children's hair removal?

Kimberley82

I have a 7 year old daughter who like me is dark haired, she also seems to be developing my excessive body hair.

For the last few months she has started to notice a lot and its upsetting her. Its mainly just the hair on her legs she has a problem with. She keeps asking if she can have them waxed (I do this). She seems far far too young to me, but on the other hand I remember how much I hated my hairy legs when I was about 10.

I always tell her she is beautiful and it doesnt matter etc.

Has anyone else delt with this in such a young child?

Threebabes

My dd is older than yours, shes 11 in April. She was paranoid about the hair on her legs so we used hair removal cream. It mustve been nearly 2 weeks since we did it and they are growing back really slowly. Ive also a DD who is 7, shes very fair so its not a problem for her but if it was really making her that unhappy I would use the hair removal on her.

Kimberley82

I would worry about the cream as she has sensitive skin like me and I react badly to them. Waxing and sugaring hurts and shaving scares me on her.

ailuro2

I'd not let a 7yo remove hair, tbh, plenty of time for that once she's older, try and build up her self confidence in the meantime, show her google pictures to let her know there are tonnes of people just the same as her...

minimoneysaver

Awww, it's hard especially if the other children are noticing it. Have you thought about bleaching it? Whatever you decide to do, make sure you do a skin patch test at least 24 hours before you do it and ensure she doesn't use any scented bath products for 48 hours afterwards.

BOBS

I let my DD age 10 use this
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4435396/Trail/searchtext%3ELADY+SHAVE.htm
she was paranoid too about her legs when wearing a short dress for a family wedding. She used back in the summer and only once or twice since. It is gentle and she can do it in the privacy of the bathroom herself. Her regrowth was slow and she doesnt often mention it.

Kimberley82

ailuro2 wrote: »

I'd not let a 7yo remove hair, tbh, plenty of time for that once she's older, try and build up her self confidence in the meantime, show her google pictures to let her know there are tonnes of people just the same as her...

She has tonnes of confidence normally and we always do our best to make her feel good about herself.

Kimberley82

BOBS wrote: »

I let my DD age 10 use this
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4435396/Trail/searchtext%3ELADY+SHAVE.htm
she was paranoid too about her legs when wearing a short dress for a family wedding. She used back in the summer and only once or twice since. It is gentle and she can do it in the privacy of the bathroom herself. Her regrowth was slow and she doesnt often mention it.

thats a good idea I would feel happier about that then a razor or chemicals.

Nicki

How excessive is it? Is it mostly in her own mind, or do you think she has a point? If it has suddenly increased then it might be worth a trip to the GP to get her checked out for precocious puberty. I'm not sure how they treat that, but it might slow down the rate of growth, and you probably don't want her starting her periods so young, so if she is at risk of this, then better to get her seen.

Otherwise, if its not really bad, I'd go with your gut instinct and not let her do anything about it yet, and just try to divert her. Seven is far too young IMHO to be using waxes, creams or bleaches, all of which can damage delicate skin. If you do give in and let her remove it, the only option I'd let my young child use would be shaving with a battery or electric razor, as I've never cut myself with one of these, but disposable wet razors are lethal!

Having said that, my dd is nearly 10 and has almost no leg hair, so even if she has dark hair, I am wondering how bad your dd's can be at just 7?

lauren_1

my dd has monkey arms and legs, im not kidding its like a layer of fur and she gets teased terribly about it. She is 9 and i am going to let her start using a ladyshaver when the weather picks up a bit.

Kimberley82

Nicki wrote: »

How excessive is it? Is it mostly in her own mind, or do you think she has a point? If it has suddenly increased then it might be worth a trip to the GP to get her checked out for precocious puberty. I'm not sure how they treat that, but it might slow down the rate of growth, and you probably don't want her starting her periods so young, so if she is at risk of this, then better to get her seen.

Otherwise, if its not really bad, I'd go with your gut instinct and not let her do anything about it yet, and just try to divert her. Seven is far too young IMHO to be using waxes, creams or bleaches, all of which can damage delicate skin. If you do give in and let her remove it, the only option I'd let my young child use would be shaving with a battery or electric razor, as I've never cut myself with one of these, but disposable wet razors are lethal!

Having said that, my dd is nearly 10 and has almost no leg hair, so even if she has dark hair, I am wondering how bad your dd's can be at just 7?

She is just like me at that age, very dark and a fair bit of it