Puberty is a difficult times for most teenagers. Girls for example going through a lot of physical changes to their body.
Girls begin to menstruate, body and facial hair starts to grow, their body going through growth spur and the skin change too. More fat tissues develop around the thighs, hips, and breast.
Psychological changes leads to mood swings, easily become irritable and feeling of low self esteem even for girls who normally enjoy a high self confidence.
Does acne affected girls during puberty?
During this period skin secreted more oil and this resulted to an acne outbreak. Acne become another problem in addition to the other physical and psychological changes they are going through.
Luckily with just following a few simple steps that becomes a daily habits, these problems could be put under control.
The best method to manage acne is to prevent it from happening rather than curing it.
Proper skin care is the first step in preventing acne outbreak. Wash your face with facial cleanser. Skin care cleanser are available over the counter without prescription. Use a gentle skin care cleanser that is accommodating for all skin types.
Be gentle when cleaning your face. Do not scrub your face excessively and washing face twice a day should be the norm. Use skin care cleanser that contains Sulphur, Benzoyl Peroxide or Salicylic acid.
If you wear facial makeup, make sure to find cosmetics products that contain non-comedogenic ingredients. Non -comedogenic products 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.
By adjusting your lifestyle and acquiring some simple daily habits, you can prevent acne from happening. For cases that is out of control you will need help from skin care specialist or dermatologist.
