So my DD10 just asked me about underarm hair....help, please.

[castleview]

DD10 asked me what to do about armpit hair and showed me just a tiny bit of light hair with maybe one or two dark ones. I'd tweeze them, but that would totally traumatize her. I don't think anything needs to be done yet, however.

Still, I really don't want her to start shaving because it's going to grow back far worse. At what age, did your daughters start? Truth be told, I'd rather her get them waxed. I know that sounds insane, but in the long run it would be much easier. Opinions please. I thought I had another few years before this.

 

[ilovejack02]

Why not try nair?

 

[Hillbeans]

DD10 asked me what to do about armpit hair and showed me just a tiny bit of light hair with maybe one or two dark ones. I'd tweeze them, but that would totally traumatize her. I don't think anything needs to be done yet, however.

Still, I really don't want her to start shaving because it's going to grow back far worse. At what age, did your daughters start? Truth be told, I'd rather her get them waxed. I know that sounds insane, but in the long run it would be much easier. Opinions please. I thought I had another few years before this.

Ouch, i'd think that would really hurt, especially at that age. I'm a fan of waxing but have never had my underarms done.

Have you considered a roll-on hair remover like Nair?

 

[Buckalew11]

Tweezing and waxing sound extremely painful to me. I allowed DD to shave early, probably about that age. Why wait? I think by letting her shave early, it didn't grow back far worse. That's a myth, they say.

I just don't see the big deal. JMHO

 

[DVCLiz]

DD10 asked me what to do about armpit hair and showed me just a tiny bit of light hair with maybe one or two dark ones. I'd tweeze them, but that would totally traumatize her. I don't think anything needs to be done yet, however.

Still, I really don't want her to start shaving because it's going to grow back far worse. At what age, did your daughters start? Truth be told, I'd rather her get them waxed. I know that sounds insane, but in the long run it would be much easier. Opinions please. I thought I had another few years before this.

It's a myth that hair that is cut or shaved grows back far worse. it may seem more coarse because it's shorter, but the hair is exactly the same - cutting it can't change the way it is progrmammed to grow.

So let her shave them off - the time to let a girl start shaving her legs or armpits is when she notices it and asks to.

She should probably start using deodorant, too.

Don't make a big deal out of these things and make them age-related. They are a basic part of female grooming and should be treated as such.

 

[AKL_Megs]

It's a myth that it grows back worse. I say let her shave it off if she's concerned... it takes all of two seconds in the shower, and then you know she'll be soaped up and clean under there! Probably a good time to start a teen deodorant, too... before she stinks... it's better to start the routine.

 

[sunnyday123]

Let her shave. As hard as it is to let our babys go, think of the trauma that she would endure when the mean girl noticed her peach fuzz while she's wearing a tank top. She make sure she knows how to shave without cutting an artery.

 

[Beckypooh1972]

Teach her to shave or shave it for her if she'll let you - where there is armpit hair there is more likely to be body odor. Oh, they grow up so fast!

 

[DVCLiz]

Tweezing and waxing sound extremely painful to me. I allowed DD to shave early, probably about that age. Why wait? I think by letting her shave early, it didn't grow back far worse. That's a myth, they say.

I just don't see the big deal. JMHO

It's a myth that hair that is cut or shaved grows back far worse. it may seem more coarse because it's shorter, but the hair is exactly the same - cutting it can't change the way it is progrmammed to grow.

So let her shave them off - the time to let a girl start shaving her legs or armpits is when she notices it and asks to.

She should probably start using deodorant, too.

Don't make a big deal out of these things and make them age-related. They are a basic part of female grooming and should be treated as such.

It's a myth that it grows back worse. I say let her shave it off if she's concerned... it takes all of two seconds in the shower, and then you know she'll be soaped up and clean under there! Probably a good time to start a teen deodorant, too... before she stinks... it's better to start the routine.

Hey, does anyone know if it's a myth that shaved hair grows back worse?

 

[sunnyday123]

Hey, does anyone know if it's a myth that shaved hair grows back worse?

I'm going to start a thread asking if someone can google that for me!

 

[Sandy V.]

Please let your daughter shave now and avoid any potential embarassment at someone seeing her underarm hair (because they WILL). It's about her feelings, not anyone else's. The fact she mentioned it to you means it's something she's thinking about - and it's a good thing that she feels comfortable telling you in the first place.

I know it's hard to let them grow up and hit these "milestones", but you just GOTTA let them attend to their personal grooming on their own biological timetable when they're ready, or else you unintentionally set her up to be made miserable by some of the little snots around her if she gets teased (or worse) for being hairy.

 

[AKL_Megs]

I'm going to start a thread asking if someone can google that for me!

Done. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hair-removal/an00638

 

[handinpocket]

Let her shave.

 

[minkydog]

Please let your daughter shave now and avoid any potential embarassment at someone seeing her underarm hair (because they WILL). It's about her feelings, not anyone else's. The fact she mentioned it to you means it's something she's thinking about - and it's a good thing that she feels comfortable telling you in the first place.

I know it's hard to let them grow up and hit these "milestones", but you just GOTTA let them attend to their personal grooming on their own biological timetable when they're ready, or else you unintentionally set her up to be made miserable by some of the little snots around her if she gets teased (or worse) for being hairy.

I agree. If your daughter is old enough to be bothered by it, then it's time to teach her how to shave. My DD17 is a beautiful, dark, exotic-looking Greek girl. Translation=lots of thick, dark hair everywhere. By the time she was 9yo she had dark underarm hair and the hair on her legs was almost long enough to braid! It really bothered her. So I bought her that little Intuition razor and we spent a whole afternoon sitting by the tub shaving our legs and underarms. And laughing and drinking Coke. Yeah, you don't see *that* commercial often.

I'm thinking that I might get her laser hair removal for graduation next summer.

 

[scrapquitler]

I think you should teach her to shave the right way. Otherwise, she'll eventually do what I did....my Mom said I was too young to shave my legs and my arm pits. It bugged me, so I just picked up Mom's razor and started doing it anyway, and I cut myself.

If it's bothering her, there's really no reason to make her wait to shave.

 

[focusondisney]

I always felt if it bothers the child enough to ask, it's time to let them shave. Why make her live with something bothering her when it is so easy to fix the problem?

 

[MariDisney]

My DD is 10.5 and started shaving around 9.5. I believe that you let them do it when they start to notice it and want it gone. I'd rather have my DD confident in her body and happy with the way it looks. I watched/helped her do it one time and she's been on her own since.

 

[MariDisney]

I'm going to start a thread asking if someone can google that for me!

Here, let me google that for you.

 

[sunnyday123]

Here, let me google that for you.

And seriously OP, tweezing and or waxing would be traumatic for a kid. Especially the underarm area. Everyone remember the first time they had their eyebrows waxed?? I think my eyes were crossed for a week.

 

[NHdisneylover]

Buy her one of the cute, tween oriented electric razors that Target sells for about $10 and let her shave. I agree with others that it will not make the hair grow back any differently (the hair is going to get coarser and thicker with puberty though) and if it is bothering her it is time to start shaving it.