Girls as Young as 6 Years Old Are Getting Their Legs Waxed
The newest trend in pre-tween preening is a wax job, with girls as young as 6 years old removing whatever hair they have - or don’t have - from their legs and armpits.
“You feel grown up and fashionable; it’s like getting your first haircut or nails done,” says 14-year-old Glynis Coyne. Coyne started waxing her legs when she was 8.
The reason she started so young, says Glynis’ mom, Monica Longworth, was she noticed her second-grade daughter was becoming “a hairy little girl.”
According to Wanda Stawczyk, the number of young clients coming to her salon has skyrocketed to more than 200 customers last year.
TriBeCa’s Eden Spa waxed 20 pre-tweens last year.
“I have one customer who started getting her eyebrows waxed. She’s 6 years old,” says Eden’s manager, Evette Jiang.
Nair has even marketed a brand of hair remover for “first-time waxers.” Called Nair Pretty, the packaging’s neon colors and cartoon figures appeal to younger girls.
“This is another example of how younger and younger girls are being sexualized and objectified,” says New York-based child psychiatrist Candida Fink.
O.M.G. of all the things parents should be worrying about, hair on their child’s legs should not be one of ‘em. This is absolutely unnecessary and a tragic waste of time for young girls. Now these girls have something else to worry about, as if they aren’t concerned enough about their appearance. I’m so disturbed by this.
The article also notes many spas have an 18 or 16 years old age limit, while others have waivers. Obviously if a salon’s making money, its not going to refuse this service. The numbers indicate that pre-tween waxing is a growing trend. Crazy.
