Leg Shaving, Eyebrow Waxing....

[Anonymous]

I wax my arms also. After a couple times the hair slows down and I use an epilady type device.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised by the recommendations for waxing...it's so expensive to wax the whole leg. I'm a professional woman and can't bring myself to pay all that.

Can I ask a related question? How many women/teens bleach the hair on their arms? I'm fairly light haired so it's not an issue for me but my daughter is half Jewish and the hair on her arms is pretty dark (but very fair skin). There's no one on her fathers side I can ask about this.

What does being "half Jewish" have to do with hair on arms?

How old is your daughter? Does the hair on your daughter's arms bother your daughter? Is your daughter old enough to think about the meaning of society's expectation that women have no hair on their bodies except head hair (ideally long), eyelashes (ditto), and eyebrows (trimmed)?

I'm guessing they have a reputation for being hairy.

I'm the PP that suggested waxing. There are many home brands you can get. I used the sugar based waxes because they were gentle.

[Anonymous]

I think threading might be better for tweens and teens because, at 44, I've noticed that the skin on my upper lip that has been waxed many times (but beginning in college not tweendom) looks much older than the rest of my face. Don't know if my theory is accurate

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think threading might be better for tweens and teens because, at 44, I've noticed that the skin on my upper lip that has been waxed many times (but beginning in college not tweendom) looks much older than the rest of my face. Don't know if my theory is accurate

A lot of women your age have old looking skin there, that's why it is such a popular area for fillers.

Waxing exfoliates, and therefore theoretically makes the skin look younger.

[Anonymous]

I grew up with really dark hair on my legs and got teased for it a lot. My mom wouldn't let me shave until I was 13. I was so embarrassed before that point I would refuse to wear shorts in the summer and sweat it out in long pants. Point being, I don't understand this whole thing. When your daughter is old enough to be embarrassed and teased about the hair on her legs and actively asks to remove it, just let her. It's not going to hurt anything.

[Anonymous]

Except her sense of being OK as she is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Except her sense of being OK as she is.

Oh come off it. Unless you are an adult woman who does not shave/remove body hair?

[Anonymous]

my 13 year old son gets his eyebrows threaded, its a thing now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Except her sense of being OK as she is.

Oh come off it. Unless you are an adult woman who does not shave/remove body hair?

I am an adult woman who shaves her legs and underarms during skirt/sleeveless season, and my opinion is, women would be better off if society didn't expect women's bodies to have no hair. But society does, and so I conform.

[Anonymous]

Why is this a problem? Let her shave / wax anything she wants to. I remember being so embarrassed about being hairy in school and my mom acted like I was a whore if I shaved above the knee.

As an adult, I don't care so much. Kids are cruel.

[Anonymous]

My 17 year HS senior doesn't shave a thing. She doesn't care!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:my 13 year old son gets his eyebrows threaded, its a thing now.

No, it's not. He's probably gay. I'm not kidding, but deep down you already knew that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 17 year HS senior doesn't shave a thing. She doesn't care!

To each their own. Most feel pressured.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised by the recommendations for waxing...it's so expensive to wax the whole leg. I'm a professional woman and can't bring myself to pay all that.

Can I ask a related question? How many women/teens bleach the hair on their arms? I'm fairly light haired so it's not an issue for me but my daughter is half Jewish and the hair on her arms is pretty dark (but very fair skin). There's no one on her fathers side I can ask about this.

What does being "half Jewish" have to do with hair on arms?

How old is your daughter? Does the hair on your daughter's arms bother your daughter? Is your daughter old enough to think about the meaning of society's expectation that women have no hair on their bodies except head hair (ideally long), eyelashes (ditto), and eyebrows (trimmed)?

Sorry, didn't mean to offend. Obviously different ethnic groups have different types of hair. Hers is very different from mine but seems similar to that of my Jewish female friends (thick, dark, curly). It's been a long struggle for me to figure out how to help her groom the hair on her head as what works for me doesn't work for her and she doesn't have female relatives to ask on that side of the family. My question was just along the lines of...if there's something I should know, please tell me Internet! Just trying to do my best raising a daughter whose needs are somewhat different than my own.

[Anonymous]

I would take her to wax both legs and eyebrows. The waxing will last at least 4-6 weeks, no cuts, and grows back soft and not prickly. I have always waxed my legs and it is so much better than shaving.