Manicures, acrylic nails and pedicures are also available using imported or local products and polishes. It is possible to get a bacterial, fungal or even viral infections from nail files and other manicure instruments that are not properly sterilized in a disinfection machine after each customer. Just dipping them in alcohol or other solutions is not adequate to kill microorganisms. If you are concerned about the transmission of infections, bring your manicure set from home. Leg waxing is also available in Indonesia, usually in better beauty treatment centers.
Some salons reheat and then strain hair out of the wax so that it can be reused.
If this concerns you, ask if the wax is new or recycled. Traditional beauty treatments Indonesian has a long history of traditional jamu or natural beauty treatments which came primarily out of the sultan s palaces in Java. A lot of these traditional treatments and cosmetics are now being mass produced and marketed by domestic cosmetic firms such as Martha Tilaar, Mustika Ratu or Nyonya Meneer. A full range of major international branded cosmetics are available in quality department stores. The beauty products industry in Indonesia is not heavily controlled by government bodies as it is abroad, for example as by the US Food and Drug Administration.