What age is appropriate for girls to start shaving legs?

[StarlightRobot]

Hi,

My 11 year old daughter has started feeling self conscious about having hairy legs. I feel for her but am reluctant to encourage shaving at such a young age. What would you consider to be an appropriate age for a girl to start shaving her legs? I think I was around 12 when I started. Any advice would be really appreciated.

My daughter was primary 7 I think. I buy the Wilkinson intuition from razors, have used them for about 15 years. They have a massive soap block around the blade so it’s a lot harder to cut yourself. Or hair removal cream. If she wants to do it, I’d let her. I wonder has someone made a comment to her about it? Kids can be so mean these days

15 - I used to tweezer them out before that - ouch!

It is good. Some of us don't like body hair which is a perfectly reasonable opinion to have.

My dd12 and all her friends are also using hair removal methods, which again is perfectly reasonable.

Just as you are to have not bothered with hair removal.. It isn't about pressure, it is about preference.

The preference wouldn’t exist without sexist social conditioning though, would it. Sure, there are some men who shave body hair but a much, much smaller proportion than women which demonstrates this is not just about choice.

I'm blonde as is my legs, ye can't even see the hair unless close up or I'm tanned, I can't remember when I started shaving. My oldest dd is very dark haired and had obvious hair early as her periods started at 10, dd2 is super blonde like me. I bought them both razors in p6/7 or so so 10/11ish. They are 17, 15 and both were given a electric trimmer too. Dd3 is 11 and has a razor in the cabinet ready for when she needs it, another super blondey though. Ds11, has bugger all 😁

I shave my legs approximately 2/3 months a year.

The cost of that is ludicrous now. For a child to have her legs done every few weeks will cost a packet. I started shaving mine at 14 because another girl at school kindly told me I needed to. I think the beginning of secondary school is OK. Get her a really good razor.

It was from a pharmacy, not B&Q
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I agree with this, after a couple of years of having my legs waxed my hair is much finer ,i no longer have them waxed because i don't need to now just a quick shave every couple of weeks.
But if this were my daughter i would certainly do what i could to help her with an insecurity that can be easily fixed.

Wait for what?

Until she asks to shave them maybe?

Let her

I’m 45 and get called hairy legs to this day. (Light heartedly) If they’re hairy and it’s making her self conscious let her shave them.