What age to wax legs?

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My 11 year old dd is very self conscious about her hairy legs. I don't want her using veet or bleach as she's got sensitive skin, and until now she's been using the sandpaper-like removal pads.

I've been waxing my legs for years and now have barely any hair, and wondered if she was too young for waxing.

She's not bothered by hair anywhere else, just on her legs, WIBU to take her to get them waxed at a salon?

Lady shave is best bet at that age

The only reason not to wax is if she finds it too painful. But no other reason not to do it

Shaving or waxing is fine at that age provided she doesn't find it too painful. I'd stay away from chemical products though like you say.

Definitely do a patch test of the wax though if you go down that route

I have my dd 12 the choice..I did explain that waxing is painful so she choose to shave!

Would some sort of trimmer be better if she has sensitive skin?

Wouldn’t shaving be the simplest option?

@LadyDanburysHat

The only reason not to wax is if she finds it too painful. But no other reason not to do it

Oh, aside from bowing to the patriarchy? 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

Christ all the posters here are AOk to give an 11 year old confirmation that her natural body is icky and dirty and needs painful and regular punishment to be acceptable? And that is EXACTLY what it's about, however much y'all protest.

Oh, aside from bowing to the patriarchy?

She's 11. She's got years to take down the patriarchy, at the moment she's self-conscious and feels bad about herself. The OP just wants to know if there are any issues with waxing at that age.

OP I wouldn't use wax as it can be a problem for sensitive skin. WOuld stick with sugaring or something like that. And I think she would need to shave the first time anyway as it would hurt if you did it on long hairs.

@toconclude

Christ all the posters here are AOk to give an 11 year old confirmation that her natural body is icky and dirty and needs painful and regular punishment to be acceptable? And that is EXACTLY what it's about, however much y'all protest.

Do you think telling her it's not icky and daughter and to not be self conscious would work on an 11 year old?

It sure as hell didn't work for me and I'm not a full-on angry hairy feminist. It also didn't work when my mother said "your real friends don't care what kind of trainers you wear". Being 11 sucks.

It sure as hell didn't work for me and I'm not a full-on angry hairy feminist.

That should say that that I am now a full-on hairy feminist.

We shouldn’t have to wax our legs but as long as most of us grown women do, expecting an 11 yo to fight our battles is nuts.

Explain you’d support her if she didn’t want to do it, and help her if she wanted to. I’ve been using epilators since that age and that works for me. Not a fan of shaving or chemical removers, and never figured out how to use wax well (always a mess miss bits etc) but I think it’s a good option too.

@toconclude

Christ all the posters here are AOk to give an 11 year old confirmation that her natural body is icky and dirty and needs painful and regular punishment to be acceptable? And that is EXACTLY what it's about, however much y'all protest.

The child herself is uncomfortable with her body hair. It is not bowing to the patriarchy, it is making her more comfortable. And telling her it is natural is not going to make her feel better about it.

Electric shaver is safest option,

Just bought DD12 a ladyshave. No drama required!

Another vote for a ladyshave

Have a look at "Friction Free Shaving" they are the smoothest most skin friendly razors I've ever used (husband agrees as he pinched mine).

My mum refused to let me shave my legs so I used to steal razor heads from my Dad's drawer and shave them dry, I can still remember the sting (and I still have the scars!) not to mention the embarrassment of trying to contain pubic hair when swimming with no help or guidance.

I think it’s important to send the message that body hair is fine even if they don’t agree. I am a full hairy feminist so I set a good example . My DD knows my reasons for not removing body hair but obviously she’s allowed to do it if she wants.

You know what happened when my mum said u shouldn't remove body hair. I used veet incorrectly myself and burned my skin.

It's not about patriarchy - it's about an 11 year old wanting to feel confident about herself. Unfortunately, the women in my family are hairier than the men!

She knows that she doesn't need to remove the hair, but she wants to. And if she's like me, it really won't hurt. The only waxing I've had that is painful is my armpits- I won't be doing that again!

Sugaring is an excellent idea, however I can't find anyone who does it locally.

If I gave her a lady shave, goodness knows what else she would shave! She'd probably end up with no eyebrows

@Hankunamatata

You know what happened when my mum said u shouldn't remove body hair. I used veet incorrectly myself and burned my skin.

My mum wouldn't let me shave, so a Greek friend of my mums gave her some Jolene. My mum burnt my legs. So I had very blond leg hairs and very red skin.

@toconclude

Christ all the posters here are AOk to give an 11 year old confirmation that her natural body is icky and dirty and needs painful and regular punishment to be acceptable? And that is EXACTLY what it's about, however much y'all protest.

So what should OP do? Use her daughter’s legs to make a stand?