Has anyone used numbing cream (Emla, L-Max…) before a bikini wax? I may need to take my daughter for a bikini wax and I need to know if the numbing cream actually works.
She is 12 years old and has a lot of coarse dark hair growing outside of her bathing suit. She tried shaving with a venus 4-blade razor and later an electric trimmer but with sad results…red bumps and angry skin. She is very, very fair, which makes the problem quite obvious.
The timing is not right for laser now. She is going to the beach with a friend and her family this week. We then pick her up from that beach house and travel to another town for a beach vacation/family reunion for the next week.
She is so bummed about this. I didn’t have to worry about this until much later. I am sure some people won’t agree and will this she’s too young to have a wax. Trust me, I think she’s too young to have to deal with this. It is taking away some of the joy and freedom of being a kid. We are looking for a “boy short” bathing suit, but have had no luck finding one that fits her right. Ugh…early puberty. It’s really the pits.
She has no other real overgrowth of hair. She has the tiniest bit on her armpits and her lower leg hair is fine and much lighter.
Does anyone have experience with waxing using numbing cream?
Thanks for any help you can give!!