Would you allow your tween daughter to get a bikini wax or a waxing in general? One waxing franchise is holding a promotion during the month of July -- 50% off of all waxing services for all girls 15 and younger.
The ad has many moms up in arms since it appears to be for a bikini wax (though it specifically says all waxing services), and they think it sexualizes young girls who aren't yet old enough for such a service.
I call bullshit.
As a woman who was a hairy teen, thanks to my Latina genes and hitting puberty, I wish waxing had been more mainstream when I was 12. I may not have had my boobs but I definitely had hair everywhere and it was a real pain trying to hide it. Tube socks and T-shirts over bathing suits only can do so much.
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In middle school, swimming was mandatory and my life would have been loads more pleasant if I could have gotten a bikini wax rather than trying to not look like I had a chia pet in a headlock when I wore my bathing suit. It was embarrassing and humiliating to a young teenager.
I don’t think waxing sexualizes girls; it simply gives them a safer alternative to shaving. You don't want to know how many chunks I took out of my ankle when I first started shaving my legs. I'd hate to imagine what damage I could have done with a razor in my pubic area at the tender age of 12 or 13.
The one issue I have with the ad is with this language:
During the month of July, girls 15 and undercan enjoy their FIRST waxing experience and find it NATURAL, SAFE and PLEASANT. [emphasis added]
Let’s be honest, waxing is never "pleasant." Natural and safe, yes, but there is no such thing as pleasurable waxing -- only degrees of pain tolerance. You might want to warn your daughters before they take the plunge.
Do you think it's okay for teen girls to wax?
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"Tweens," No.
Teens, that's between them and their parents.
I wish that waxing had been availible to me as a teen. I am still mortified thinking about the time I went to the pool with my guy friend, he went under the water to snoop at my lady parts, came up and said.. "I can see your vagina!" I was like, what!? No way!! And whispered, "I can see your hair.." D: Ugh! I have always been disgusted and embarassed about my pubic hair since then.
Sorry, that's what a razor's for. Teens can just suck it up and learn how to shave properly if it's so important to them. You're really going to start taking them to get waxed regularly, parents? That seems a bit insane. If they want to pay for it fine, but a bikini wax would be a big no-no in my house. They are kids, hairy or not. Waxing isn't the only answer to some unwanted hair.
If you're a swimmers, gymnasts, and dancers shouldn't have their bush hanging out of their leotards. I'm not saying you have to be bald, but cleaning it up is really necessary. And plus, with all the liquid things that come from that area, it's probably best to wax versus shave.