Child Bikini Waxing
August 13, 2008: MSNBC reported that Aesthetician Melanie Engle was asked to wax the bikini line of an 8-year-old girl. Medical professionals confirm that young girls having waxing treatments are becoming more common. Engle believes mothers encourage their daughters to have the procedure because they are either “perfectionists” or concerned about their children being teased about body hair.1
Fast Facts
- Engle angered by the request
- MSNBC noted a trend of "tweens" getting waxed
- Engle: "“For waxing, 12 years old is the ‘new normal"
- Girls development starting earlier in recent times1
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