Hair removal cream for 9 year old

[Laszlomydarling]

Hi, could I have your recommendations for the best hair removal creams for my daughter. I was hoping to stick with creams rather than shaving for now. Used the superdrug own brand one for the maximum time and it's very patchy. What does everyone else use. She's 9 if that makes a difference. Thanks

Or maybe you will have to instruct her to have them less often and not as heavily 🙄....I actually had to go in and speak with multiple teachers when my dd was a teenager to explain that she wasn't making it up that she needed to go to the bathroom in the middle of a 1.5 hour lesson as she was bleeding through a jumbo tampon in an hour and her periods really did last for 3 weeks. (Turned out she had hemophilia and it wasn't just her being a "troublemaker".)

Same. Felt sadness reading this

Oh give over. I was a hairy nine year old and I wasn't allowed to do anything about my legs. All I remember is feeling horribly self-conscious and hating my legs. If I was fighting the good feminist fight for women and girls at the time, I certainly wasn't aware of it.

When my nine year old asked me if she could get rid of her leg hair (which is dark like mine) I didn't think twice about saying yes. I didn't want her to feel as negatively about her legs as I did about mine. She's 11 now and still very much a child. But one that is happy with every part of herself.

I personally don't think a girl feeling weird about body hair is necessarily to do with 'society'. I think as women we project that backwards onto them. Standards of beauty for women simply weren't on my DD's radar when she started to become bothered by her body hair. And it certainly wasn't on mine when I was the same age. I just didn't like how it looked. I think it has more to do with becoming aware of your body changing, and excess hair seeming like a more masculine thing and therefore scary, etc.

Also: her body, her choice. She's my daughter, but I don't own her.

I'd save my sadness for girls who are forced to keep their dark body hair and are tormented for it.

Hair removal cream is fine for a 9yo. With a but of luck she'll suit laser hair removal in a few years and won't have to faff about with waxing.

I'd buy a Venus razor with the spa strip and shave them for her until.she can do it herself. Just make sure you use a fresh blade every time.

Or an electric shaver if its safer.

I'd have zero issue with her removing her leg hair.

I would get her an appointment for waxing op if she's ok having that done. If she's not keen, show her how to shave in the meantime. Lots of kids remove hair for swimming/football/gymnastics comps.

It's hard to believe that anyone sincerely thinks that a mother took it upon herself to tell her child she needed hair removal.

I can tell a lot of people here are really lucky with minimal body hair. I wax that choke from about 10, I have really dark and heavy body hair. I’m one step away from a monkey. I have to shave my legs every day if I am showing them off. I have the type of hair where I can shave it in the morning and it feels spiky again by evening. My Dad was very dark and hairy and unfortunately that gene was thrown my way. My mum never understood as she shaved her armpits once a week and was good to go as she has very light and sparse body hair. I was so self conscious as a child with my legs that were hairier than the boys. I also have to epilate the line from my belly button down as I have a line like a bloke. Unless you have actually been there then please stop commenting.

Would they wax a child legs though. I'm not sure if there would be an age limit, might be wrong x

I bet the majority of posters trying to shame you wouldn't dream of going out with hairy legs themselves! 🙄

It's truly bizarre to me that this thread has gone this way! All I asked for was recommendations from people who'd used various products. My parenting is good. I'm a fierce feminist. My daughter is happy and well adjusted. She's not removing her hair because of any negative comments or bullying. She simply doesn't like her thick dark leg hair. I'm not prepared to make her suffer when it's an easy fix. My Son began shaving his face around 14 years old as soon as he didn't like his facial hair. Should I have made him keep it? Of course not! Yes he was older but the feelings are the same.

Thank you to everyone who offered recommendations. I am going to shave the patchy bits before she goes on holiday and order a lady shave for any future times she wants to use one.