My 11 year old tried Nads. One strip was all it took.
She uses Nair or a razor and has never done worse than a tiny nick or two. Your daughter can’t really hurt herself badly, I say, save the fight for sex, drugs, or tongue piercing. (EWWWW) She’ll probably get bored and quit the minute it gets too cold for shorts anyway.
BTW I use the Nads on my legs, where it’s moderately successful and on my upper lip, where it does a good job. It’s no less painfull than wax, but at least it isn’t HOT too!
Oh please let her shave! I hit puberty much earlier than any of my friends. I had boobs, armpit hair, the works. My little girlfriends thought it was a riot and my little enemies used it to ruin my life. When everyone else started to grow and change, I was pretty much done. I’m 25 and I can still fit into my 6th grade shoes.
I will never forget the humiliation. Let your daughter make this decision for herself. It’s time when SHE feels it’s time. Otherwise, she’ll be forced to disobey you and her sadness will be doubled. Believe me, I’ve been there.
I think 10 is too young. The choice is really yours but let me offer you some advice. If you grant her permission, do not EVER tell her it was because her friends were doing it and you didn’t want her to feel left out. (I don’t even need to say where that might lead.) Tell her it’s because you feel she is mature and responsible enough. Although, being 10, I honestly don’t think she’s ready. My opinion, my two cents.
Just my own experience, though I can see both sides have a point, especially in this day when kids want to grow up so fast. But my extremely conservative, but practical, mother had my sister and I shaving our legs before we were 10 – this was in the late '60s – because we were getting hairy little legs. And that’s really the issue, isn’t it?
If I had a 12-year-old son growing whiskers, I don’t think I’d make him walk around with a beard because I didn’t think a 12-year-old should shave. IMHO, if you’re old enough to grow it, you’re old enough to shave it off (with Mommy’s instructions and assistance, of course 
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If her hairy legs are bothering her a lot, go ahead and let her shave. I remember when I was about 12, my leg hair started coming in…I was so embarrassed (a constant state for 12 year olds). It didn’t help that I had rather pale legs and dark, dark hair. I remember avoiding skirts because I hated the way the hair looked all matted under the stockings. 
I’ve never heard of anyone getting seriously hurt from shaving. Make sure she gets a good quality razor, I like the Mach3, seems to nick less, and knows the importance of not sharing and changing the blades frequently. Take the time to show her how it’s done, and how to handle any nicks or scrapes. I’ve never used an electric razor, but maybe that could be an option?
BTW, when to young men start needing to shave? Not that my baby is ever going to grow up that big…
I think 10 is a little young. My 9 year old(who will be 10 in Oct) wants to shave. I concede that she is hairy, but she is too immature to deal with it yet.I don’t trust her alone with a razor. My 11 year old asked me tonight for the first time. I’ve been waiting she’s 5’4 and hit puberty about 2 years ago. She’s overdue. I figured I’d wait untill she asked or made an issue out of it, why start shaving unless you’re ready. I did tell her to wait untill I can get to the store to buy her some safty razors.
Be sure to get yourself something in the deal. So, if you agree & let her shave then ask her to do the dishes first or cut the grass & wash the sidewalks etc.
Isn’t it funny the things you WANT to do when you’re a kid, become the things you DON’T want to do as an adult and vice versa. I HATE shaving my legs, and all I WANT to do is take a nap!!
I suggest you buy her an electric razor. I use my brother’s good old Braun (one of the more useful items I’ve stolen from him) when I’m too lazy to do a good job with a real razor. They do OK and you can’t hurt yourself. For REAL shaving get a Gilette Mach3, also pretty safe.