Age for waxing legs?

[nicsnailz]

A friend of mine has asked about waxing her daughters legs. She is only 10 but has very thick dark hairs on her full leg. Do any of you wax this young or is ther an age limit? tia

[Caroline90]

Personally I wouldn't wax someone as young as 10 but thats just my opinion.. Mabey you could ask for a letter from her doctor to see if there is an underlying reason for the type of hair growth or not.. and I would also check with your insurance company as to the age limit to make sure!! HTH :) x

[thinkpink2008]

Check with insurance hun and if their ok i would do it. Kids can be very cruel and it may well be something she gets picked on for. If insurance says no then id suggest shes goes the hair removal cream route for now xx

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[Harlequin]

I think it'd be down to insurance, but I know that for me I was thrown into the hairy side of puberty VERY young to the point where my mum thought I was a bit of a freak and took me to the doctors!

Kids can be very cruel when it comes to this kind of thing and as a result of this attitude I wouldn't wear shorts/skirts, and for a long time wouldn't go outside. I couldn't wear vests either as I wasn't permitted by my mum to remove the hair :s I had the hairiest legs in the world at ten years old, but wasn't allowed to remove any hair until i was 12 or 13.

I think if i was related to someone that age and there was a confidence issue etc then I would happily do it but on a client i would say to the parent listen, I need to check with my insurance...but I would be basing it on my personal experience so...

[souz]

i agree if your insurance agrees and you get mum to sign a disclaimer i would do it....there is nothing worse than a young girl who hits puberty ahead of her friends and feels self conscious because of it....she wont enjoy her youth which is a shame so if i could help i would x

[lucyboo]

I was asked this last night by a client for her 11 year old daughter, I'm going to check with my insurance

[Lovelygirl85]

I don't think I'd wax, however I've heard of a sandpaper like treatment (obviously not as rough as sandpaper) that I know folk have rubbed on arms and it helps hair thin out. perhaps that would be an idea for her?x

[Harlequin]

I don't think I'd wax, however I've heard of a sandpaper like treatment (obviously not as rough as sandpaper) that I know folk have rubbed on arms and it helps hair thin out. perhaps that would be an idea for her?x

I used this once when I was younger. Silkymit. The abrasiveness (?) cause me to develop folliculitis and dermatitis. I personally would sooner recommend hair removal cream before that one!

[Pinkbunny28]

I agree. I was the same as a 10 year old and got bullied for it. Insurance permitting I would do it and get both mum and daughter to sign x

[josheardown]

Like the above posters, I would check with insurance first. The first time I was asked to wax a 9 year old's brows, I declined. But recently an adult client was telling me how hairy she was as a youngster and how in her teens her mum let her get waxing and how it made her feel so much better, which gave me a bit more insight.

I'm certainly not judging on the morality of this issue whatsoever, but what does trouble me is the implications of waxing such as the redness that occurs afterwards and the following of proper aftercare. If an adult has waxing and it goes red or they experience some spotting afterwards, they are unlikely to be pertubed by this as this can be a normal reaction, however on their young daughter they become more worried about it and be coming back to me to point the finger of blame?! I don't know, I maybe overeacting, but I just feel really cautious around this subject.

I think it's a case of checking your insurance and whether you personally feel comfortable doing it xx

[nicsnailz]

Thanks for all your replies.
Mum and I decicded it was best to use removal cream for now and maybe wax next year before she starts secondary school.;)

[Kim Lawless]

I would make my decision based on two things.

1. That my insurance are ok with this

2. That the child seems happy to be waxed and isn't being forced into it by the mum. Get the mum to stay in the room whilst you do the waxing too.