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I have an almost 9 year old..her legs are more hairy than her arms but because she wears leggings or pants mostly, she's OK with it. She was asking me about the possibility of waxing it but I told her to wait a bit longer. Meanwhile, we mix some besan with olive oil and rub it over her legs to loosen the hair. Don't know if it's working as of yet but hopefully when the time comes for her to wax, they'll be easy to take off...
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Hey Niksik,
I know you asked about this before. I'd say there is no problem waxing the legs at this age. Also, it should be less painful than it is when she is say, 16. And because she will get used to it, it won't be an issue later. My cousins who didn't start waxing until later found it painful and would always put it off.
And contrary to popular belief, shaving is fine. Yes, the hair will get thicker but that's because of the age you would be starting at, the hair is bound to thicken/densen up over time regardless.
But yeh, since her legs are covered, I think you are right to wait another 2-3 years. When you do wax, if you do want to do it at home, use a professional cream wax. These work at lower operating temperatures, so kinder to the skin. And they remove shorter hairs. You'll probably need a wax heater as well.
Face is another issue altogether. I would not recommend wax to anyone, let alone a young girl.
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^Thanks for the info, stoppit.
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And I second the comments to not using hair removal creams. These are horrible and I wouldn't recommend them to anyone.
If you are concerned about unibrows or upperlips, find a good electrologist. Perhaps don't do it too young as you'd need someone really experienced to tackle it, but say at 16 or 18. These two areas are fairly easy to treat. It's probably the best present you could give your teenage daughter.
For underarms and bikini areas, Laser is very effective. You just need to find a good clinic with the appropriate laser and experienced techs. It is painful but so is waxing these areas. Given the propensity for these areas to have deep ingrown hairs with waxing, I'd encourage shaving the underarms and just trimming the bikini hair until one's daughter is old enough for Laser. Once the treatments are done, the skin should look smooth.
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^ And that's the thing. Since Nani had no hair to speak of and Ammi wasn't particularly into all this stuff, I had to figure things out on my own and really burned my skin with those creams during adolescence. I didn't wax till much later and it was very painful.
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^ what's up with our nani dadi and ammis having no hair at all???
My mom never waxed or shaved and had no hair at all.. Both of us sisters didn't have much either but still it needed to be removed and we figured it our own too and/or help from friends..my first upper lips threading was at 18 by a friend.
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^ My nani says it's cuz we mess with stuff, and it gets worse. I'm not sure that's true, but I am fairly certain it has to do with diet and hormones and fresh food vs. non...etc
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A few days ago...one one of the news channels...I saw a pic of a hijabi girl (must be around 12-13)...who had a mustache. I'm not exaggerating....it was VERY pronounced...like the peach fuzz you'd see on a preadolescent boy...but darker. And I just wonder....what mom would allow her daugther to go out in public (let alone a school setting where kids can be so cruel) like that??? If it were my kid....I'd get that cleaned up (especially facial hair)...and especially before middle school.
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i knoooo same with my mom and MIL, they both have very smooth faces ( mA) with very little hair…and yet they still go get their threading done..but if they don’t gof ro a while you can hardly tell, whereas if I go 2 weeks w/o threading it shows asap 
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^ My nani says it's cuz we mess with stuff, and it gets worse. I'm not sure that's true, but I am fairly certain it has to do with diet and hormones and fresh food vs. non...etc
A month ago I went for a chemical peel and my esthetician and I were talking about hair growth. And she said how plucking the hair...can sometimes stimulate blood flow to the surrounding pores/ares. And while the action may weaken and eventually deaden the root of the hair you're plucking (to the point that it may grow either very fine or not at all)....it can lead to the growth of other hairs. I thought that was interesting. I know that the clients that go there to get electrolysis are advised not to rmove their hair from the roots when undergoing treatmen....however shaving/cutting is allowed. It's interesting....because I was always under the impression that removing from the roots doesn't have any adverse effects in terms of increased growth.
And yes, she did mention hormones and diet contributing to the hair growth and skin problems.
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A month ago I went for a chemical peel and my esthetician and I were talking about hair growth. And she said how plucking the hair...can sometimes stimulate blood flow to the surrounding pores/ares. And while the action may weaken and eventually deaden the root of the hair you're plucking (to the point that it may grow either very fine or not at all)....it can lead to the growth of other hairs. I thought that was interesting. I know that the clients that go there to get electrolysis are advised not to rmove their hair from the roots when undergoing treatmen....however shaving/cutting is allowed. It's interesting....because I was always under the impression that removing from the roots doesn't have any adverse effects in terms of increased growth.
And yes, she did mention hormones and diet contributing to the hair growth and skin problems.
I think your aesthetician is confusing herself with half facts.
Waxing or any kind of root removal does not weaken the follicle. All these stories are purely anecdotal. You don't hear reports from people who have done something to one arm (for example) and leave the other to judge the difference. In some areas, like the shins or eyebrows, many many years of root removal can build up enough scar tissue that hairs stop growing.
But yes, root removal does stimulate blood flow to the area. In hormonally sensitive areas (i.e. face) this can strengthen the follicle or stimulate dormant follicles. Thus this can cause the plucked hair to grow back stronger (thicker, darker) and/or hairs from the previously dormant follicles. I'm sure many of you will have experienced this on the chin and sideburns from waxing/threading.
This is why I am always recommending against root removal on the face and instead to go for electrolysis.
You don't do root removal whilst having electrolysis for two main reasons. The first being that if you remove the hair, how can the electrologist treat it? The second is that if an electrologist has not completely destroyed a follicle in a particular treatment and only weakend it, it will produce a finer hair later (when its hair cycle comes around again). The second treatment of that particular follicle should destroy it for good. If you are doing root removal, you are just undoing that work by strengthening it again.
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This is how a hair grows and goes through the phases of growing, resting and shedding:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1k9ngysGbg&feature=related
For a follicle to stop producing a hair, you need to destroy the follicular stem cells. So far, electrolysis is the only method proven to work on all follicles, no matter their location or type of hair they produce. Laser only works on coarse and dark hairs (very dark brown to black).
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i have started already, only body waxing not eye brows though. she's 7. i think it will help her in long run. but since** its painful **i'm gonna keep it 2-3 times a yr only. if it works with her and she gets less hair by the time she's 10-11, i'll do same with my youngest one.
SGC, this poster even said it herself, its painful. Well if it's so painful, why torture your little 7 year old with such things? When I was 7, the only hair I fussed about was on my head.
With kids who have just gotten their periods, that's fine. If they want to, wax them. Heck, I'm 32 and I'm still cringe when I have to wax. Imagine a pre-teen.
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seriously, our moms and nani/dadis have almost no hair. heck, even my dad has less hair on his legs then most women LOL.
They did do a lot of malish back in those days - with the atta, desi ghee, etc. When I first went to Pakistan, I was an infant, and my nani used to malish me with ghee all the time. Which was probably why I didnt have much hair on my arms and legs. Then one day my sister had a brilliant idea to wax my arms (I think she was just jealous lol) and after that, more hair grew. grrrr.
I used to use veet because my mom/women in our family used to say that shaving is haram (the whole metal issue). . Now that i know its not, I just wax/shave.
But veet for the arms/legs isnt so bad...at least for a young girl that finds it painful to wax. or at least shaving.
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That would be to do with diet. Diet and hormones are more linked than we know. Hair is the result of increased androgen levels and sensitivity.
Hair removal creams are harsh chemicals and not good for the skin at all.
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Well, I’d just be a bit uncomfortable having my 9 year old go through waxing and such at this time in her life. I want her to be a little girl until she turns into a teenager at least. I think I’ll spend the time working on her self image and making her feel that her appearance is not “everything.” I will also tell her that there is a time for everything… I feel that if I expose my kid to all these things, she may get distracted by trying to fix her looks so early on in life as if she isn’t already 
…little girls are naturally attracted towards fashion and trendy hairstyles, looking good and all that fun stuff. That itself is quite time consuming. Now if it’s a big issue like thick upper lip growth etc., I’d go for what Stoppit is suggesting. But shaping eyebrows, body waxing…I don’t think so 
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there's just something very creepy about a waxed 7-8 year old. shudders not the right image at all.
almost reminds me of those creepy child beauty pageants.
11+/puberty sounds fine:S
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Yeah I guess I just don’t want that self-awareness to start.
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seriously, our moms and nani/dadis have almost no hair. heck, even my dad has less hair on his legs then most women LOL.
They did do a lot of malish back in those days - with the atta, desi ghee, etc. When I first went to Pakistan, I was an infant, and my nani used to malish me with ghee all the time. Which was probably why I didnt have much hair on my arms and legs. Then one day my sister had a brilliant idea to wax my arms (I think she was just jealous lol) and after that, more hair grew. grrrr.
I used to use veet because my mom/women in our family used to say that shaving is haram (the whole metal issue). . Now that i know its not, I just wax/shave.
But veet for the arms/legs isnt so bad...at least for a young girl that finds it painful to wax. or at least shaving.
well the thing u r not understanding is that the purpose is not to just remove hair but reduce growth b4 she reaches puberty. otherwise like u said yes depilitory creams/shaving is there but they r a pain(hassle) in long run. Veet/nair etc or shaving they do not help reduce hair growth. whereas waxing does. i do not want her to use these things and later regret like i did. waxing becomes painful after ur hair has grown thick after yrs of using creams n shaving. and don't they grow like every 10-15 days?
waxing is not that painful when ur hair r still fine and ur skin baby soft. right now she can easily tolerate it and will grow with it. i am keeping it minimal 2-3x a yr not like every 1.5 months i have to get done myself. i might try sugaring or cold wax rather than hot waxing in future.anyways everyone has their own opinion. Niksik asked a question and i honestly answered it. i hav my own opinion and i stand by it. i did my research and talked to professionals b4 taking this step.
Niksik u can try turmeric. blackgram and milk paste as ubtan on regular basis. i hav read it works but its lot of mess and work. u can also try hair growth inhibitors like Kalo. i'm looking into these and read mixed reviews but most agree they do work in the long run after consistent use.