Teenage girls removing pubic hair - time to panic or par for the course?

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ElenMumsnetBloggers · 08/08/2012 11:05

Just to let you know that over on Mumsnet Bloggers, journalist Sarah Ditum and MNer Glosswatch are debating why so many teen girls feel compelled to remove their pubic hair. You can read the debate here and voice your views on the Talk thread here.

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Margerykemp · 09/08/2012 22:58

Peaks-it is legal. I don't think a lot of parents realise this.

As for teens waxing underarms and legs- they can use razors- afaik waxing is mostly for pubes.

TeiTetua · 09/08/2012 21:48

The title has the words "removing pubic hair"; it could be wax in a salon, or a razor at home, but the issue is (I think) the fact that teenagers feel the need to do it at all.

Then again, at what point is an adolescent entitled to start thinking of herself as an adult? And this is something that a lot of adults do, including a fair number of the girls' mothers. So as a teenager starts doing the things adults do, perhaps it would be inconsistent to say "Not this".

peaksandtroughs · 09/08/2012 20:04

I find it hard to believe, given the hygiene problems and increased risk of infection, that salons can legally wax children. It presumably must be illegal already. Surely the bloggers are talking about home treatments, which are the parents' responsibility.

peaksandtroughs · 09/08/2012 20:00

I've read the blog post and feel the first bloggers advice is based on you as a parent actually having an expert knowledge on hair removal yourself. I'm assuming that most women of my generation actually don't know much about removing pubic hair so can't give all this 'useful' advice to our daughters! I don't know how to avoid ingrown hairs or what a silkymit is. The idea that we should all be giving our daughters this advice suggests it is some inevitable part of growing up as all adult women have this knowledge, but we don't.

Choufleur · 09/08/2012 19:55

Should we ban razors too?

Choufleur · 09/08/2012 19:55

What about if they want to wax their legs or underarms? Banning it is a bit ridiculous imo

Margerykemp · 09/08/2012 19:53

I dont think they would. It could be controlled by parents removing wax products etc from the house.

VegansTasteBetter · 09/08/2012 17:36

That just means girls will do home jobs margery which is worse imo. I do think it is sad young girls feel they have to remove the stuff the second they grow it

Margerykemp · 08/08/2012 20:19

"time to panic" IMO. I think it should be illegal for salons to do hair removal on under 16s and would even consider restricting retail sales of epilatory products.

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