Is eyebrow waxing (like at a salon) sanitary?

I went with my friend to an expensive salon to have her eyebrows waxed, and although the person doing the waxing seems to use a fresh tool to apply the wax to the eyebrows (I don't know what the tool is called- it's a skinny wooden stick), it seems to me that they use wax from the same large container that they use on everyone. I know the container is heated, but it's obviously not hot enough to kill any germs that might be in the wax from other people, and seeing as how some people bleed a tiny bit during waxing, and how the tool might get dipped again after that, waxing seems highly unsanitary to me. Am I right to think that this might spread germs/ disease, especially since blood could be involved? Is this salon out of the ordinary, i.e., do most salons use a fresh container of wax for each customer? I know it would be more costly that way but it seems like it would be in the best interest of the customer. Sorry for the long question, but any help would be appreciated! :)Is eyebrow waxing (like at a salon) sanitary?
im pretty sure, its sanitary, or why would so many people do it?Is eyebrow waxing (like at a salon) sanitary?
';why would so many people do it if it was not safe';





as a doctor and someone who closely follows public health issues, i have to comment frankly that this is the mindset and the logic of someone who is uninformed and probably not very intelligent. (continued)

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time and again we find unsafe practices that are allowed to continue and unsafe products that are allowed to be sold in the marketplace. (continued)

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the fact of the matter is that the wax is NOT hot enough to kill viruses and bacteria. quite to the contrary. the wax is a perfect temperature to BREED bacteria. 135F. people bleed visibly and invisibly when they get waxed. ever had a brazillian wax? blood is very common. (continued)

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so what you need to know is that the esthetician is using a new pot of wax for every client OR never double dipping her tool/waxing stick. youd be surprised how few follow that rule.

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many esthetician will CLAIM that the wax is hot enough to be sanitary even if they double dip. it is NOT true. many estheticians believe this and have nothing to base it on. it is simply false. beauty school is not medical school... it's amazing what estheticians get away with saying!

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I have been an esthetician for 9 years and you have nothing to worry about unless you are going to someone who is not trained and/or licensed. Any good esthetician would clean the area that needed to be waxed first and then use all sanitary precautions when dipping into the wax. Also, you should never wax over an area twice, it can lift the skin. So the whole blood pathogen contamination part speaks volumes about the lack of knowledge on the part of the waxer that re-waxes.
Well, I have my eyebrows waxed on a regular basis and I am perfectly safe. At the salon I go to they use a different wooden stick every time so it's never the same stick that was already touching my face-or someone else's. It has to be sanitary or sooo many people would sue.