Thursday, December 11, 2008

Easy Steps to Tackle Girls Acne At Puberty

By Zul Rahman

Puberty is a challenging times for the teenagers. Especially for girls this is the time that their body go through a lot of physical changes.

Girls starts their menstruation, going through growth spurts, growth of body and facial hair and also skin changes. Physically their body starts to have more fat tissue around the hips, thighs and breast.

Psychologically they will become easily irritable and frequent mood swings. These changes also lead to lower self esteem and less confidence.

Does acne affected girls during puberty?

Acne outbreak starts to happen at this time due to the increased in skin oil. Acne is an added problems to the other physical and psychological changes.

Fortunately these problems can be managed. With just getting into some new habits and simple routines that have to be done everyday.

Acne problems is a lot more easier to manage by preventing it rather than curing.

Acne problem could be managed by following a proper skin care routines. Washing face with skin care cleanser is the first step. There are a lot of over the counter skin care cleanser. Use only a mild and gentle skin care cleanser.

When cleaning your face, do not rub excessively. Get into the habit of washing your face at least twice a day. Only skin care cleanser that contains Sulphur, Benzoyl Peroxide or Salicylic acid should be used.

For those who wear facial makeup, make sure to use cosmetics products that contain non-comedogenic ingredients. Products with non-comedogenic ingredients are less likely to cause acne, blackheads or blocking skin pores.

There are many cosmetic products such as makeup, lip sticks, moisturizers that are non-comedegenic. Even acne medicated makeup are available on the market today.

Normally with these simple changes in lifestyles and habits, acne is a manageable problems. In severe cases that is out of control, please seek advice from skin care specialist or dermatologist. - 15438

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