know at least two women in New Jersey who do, and they are fighting to protect others from the pain of a “Brazilian” bikini wax, including teenage girls. The women gained the attention of New Jersey’s Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling after they filed a lawsuit following hospitalization for infections they contracted after getting … Continue reading →

Removing Candle Wax from Carpet

It is inevitable, especially during the holiday season. Those pretty scented candles that make everything seem so cozy and festive can leave their mark. All it takes is someone enthusiastically blowing out a candle, and you wind up with wax on your carpets. Your first instinct might be to wipe at the stain, but that is not the best response. wiping the wax can smear it and send it further into the fibers of your carpet. Your second instinct, if you ignored the first, would be to let the wax harden into a lump or lumps and then pick at … Continue reading →