Using talc on waxing?

[megaone]

hi i have a quick question, i was at a specialist waxing class, for Brazilian waxing last Sunday and i was told you cant use talc any more when waxing!

does any one know any thing about this???

 

[kylieb]

I was thinking it was only a matter of time before we couldn't use it any more. It has a cancer risk associated with it.
I stopped using it last year and find the pre wax oil much better to use xxx

 

[loubylou]

You get much better results and a more comfortable experience for the client with oil hunny :hug:

 

[megaone]

have to say i never tried oil, always thought the wax wouldn't stick???

 

[kylieb]

It's a very light oil and you only need a tiny amount. I just find it creates a better barrier between the skin. I find it doesn't make the skin look so pink xxx

 

[SUGARFLICK]

I was thinking it was only a matter of time before we couldn't use it any more. It has a cancer risk associated with it.
I stopped using it last year and find the pre wax oil much better to use xxx

Cancer risk, has the world gone mad. What is this all about!!

 

[fozzyo]

I was thinking the exact same thing!

 

[rouge]

I was thinking it was only a matter of time before we couldn't use it any more. It has a cancer risk associated with it.
I stopped using it last year and find the pre wax oil much better to use xxx

This should explain all. It's a very small risk but worth considering. Women warned of talcum powder cancer risk - Telegraph

 

[megaone]

have a read of this one too,Cancer alert over talc: Women using powder every day 'are at risk' | Mail Online

scary stuff.....

 

[tog]

Sounds like a miniscule risk to me . . anyway, how often does the average client have a Brazilian done in the salon? every 4 weeks? every 8 weeks? once or twice a year?
And then again, for how many months/years of her life?
And how near would the talc be put to her 'private parts' (as the Telegraph delicately puts it)? Where EXACTLY was it used according to the article anyway?
The point I am trying to make is that there are too many variables involved when it comes to waxing, for it to be a 'risk' to all clients, when the articles in the newspapers state that the risk - even if women are using talc everyday - is only raised slightly. Even the American doctor quoted in the article admits the risk is tiny.
I think it's ridiculous to have some blanket rule which says talc must not be used. Whose ruling is this anyway? And is it based on this ONE article?
Other research should certainly be taken into account when making such a sweeping decision.
Can anyone out there enlighten me??

 

[kylieb]

Cancer risk, has the world gone mad. What is this all about!!

Lol I know I was even told not to use it on my baby by my midwife and that was 7 years ago!
xxx

 

[kylieb]

But it the same with deodorant. This has a risk of cancer too as most of them contain aluminium.
Guess the best thing to do ladies is contact your insurance companies to see what they have to say on the subject. I'm just choosing not to use it, just to be on the safe side xxx

 

[angelina221]

There is no scientific proof that talc can cause cancer. Studies have been carried out but these studies were flawed and the link is tenuous.
People have been putting talc on babies bottoms for years and i think if they were really worried about it then they would have withdrawn it by now!
Studies showed that an apple a day was good for us-then they said they contained too much sugar.
Our teenagers are overweight because they eat too much junk food yet my parents and grandparents ate dripping sandwiches and starchy food and guess what-they weren't overweight!
Too much emphasis is put on studies that have no scientific basis.

 

[jeanettes]

The talc on babies bums is just what I was going to say.
JES x

 

[megaone]

The talc on babies bums is just what I was going to say.
JES x

yes thats so true, how many people use talc on babys??

its just one more thing to worry about, but what do you do when a client asks about this???

 

[angelina221]

I personally have never used talc when waxing. I use perron rigot oil. I don't think there are many therapists these days that use talc so i don't think customers will ask why you aren't using it. Oil is good as it forms a barrier plus it's good for getting rid of any surplus wax and a little goes a long way!
If one of my clients asked about talc i'd just say i don't use it as oil is better and if they asked about a cancer link then i'd tell them that i think it's a load of twaddle-gosh that was very tame for me-lol
Seriously though, these studies drive me mad. Somebody does a study, comes to a grossly miscalculated outcome, then puts the fear of god into consumers.

 

[Terese]

I only did my level 2, 2.5 years ago and my level 3 finished last year...for the waxing we used talc!

but I am aware there are more modern approaches than talc....and that is what has been suggested by other geeks already...oil.

 

[weezie]

The safety section on this page shows concerns about talc Talc - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia how seriously we want to take it or not is up to us, in the same way that we respond differently to warnings about deodorants with aluminum and sun exposure. I use oil rather than talk FYI.

 

[Emma K]

Could you use cornflour instead?!!!

 

[kylieb]

Honestly guys, what is the big deal? We can wax with nothing if we choose to. It's only a bit of talc!!