Shaving at 10?

[Anonymous]

NP. Are electric razors effective? Any recs for good ones?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP. Are electric razors effective? Any recs for good ones?

Most seem quite expensive and most electric ones are mainly for trimming pubic hair.

[Anonymous]

If she wants to do it then let her. Don’t see what the big deal is.

[Anonymous]

My daughter is ten and I bought her a Gillette venus as it is what I use and it is easy to keep stocked up on blades if we use the same type. She has no trouble using it. At this age it is about picking your battles.

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Anonymous wrote:Shaving isn't a big commitment. Someone can shave once and then never again.

Okay, so the maintenance is a big commitment, if one chooses to make such a commitment. And assuming the child already has lots of hair, the darker, coarser stubble will undoubtedly be even more embarrassing, this cementing that commitment. But you knew this, you’re just choosing to be That Poster today. Congratulations!

OP I was 10 when I started shaving, for similar reasons. I hated the upkeep so my mom bought me an electric razor for women and that was what I did until my teen years.

UM, new poster here. Shaving doesn't make the hair darker or coarser. PUBERTY does. It does make it feel sharp as it now has a blunt edge. But no, it doesn't make it darker or coarser any sooner than it would have naturally.

So maybe you're "That Poster" xoxox

That’s fine, I’ll agree with that. But as far as it not being a commitment? Let me know how you feel with three day stubble, tired after a long day, and knowing you’ll be in shorts the next day. If that’s not commitment, I don’t know what is.

so you stop during the winter.

this is not a good reason not to start.

the "sharp edges" go away pretty quickly.

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I was this age when I started shaving. At first I used my moms razor, that was until she found out and was quite surprised that I was shaving already so she got me my own.

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My 10yo dd is already in the middle of puberty so we have been dealing with leg and underarm hair for a while. At first I was hesitant for her to start then realised I shave so why should I not let her.

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Anonymous wrote:NP. Are electric razors effective? Any recs for good ones?

For a 10 year old, any are fine.

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Let her do it. Show her how. My mother refused to let me until 6th grade. We are dark and hairy people.

DD had an interest around 8 and started with Nair. I helped her with it on her legs and upper lip. Now at almost 10 she prefers shaving her legs and does so in the shower independently. It really helped her self confidence. She sometimes goes a while without shaving but I let her take the lead on when she wants to. I never presented it as a thing that you have to do on any sort of regular basis. She shaves when she wants to.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Shaving isn't a big commitment. Someone can shave once and then never again.

Okay, so the maintenance is a big commitment, if one chooses to make such a commitment. And assuming the child already has lots of hair, the darker, coarser stubble will undoubtedly be even more embarrassing, this cementing that commitment. But you knew this, you’re just choosing to be That Poster today. Congratulations!

OP I was 10 when I started shaving, for similar reasons. I hated the upkeep so my mom bought me an electric razor for women and that was what I did until my teen years.

UM, new poster here. Shaving doesn't make the hair darker or coarser. PUBERTY does. It does make it feel sharp as it now has a blunt edge. But no, it doesn't make it darker or coarser any sooner than it would have naturally.

So maybe you're "That Poster" xoxox

That’s fine, I’ll agree with that. But as far as it not being a commitment? Let me know how you feel with three day stubble, tired after a long day, and knowing you’ll be in shorts the next day. If that’s not commitment, I don’t know what is.

You seem weirdly invested in the idea that it’s a huge commitment. It’s really not. Presumably she’s already showering, so it adds a few minutes to a task she’s already doing. Not a big deal if that’s how she chooses to spend her time. She could probably have already shaved in the time it took you to argue how much of a commitment it is to shave.