Saturday, December 6, 2008

Young Ladies With Acne at Puberty

By Zul Rahman

Teenagers are going through turbulent times during puberty. Girls start to see their body changes into a woman.

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.

How does acne affected girls during puberty?

Both the physical and psychological changes becoming more challenging for girls who also suffer from acne problems. During puberty there is an increased in oil secretion in the skin and that leads to an acne outbreak.

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.

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.

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.

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. - 16004

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