New Trend in Beauty: Pre-Tween Waxing

Posted by Alex in Baby & Kids, Fashion on August 15, 2008 at 12:09 am


The newest trend in beauty also happens to be one of the most disturbing: pre-tween waxing!

According to Wanda Stawczyk, who runs Wanda’s European Skin Care, the number of young clients coming to her salon has skyrocketed - from just two in 1998, to more than 200 customers last year. Juanita Martin, manager of the swanky Juvenex Spa - best known for its celeb clients and late-night spa treatments - agrees.

"We’re seeing younger kids coming to the spas with their parents," says Martin. She estimates that Juvenex waxed 10 child-clients, ranging from 8 to 10 years old, this year. That’s compared to none five years ago. "I know other spas are also seeing younger children getting all sorts of treatments, like waxing," she says.

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.

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31 comments to "New Trend in Beauty: Pre-Tween Waxing"

  1. SenorMysterioso
    August 15th, 2008 at 12:15 am

    WTF?!

  2. Thomas
    August 15th, 2008 at 12:41 am

    What’s the difference between a pre-teen and a pre-tween? I’ve never heard that word used before.

  3. Johnny Cat
    August 15th, 2008 at 12:47 am

    even pre-teens hate em

  4. Vidar
    August 15th, 2008 at 1:35 am

    At least I’m not the only one who thinks this is a disturbing trend.

  5. NyaR
    August 15th, 2008 at 1:53 am

    pedobear approved

    http://www.disarm.se/data/pedobear_seal_of_approval.jpg

  6. donna
    August 15th, 2008 at 3:27 am

    Good grief, that is so sad and sick.

    WTF is wrong with these parents?!

  7. MoonCake
    August 15th, 2008 at 4:31 am

    i didn’t have eyebrows until i turned 10, and here are these greedy little girls using up all the wax! selfish bitches!

  8. Jane
    August 15th, 2008 at 5:25 am

    My question is that where the hairs come from. I remember that when I was little ( under 10 years old) I hardly has any hair at all ( except on the head of course)

  9. Moodindigo
    August 15th, 2008 at 5:54 am

    Well, who wants a hairy six year old?

  10. Lionheart
    August 15th, 2008 at 5:57 am

    Disturbing… what´s wrong with the parents nowadays?

  11. bradbury
    August 15th, 2008 at 7:15 am

    here in europe you’d probably get arrested for trying something like that. i’m just saying…

  12. anon
    August 15th, 2008 at 8:45 am

    Moodindigo brings a disturbingly valid point.
    While we decry the people who exhibit this behavior, we should be looking at the root cause of this issue.

    Self-esteem and self-image are undoubtedly important aspects of anyone’s life. Unfortunately we live in a society where surface appearance matters. Pretty == Successful and Happy.

    How many stories have we heard of people scarred for life because of some stray comment by a relative or classmate?

    Perhaps instead of saying ’shame shame’ we should be teaching everyone(adults and children) to ‘accept accept’.

  13. zazie
    August 15th, 2008 at 8:58 am

    Well, it seems pretty sad to me. I guess the parents don’t want their daughter/son to be the kid with the mono/moustache.

  14. Chandrielle
    August 15th, 2008 at 9:00 am

    I don’t think it’s so bad. Have you seen Madonna’s daughter lately? Homegirl has been needing some tweezers for quite some time now! :D

    (joke, sense of humor, etc.)

  15. TwoDragons
    August 15th, 2008 at 9:09 am

    Yikes. Just…yikes.

    So by the time my daughter is born, we’ll be seeing rhinoplasty for infants. And by the time she enters kindergarten, she’ll be teased for not getting a bewb job yet…

    –TwoDragons

  16. Idil
    August 15th, 2008 at 9:10 am

    Bradbury, no you wouldnt…

  17. Jimbo
    August 15th, 2008 at 9:37 am

    Moodindigo:
    “Well, who wants a hairy six year old?”

    Well I found the humor in that. I LOL’D right after I spewed coffee on my monitor, Keyboard and desk calender! :)

    In reality, kids don’t need this unless they are hookers. Young girls shouldn’t be giving it away for free like their mothers did.

    When they become adult is a different story. Hairless is ALWAYS better! 90% men prefer it is why the trend is going on.

    Brazilian Rocks!

  18. Arty
    August 15th, 2008 at 9:46 am

    That’s scary! I’m already envisioning myself as a strict mother who will prohibit all sorts of early-age “beautification” techniques until my kid goes to college. What’s more, I’m nowhere near having a kid!

  19. thembi
    August 15th, 2008 at 10:26 am

    This is disturbing but I wouldn’t mind if Madonna’s daughter Lourdes signed up for it. I’m just sayin…

  20. Mel
    August 15th, 2008 at 10:26 am

    Arty, I feel just like you.

    Boob jobs, waxing, plastic surgery and eating disorders are all symptoms of our low self-esteem. Now we see kids getting waxing and undergoing insane TV diets in order to feel accepted.

    Jimbo, I wish men had Brazilian Waxing once in a while… so that they could understand how medieval it is. Really, people, it’s insane.

    I sometimes wonder how women ended up accepting such painful procedures in order to please their lovers. On the other hand, maybe it was women who gave them the idea of demanding waxing. It’s ridiculously sad, either way.

  21. Thomas
    August 15th, 2008 at 11:05 am

    My friend Catherine gets a Brazilian quite frequently, just to have it done. Her boyfriend’s been out of town for a month or two and she still gets waxed. She just likes it I think. She says it doesn’t hurt, but I think that girl’s a liar.

  22. the prophet
    August 15th, 2008 at 11:22 am

    so weird and unecessary.

  23. Zombie79
    August 15th, 2008 at 11:41 am

    While I do see this as disturbing, I also recall a woman I worked with some years ago whose daughter started shaving at the age of eight. The poor kid had legs hairier then most men. Imagine being eight and having that much body hair, you can just guess the names the kids called her.

    In extreme cases, I couldn’t blame parents for seeking this kind of treatment. But I also strongly doubt that more than 2% of these kids are like the girl above.

    But, Mel have you spoken with anyone who does perform waxing for a living? A lot of men get Brazilian waxes, and it’s not exactly a medieval deal. After the first time it’s not painful. And women don’t always do it to please their lovers. Personally, I prefer a Brazilian to anything else, and I really don’t care what my husband thinks.

  24. Neatoramawontsendmeapassword
    August 15th, 2008 at 12:44 pm

    Why can’t kids just be kids?

  25. donna
    August 15th, 2008 at 2:24 pm

    Jimbo,

    Mammals have fur.

    Get used to it.

  26. Jimbo
    August 15th, 2008 at 3:22 pm

    donna, I’m sure your lap looks like you are petting the neighbors cat, and keep if it makes you happy. I was just pointing out that most men love their women with a Brazilian.

    I would get a Brazilian in a heart beat if the wife wanted me to, but since I haven’t seen hers in a few years, I will protest for now. :)

    Brazilian Rocks!

  27. ted
    August 15th, 2008 at 5:01 pm

    I don’t get that Brazilian - why not just become a pedophile?

  28. johzephine
    August 15th, 2008 at 7:26 pm

    because that would be illegal, ted.

    there’s a lot of other appealing aspects too.

  29. Carl
    August 15th, 2008 at 8:12 pm

    Hooray helicopter parent child abuse!
    Absolutely disgusting.

  30. Tim Giachetti
    August 16th, 2008 at 5:38 am

    Proof that some parents need to be sterilized.

    I wish I could donkey punch each and every one of these moronic parents.
    And the parents of the child beauty queens.

  31. ted
    August 16th, 2008 at 9:27 pm

    johzephine. I would have preferred it if you had said because it’s morally despicable, depraved, or abominable rather than just “it’s illegal”.

    Actually, this kid looks like she needs some lipo, too, or she’ll never get to sing at the next Olympics.


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