Beauty salon angers women by adding 'fat tax' of up to £10 extra for larger ladies getting their legs waxed - because they use up more materials

MM Bubbles in South Kensington has introduced the additional charge

Women who are size 12-16 get charged an extra £5 for leg waxing

While larger women who are a size 18 or over get charged £10 more



Larger women are being charged more for having their legs waxed at a beauty salon - because they use up more materials than skinnier women.

Clients at the MM Bubbles salon in London's upmarket South Kensington are being hit with a 'fat tax' of £5 if they are a size 12 or above.

Larger women, who are a size 18 or more could be charged £10 more than the standard charge for the 45 minute treatment.

'Fat tax': A London beauty salon has slapped an additional charge on women above a size 12 who have their legs waxed

According to The Sun, the price hike on the treatment, which is currently advertised at £21 due to a promotional offer, has left some women angry.

The paper tested the additional charge by sending a size 22-24 model to the salon to see whether she was charged extra.

Extra charge: Women above a 12 are being charged extra because they use extra materials, says the salon

She was charged £26 - an additional £5 to the advertised price.

The salon owner reportedly told the model, named only as Helen: 'I know maybe for you it is not very nice but I use more stuff.'

Helen told The Sun: 'Luckily, I'm okay with my size.

'But for other women worried about their weight this could really devastate them.'

Another woman, who was a size 14-16 was reportedly charged an extra £10.



The charge applies to women who are a size 12 or larger despite the average UK dress size currently being 16.

