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Best method for leg hair removal?

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aperolspritzbasicbitch · 11/08/2025 22:55

My 11 year old daughter wants to get rid of her leg hair. It’s fair enough, she has dark hair and is pretty full on in the body hair department.
she’s been asking since last year, but I asked her to hold out until she starts secondary school, which is September.
in an ideal world I’d rather she not wet shave, I’m unsure if she’d cope with a wax, and I’m yet to meet an effective hair removal cream.
i’ve been thinking of a lady shave - do they take the right right down to the skin like a wet shave?

can anyone share what’s worked best for them/their child?

thank you!

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Jayinthetub · 12/08/2025 03:54

I had the same dilemma as you! My mum was reluctant to let me shave at all and always advocated waxing/hair removal cream for reasons to do with “it growing back quicker”. I suffered for years with hairy legs and really resented it as a child/teenager. When my daughter started asking at around 11, I got her a good razor and showed her how to shave her legs. She’s better than me at keeping up with it, in a good routine and doesn’t suffer with any of the things my mum used to terrify me with (growing back quicker, darker, thicker…)!! She waxes her bikini line herself now and bleaches her moustache so is trying out a range of different methods, finding what suits her. I wish someone had made it so accessible for me as a teenager!

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