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I think this one pretty much speaks for itself.

What do you ladies think about preteen girls getting bikini waxes? The article mentions an 8 year old

Have any of you moms let preteen daughters wax below the waist?

Too young? Preteen girls get leg, bikini waxes

OMG!!! Seriously???

I've been taking my nine year old to the salon since she was five.... but for mani/pedis! Oh wait you know what, I have let her do waxing before... parafin! (Where you dip your hands in the wax... but it's a pampering thing not a hair removal thing). She's always seen me getting my eye brows waxed and has never asked to have anything waxed. She did ask me the other day when she could start shaving her legs and I told her when she was older.

My girls do pageants and I won't allow them to do spray tanning or hair entensions either (which is becoming more and more popular among the pageant circuit).

I am still blown away by this article... I can not fathom ANY tween or Pre-teen getting a bikini wax. Shawn, I am not easily shocked... but this one has my jaw on the floor!!!!

I had a friend that started waxing in the seventh grade... what does that make you 11, 12?? By highschool, and she could go 6-7 months between waxes. Sounds like a old wives tale, but they say the earlier you start waxing, the hair follicles die.

My tween has been "blessed" with a unibrow. With the advice and encouragement (and pleading from the tween) from my hairdresser I started taking her to get her eyebrows waxed for about a year now. Every 6 weeks or so when she gets a trim she gets her brows waxed. I am hoping like my friend, she won't have to worry about frequent waxing when she is older.

Now she has asked me when she can shave her legs... that is something I have no clue about!! She is 10 now. When did everyone else start shaving or let their daughters shave?

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I am still blown away by this article... I can not fathom ANY tween or Pre-teen getting a bikini wax. Shawn, I am not easily shocked... but this one has my jaw on the floor!!!!

I think it might depend on how hairy the pre-teen is.... but then again how visble could the hair be in the bikini area at that age? I have seen women at the water park at Cyress Gardens that should have thought about waxing or shaving before they put on their bathing suit!

Ouch! I would think children have more sensitive skin than adults...and isn't there a slight chance of getting an infection? I started with an electric razor, and moved to a regular razor. Tried waxing and creams, but still use razor. My baby girl has a unibrow also! It's cute right now, but I know she will start plucking early.

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Originally posted by Pete-N-Repeats Mom:
I would allow our daughter - if we had one - to get her legs waxed depending on how hairy she was. I would NEVER allow the other - no way!

Has anyone of us gotten legs waxed? I am wondering how it feels and if it's worth it time and cost to just leg wax???

Jen - how is the eyebrow waxing? Do you need to let it grow in first to get them waxed? I'd imagine you would so the wax has something to hang onto??? I was going to say I'd never done it before - but I just recalled having done it once years and years ago. Can't recall what I did before or after though??


RELLA - quote "I have seen women at the water park at Cyress Gardens that should have thought about waxing or shaving before they put on their bathing suit!"

I agree about the legs Michelle - I can't see anything else being necessary!

I used to have my legs waxed all the time - it's not the most comfortable thing - but it's definitely not unbearable. The most painful part for me is my calves - have no idea why. It's totally worth it though.

Since coming here I've never had my legs waxed because I can't bear to grow the hair long enough. It's okay in a colder climate where you can wear long pants for weeks - there just aren't that many weeks here where I'd want to be all covered up in jeans.

What is this world coming to??? I have been waxed in the nether regions and would never, ever do it again!! Much less put a child through the barbaric procedure and the pain. You should see the positions you have to be in to have this done.

My daughters started shaving when they reached ten years old. My middle daughter was so hairy the her hair came over her ankle socks. She used to try to slick the hair down with lotion which only brought attention to her legs. I allowed her to shave when she hit the fourth grade. I was hoping that at least one of the girls would be a late bloomer like I was. No such luck there.

OUCH!! I cant even imagine this pain, let alone putting a child through this.
Leg waxing - MAYBE. I wonder if there is any truth to what the article said about the hair not growing back?
For the bikini zone, I think I would take a wait and see approach. If it really is out of control to the point it is embarassing at the beach, etc I would probably be willing to explore less painful options such as electrolosis or laser therapy. But Waxing?? No Way!

Um, no --- we won't get there in my house. I have had one bikini wax, and vowed never to do it again! How could a tween handle that much pain?

Mine started shaving when she was in 6th grade, right after her 12th bday. I started shaving earlier than that, b/c I was blessed with dark hair, and yes a uni-brow. Waxing brows are ok---I would not want my daughter to pluck away like I did when I was her age...You plucked until there was nothing left!!! Remember those days?

No waxing legs, no waxing bikini areas in Gator_Moms house! My daughter is a swimmer. She swims competitively on a swim team all year round, so I do understand the importance of hiding creepy crawlers, but that is what a razor and shaving cream are for!!

More importantly, I would not want to give an impressions to my tween -- letting her think she deserves this type of pampering. I don't think so ma'am......not even mom gets this pampering! The occasional mani/pedi on a good occasion will do for my 13 yr old.

That article was a bit disturbing to me! Not necessarily the waxing part of it, but the ways that the mother's of young girls are placing such an emphasis on their daughters being "perfect" and the way that the salon mentioned was advertising the waxing for young girls. I think that is just plain sad. As far as the waxing goes, I would possibly let my daughters (when their older) have their legs waxed for special occasions (proms, etc.). My oldest daughter is 10 right now and she wants to shave her legs, but I haven't allowed her to yet - she has been asking since she was 8. I have never been waxed anywhere but my eyebrows. I'm just fine using a razor & shaving cream.

Jessica

Michelle,

I *love* having my eye brows done! It is the best, most relaxing feeling, when they apply the warm wax and then when they take the strip thingy and rub it onto the wax... just feels so good (then of course it's hold your breath and try not to scream "KELLY CLARKSON" when they riiiiip it off, lol). Seriously, even that part isn't bad... for me the most painful part is when they pluck them to shape them more! Ouch! But yes, they have to grow out a little before you can go back. Not completely- just enough for the wax and strip thingy (I am sure there's a more proper term that strip thingy!)to be able to attach itself to.

I am still dying to try threading. As much as I love the feel of the wax it does kinda creep me out that the same wax stick is used on everyone.

That is funny that you said that! I find getting my eyebrows waxed very relaxing. I love the tingly sensation afterwards, weird right!?

Rachel, I think it is true about hair not growing back after waxing. I have a friend that started waxing her legs in middle school. By high school she only had to wax certain sections because eventually her hair just didn't grow back in other areas. I lost touch with her, but I wonder if now she has smooth, hairless legs without waxing or shaving at all now.

Relaxing?? You girls are so brave!!! I clutch the sides of the table each time the strip is yanked and ripped from my sensitive flesh...I usually have to go right home because I'm a hot, red mess and it takes a couple of hours for my skin to return to its normal color.

I'm a big sissy when it comes to my eyebrows. I'll push a 10 pound baby out with ease but if you come at me with tweezers or wax strips, I'll shrivel up in fetal position.

I've come to the sad realization that the caterpillars sitting above my eyes are here to stay. Thank goodness I'm an animal lover!

OK this question is sort of on topic....

Alyssa will be ten in January and for the past several weeks she has been BEGGING me to allow her to shave her legs. Actually, I'm surprised she hasn't just done it already- she's a very smart girl and knows if she did I couldn't just glue them back on... guess I should be proud of her being so respectful. Anyway my question is... what is the "normal" or typical age for young ladies to start shaving? Yes, she has leg hair but it is not obvious and she is not being picked on about it. I think one other girl in her class is shaving and perhaps that is why it is suddenly so important... the girl and Alyssa are friends but they compete over everything- who's got the best grades, who can do something the fastest, who can do it best (I'm proud to report my daughter was the ONLY child in her class to make straight A's on her report card). I've explained to Alyssa that once she does it she has to do it all the time because the hair grows back in darker and much thicker.
She is a really great kid. She's the epitome of All-American girl... she's SUPER smart, very musically talented, awesome at sports, she's very popular, her teachers adore her, our neighbors want her over all the time. She's just an amazing little lady but I don't want her trying to grow up too fast... is nine (almost ten) too young to shave?? I'm going to go with you guys on this one! If the majority of you say yes I will go out and buy her the prettiest pink razor and yummiest smelling shaving cream I can find but if you guys say no then I'll start hiding mine (before she gets the just do it idea!) Thank you in advance ladies!!!!!