Glad I stumbled across this, all the stuff I don't want to think about for my 12 y.o DD!!

I think if you show your DD the proper way to do things, wax, makeup, skin care etc you can't really go wrong.

My poor step daughter came to us at 14 without being told the very basics of hygiene, taking care of skin, shaving etc. The only thing her mother seemed to do was buy her the most inappropriate underwear you can imagine.
It was really hard to approach the subject with her without saying the wrong thing. Thank god for granmothers!!!