Are Girls Under the Age of 15 Too Young for Waxing?

by Good Morning America Posted 2012/07/06 16:20:17

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	Yes, that’s way too early!	166 votes	35%
	No, I think that’s OK.	308 votes	65%

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Sheila 2012/07/09 18:41:32

No, I think that’s OK.

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This is a PARENTAL ISSUE, not a public one. There are no health risks that I am aware of inherint in waxing. If I am wrong please let me know. If there ARE health risks.

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Sydney.nightshade 2012/07/09 18:37:33

Yes, that’s way too early!

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Why impose adult beauty standards on teens? Women shave to look SEXY, why do you all want 15 yo. girls to look sexy? Going natural isn't a sign of being dirty. Not shaving doesn't make you any better of a person. Not shaving doesn't make you any less beautiful.

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frequen... to Sydney.... 2012/07/09 18:53:20

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I don't shave to look sexy. Maybe you're just caught up in your own ideals.

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Sydney.... to frequen... 2012/07/09 19:33:10

Then please all knowing 15 yo., please tell me why do you shave? Is it because it looks better? better to who?

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frequen... to Sydney.... 2012/07/09 20:33:31

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Do I think it looks better? Yes. Not sexy, but better. Plus I like the smoothness. It's really as simple as that.

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Mrs. Kathy Arch 2012/07/09 18:37:31

Yes, that’s way too early!

In my opinion, yes.

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keliffa 2012/07/09 18:28:50

No, I think that’s OK.

Are guys with hairy backs to young to get rid of their hair?

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WF - Rumpelstiltskin -PWCM~JLA 2012/07/09 18:13:51

No, I think that’s OK.

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why would it be

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xcheshirecat 2012/07/09 18:11:21

Yes, that’s way too early!

argh wrong answer

Why not?

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♌βļąƈʞƦơșƐ3033♌ 2012/07/09 18:06:58

No, I think that’s OK.

My very first wax was my underarms at eleven. It tickled so much the woman almost made me not get one.

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fish 2012/07/09 18:02:26

No, I think that’s OK.

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That's like saying girls under the age of 15 are too young for shaving. Puberty sucks, so when that unwanted body hair starts appearing, get rid of it. The method of removing it is personal-which is why I don't wax-it's painful. Now do young girls need to go out and get a brazilian, hell no! If I had a daughter that age wanting to wax off her entire crotch-I'd sew it shut!

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raschell97 2012/07/09 18:01:21 (edited)

No, I think that’s OK.

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I started at 13 just because you wax your legs instead of shaving doesn't mean anything bad it means that you don't like accidentally cutting yourself while shaving

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Cat to raschell97 2012/07/09 19:04:32

Thinking back to the damage I did to myself when I started shaving (30 some-odd years ago)... you bring up a very valid point! But back then, it was shave or bleach... no other options.

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raschell97 to Cat 2012/07/09 21:42:17 (edited)

I'm 15 so I guess this topic pertains to me but I still remember walking into school and getting pulled aside because I had blood on my pant leg very embarrasing so I don'shave anymore

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Beautiful_Syn 2012/07/09 18:00:51 (edited)

No, I think that’s OK.

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It depends on what they want to wax, most 15 year old's can do it in the privacy of their home with parental (mother's) help. Others can go to a beauty salon for their legs and arm pits or eyebrows, but I can't see a teen getting a bikini wax done at a salon so it all depends on what they want waxed.

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Beat Magnum True Hero 2012/07/09 17:54:13

No, I think that’s OK.

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As a guy, I remember being stoked at that age when I got my first razor to shave what little beard I had at the time. Girls at that age want to feel beautiful and when you think about it, it's pretty harmless.

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kevracer 2012/07/09 17:48:37

No, I think that’s OK.

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with parental approval

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Charmaine 2012/07/09 17:41:30

Yes, that’s way too early!

What is wrong with shaving?

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Jada_Ringo 2012/07/09 17:38:45 (edited)

No, I think that’s OK.

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No 15 year old girl wants to be hairy.

Our self esteem is already on the line as it is.

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Lerro DeHazel 2012/07/09 17:34:55

Yes, that’s way too early!

It actually depends on the background (National Origin) of the subject. Some Eastern European gals begin to start looking "too old" before they are even 25. Show me who it is, first; and then tell me what exactly you want done. Okay?

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Luke 2012/07/09 17:28:09

No, I think that’s OK.

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It's personal grooming.....not sex.....

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Oli 2012/07/09 17:24:47

No, I think that’s OK.

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Its all part of growing up, if you think about it girls and boys are legal to have sex at 16 and that's still pretty young, so what's wrong with waxing?

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Rachel 2012/07/09 17:08:14

No, I think that’s OK.

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If they can shave, then they can wax, and considering that many girls are likely to start shaving around the beginning of middle school, then waxing under the age of 15 is fine. Under the age of 10-11 or so though... I'd probably say no as a general rule.

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★earthbound_misfit★ 2012/07/09 16:51:15 (edited)

No, I think that’s OK.

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As long as it's what the girl really wants, and not just her mother, I think it's fine. It's just an alternate hair removal method to shaving. If you're old enough to shave, you're old enough to wax. And as far as I know, most girls start shaving around 11 or 12 since that's when the hair on the underarms grows and the leg hair gets darker. That being said, of course those 6-year-olds in beauty pageants are too young to shave or wax. They haven't even gotten the hair it's intended to remove yet so it's pointless pain.

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TasselLady 2012/07/09 16:43:53

Yes, that’s way too early!

Once you start you can't stop.

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↓←↑♣→NVL←♣↑→↓ 2012/07/09 16:41:40

No, I think that’s OK.

I started waxing when I was 11, it's better to have some else do it and some one who knows what they are doing. And trust me at my age girls in Brazil start getting Brazilian waxing, the mothers want to keep them young (that's the reason)

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hannah 2012/07/09 16:32:22

No, I think that’s OK.

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if their leg hairs are growing then YES. its like saying should a 12 year-old be allowed to shave their armpits. i say YES. unless you want your child looking like this or like this

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Sydney.... to hannah 2012/07/09 18:34:41

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And what is wrong with people looking like their natural selves, especially CHILDREN. Why do we impose ADULT beauty standards on kids? It's like if we said it was ok for your 14 yo to go outside with a g-string and bikini that only covered the nipples if it was the cool thing to do.

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frequen... to Sydney.... 2012/07/09 18:56:28

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But it would show their naaaatuuuuraaaal selves!

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hannah to Sydney.... 2012/07/09 18:57:17

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i dont know about you but when i was 14 i didnt want to go outside being all hairy. hey whatever floats their boat but im saying they should be ALLOWED to.if they dont WANT to thats entirely up to them. but i know I wasnt into looking as hairy as Chubaca when i went outside.

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frequen... to hannah 2012/07/09 18:55:33

That's more than a bit exaggerated..

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hannah to frequen... 2012/07/09 18:59:02

i know. lolziez. but sometimes you have to put exaggerated pics to get your point fully across...with a bit of comic perks to it too. XD and it CAN get that bad if the person doesnt shave or wax or whatever at all. but i was just trying to make a point. :P

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frequen... to hannah 2012/07/09 19:05:35

Can it? I never have.

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hannah to frequen... 2012/07/09 19:08:32

come on dont tell me you NEVER shaved or waxed in your WHOLE ENTIRE LIFE. lolziez (well i dont wax but i sure as hell shave. lolziez. dont like bein hairy) :P

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frequen... to hannah 2012/07/09 19:10:54

I'm not saying that. I'm saying I've never been that hairy when I hadn't shaved.

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hannah to frequen... 2012/07/09 19:20:35

i mean not shaving at all. i dont mean if you skip a couple of days. its normal to skip days. i usually skip until i can feel bristles. then i shave. :P

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frequen... to hannah 2012/07/09 19:25:52

I'm not talking about a few days. I've waited longer than that and I've /never/ once looked like that.

Anyone who does might want to consider getting some prescribed doses of estrogen.

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hannah to frequen... 2012/07/09 19:35:32

lolziez. that would be gross. some people get hairier than others though. if they waited a couple of weeks or more to shave some people CAN get that bad. but i dont mean they should HAVE to if they dont want to. thats up to them. but im saying they should be ALLOWED to shave or wax if they want from whenever they start growing hair (which is usually under 14) to 15 and above. they dont HAVE to htough. like i said i think to the other person, whatever floats their boat.

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♥SuperℳagicℳuffinGirl♥ 2012/07/09 16:30:17

No, I think that’s OK.

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No, lol. That's probably the time when they need to. I started shaving when I was 8, didn't wax until 3 years ago. If you have noticeable leg hairs, you're gonna do everything to get rid of it.

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L1Z2 2012/07/09 16:30:14

No, I think that’s OK.

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Why? I've shaved since I was 12....

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