My 9 year old daughter has a mustouche. She has had for ever. It’s quite dark and noticeable. She is coming home now saying people are starting to comment on it and she wants it gone. I have bought some sensitive nair but wondering if that’s the way I should go?? My husband says she is too young but I have PCOS and don’t want her to have to go through what I did when growing up!
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The more u shave it the thicker n darker it may come back. I'd try the hair remover cream
That's not true, its an old wives tale.
Laser, so it’s permanent or ipl....can kids have that?
I’d be careful with cream on her face. It’s a strong chemical (it basically burns the hair away!) so could damage her face and she’d end up with something much more noticeable than a small moustache.
Your husband needs to get a bit of perspective. There is no age limit on bullying. If she wants it gone then that’s fine, explain to her that there is absolutely nothing wrong with her at all- she is beautiful- but if she wants to remove it then you’ll support her and help her do it.
I’d also be looking for something a bit more permanent. I mean it’s highly unlikely that she’s going to regret getting rid of her moustache and want it back.
I agree those creams, even the sensitive ones, were really harsh on my skin and I had to do it every second day and it never got all of them.
The hair removal creams work like shaving you're just not using a razor so the hair grows back kind of spikey every few days.
I think you'd be unlikely to find anyone who'd do laser or IPL on a 9 year old.
I'd say give waxing or threading a go because at least it won't need to be done too often, obviously make sure she knows that hair removal can be painful and what's involved.
I would do threading over waxing on a 9 yo. Threading has no chemicals and for me I found it lasts longer. Don’t shave it will grow back thicker. When she is around 16 get laser. I remember when I was signing the consent form for laser, it said 16 and above to get it done. Good luck
Purchase an IPL machine from the shaver shop or myers. Save her from a lifetime of teasing. Shaving and cream will make it worse. Waxing is forever pain. IPL is limited treatments and permanent and can be used as more hairs develop. Let her develop with confidence. I've been in her position
IPL is not permanent unfortunately. Laser hair removal is close to permanent, however you usually need occasional but nevertheless lifelong maintenance sessions :)
Just wax it!
Your husband may be right but unless he's a doctor I wouldn't take his opinion as gospel.
With all due respect to your husband, he's not the one who has to deal with it. As a fellow dark-haired individual, who, if the hair is left unmaintained, has a full monobrow, dark and very visible upper lip hair and dark hair down the sides of the face (not to mention very dark and coarse body hair). I faced so much teasing because of my "differences" from when I was young. Sure, the teasing shouldn't happen at all but let's face it; it does.
I've bleached, I've waxed, I've threaded, I've done hair removal creams. I find waxing gives me the best result and the longest period between treatments. Yes, it hurts but it works. If it was my daughter, I would do anything and everything to prevent her going through it.
I started getting bikini and underarm waxes at 8. I developed quite early (as did all my sisters) and we did swimming regularly. The cream sucked and I found left some stubble still, so waxing was a lot more effective and not that it's permanent, but I only needed it every 12 weeks or so. It also stunts and thins out the regrowth. You can do it from home or go to a salon.
My cousin has a monobrow and was getting teased from kinder, she would come home crying and became anxious about going out. They started waxing when she was 7, very young but she is a lot more confident now.
I bleached my Moustache for years until it got thick all of a sudden then I started using sensitive Nair. No more than 5 or 6 times and now I dont have a Moustache anymore? Strange but maybe just bleach to begin with x
Talk to your GP about going through the process of having her tested for PCOS and go from there with that. I too have PCOS and wish I knew earlier about preventions from things that’s i could do personally.
Also please look into PCOS more ie: eating/exercise. I know this can sound simple but honestly after I looked into it, I realised the FOODS alone can make a huge change in lessened excess hair. Check out https://www.pcosdietsupport.com/ and go from there xx goodluck 😘
As this is a hormonal area of hair growth, waxing, laser, depilatory creams like nair are all continuing processes. some painful and others pain-free. I would consult a dermatologist and request their advice about the only 'permanent' hair removal option, which is electrolysis. Be careful with depilatory creams, laser an ipl as your daughter is a child and sun exposure on the hair removal areas can lead to hypermpigmentation (darkened skin) where the hairs have been removed via those methods. Waxing for a 9 year old on the lip which is quite sensitive, even for a grown up, would be my second choice until she was ready to start laser or ipl as 9 is quite young for those types of treatments and I would not jump into a shopping centre salon designed to take your money - again, I would only seek out a dermatologists advice and recommencdations in relation to laser or ipl on a 9 year olds skin for any and all reasons. Shaving will activate more hair growth as will waxing and depilatory creams if not done correctly - fyi.