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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I'm going to have to have the trimming and maintenance talk with Chibi soon. She's a swimmer and 12, got her period earlier this year, but I don't want her shaving just yet. She's an Aspie and her fine motor skills, while vastly improved over her life, aren't something I want to test out with a razor just yet. We already bleach her lip hair; poor Chibi got stuck with dark lip hair last year.
So far, she doesn't have the problem I had at her age, which was hair showing OUTSIDE my swimsuit area; thank DOG for those high thigh swimsuits being OUT OF STYLE now. But we'll also be talking about her bikini area and waxing. I mean who wants their pubes showing outside their swimsuit??? Thankfully her practice swimsuit is quite modest and her fun swimsuit also seems to cover her well, but still. A little prep goes a long way. I had to figure this shit out myself. I won't leave Chibi high and dry like I was.
Also, since I don't shave my legs, ectera...neither does she, yet. But we keep an open discussion going. Again, I'd take her to be waxed. Hair doesn't REALLY grow in thicker after you shave, but it sure seems that way!!