Wet Women Surf Wax: “Making Sure Women Stay on Top”
by Jacob Gordon, Nashville, TN on 04.30.07
If women are going to be on top, they’re gonna want to do it naturally. If you’ve ever been suspicious of rubbing down your deck with Sex Wax, there’s now a Cradle to Cradle option for ya. Wet Women surf wax is certified as a biological nutrient under MBDC’s Cradle to Cradle program, meaning that it can safely return to the ecosystem with no adverse effects or compromises. According to the Hawaiian mavens responsible for this sassy wax, it’s safe for you and the fishies, being “nontoxic, biodegradable, and disposable.” As for the encapsulating tin, the wet women found 30% recycled, American-made steel tins from the Ball company that are refillable and otherwise nifty and useful after the wax within is all shagged. “You can also use them to hold loose change, jewelry, condoms, and guitar pics,” they suggest. At $3.95 a tin, you pay a premium, but it’s sure cheaper than a C2C-certified Zody Chair. Other eco-surf wax options, including Northern Lights, have been explored here. ::Wet Women Surf Wax
Now that is a catchy slogan :)
Why not learn to not use wax, I don't and its doable.
"Why not learn to not use wax, I don't and its doable."
Ha ha. How do ya stay on? I've racked myself really good just for having the wrong wax for the wrong temperature water. Last time was in Mexico - got a deep and nasty fin cut because of that.
Every little bit counts, but this is total crap. This is misleading advertising and just plain bad marketing.
Biodegrable is a misleading term. Everything is biodegradable. It's definition is "capable of being broken down especially into innocuous products by the action of living things". Those plastic bags you get at the store are biodegradable...in 500 years. What do they mean by "over time"? There is no governing body or standard so anybody can claim biodegradable.
And "according to the Hawaiian mavens" it's non toxic? Come on. Even water is toxic in high enough quantities. Don't forget about the lady who died last year after the radio contest. Non toxic to what? Coral? Fish? Plankton? You and me?
100% natural? Oil is natural.
Sex Wax, Sticky Bumps, Mrs Palmers, etc are all non toxic, biodegradable, and natural. They just don't need to mislead people. We all know surf gear is bad for the environment, but if you do some research, surf wax uses byproducts that are always going to be there. The packages could be better, I'd like to see that change. But if you really want to something good, get off your fiberglass/poly surfboard, take off your oil based plastic leash and the oil based wetsuit, quit taking surf trips on ozone depleting planes, stop driving.
Finally some one that does not have their head stuck in a tree.
Eco-friendly wax is the least of our worries.
Unless it's in plant form and I can grow it in my garden and never have to pay for another block of it again in my life, that would be eco-friendly.
So is there a plant that could be used as a substitute for Surfwax, maybe deep in the amazon??