To think pre-teen girls don't need expensive skincare - "Cosmeticorexia" BBC piece.

But you are using products not aimed at pre teen skin. And soap at that age isnt bad for skin !

Exactly this! Zero parenting

I think it's good hygiene, soap can be really bad for the skin so she has some products that are age appropriate and keep her skin clean and soft. She sees me looking after my skin and wants to copy but my a lot of stuff wouldn't be good for her to use. There's nothing wrong with a pre teen understanding how to look after her skin.

This is exact example of what Im talking about. An 11 year old child does not need this stuff, doesnt need a cleanser or moisturiser unless they need a moisturiser for medical reasons.

Its ridiculous.

The anti ageing products at age 13 fits with data that suggests young women think botox should begin at 22.

I have a 14yr old dd and she has ordinary, ce rave, and inkey list skin care. She has a routine as she suffers acne prone hormonal skin. I read and read and these have suited her skin. We tried bubble- made it worse. Byoma same.

Parents need to take accountability and stop buying this stuff for young girls, its not needed !!! Girls that age shouldn't be on tik tok. Tough shit regarding tantrums you are the adult! And parent. I have to do this still with my dd.

We recently had a school message in primary regarding uniform standards, make up, acrylic nails etc.

I mean who is allowing and paying for primary school age girls to have acrylic nails ! Its bloody mental!

A lot of these influencers are the same people who tell their followers they should tan 'naturally' and not wear suncream because of the chemicals...

I have noticed compared to my young days , it's all about multi product prepping and cleansing. In my day it was slapping a load of pretty awful make up on and then usually going to bed with it still all over my face. Lip glosses have always been a thing.

KPop seems to heavily influence a subset of girls aged about 12 to 13. You can see their make up form 100 yards away. LOTS of very pink blusher all over the face.

I see quite a lot of threads on here from parents asking about this or that for their quite young children and pre teens

When challenged they get arsey and think its just a bit of fun and helps them feel 'grown up'

This is the problem, no one has any common sense.

The answer is no, you cant use this and you cant have this, its for grown ups

People dont like to parent thats the problem.

@Prombles Apparently. If the journalist is accurate and certainly the child who spoke was saying she did. Also the products some use are anti aging and not made for young skin. They are expensive and parents are buying them. I cannot say I’ve seen any advertising geared towards dc but I’m not a child on SM looking at other stupid children.

My DD11 has shown an interest in skincare and has done for the past couple of years. I don’t mind indulging it a bit, I’m sure I started getting interested in beauty products the same age- Body Shop stuff mainly.

I’ve bought her a few bits for Christmas and birthdays and she’s used her own birthday money for treats. However, before anybody starts getting outraged, I’ve had a good conversation with her about how complex ingredients are not for her age skin. I bought her the Caroline Hirons teen skincare book which basically says the same thing.

So in all reality DD is limited to a Byoma cleanser, a basic moisturiser with added SPF, a gentle Superdrug night cream and about 15000 lip balms.

Parents need to parent.

It's that simple.

I've always had comments about having good skin. I've never used products and very rarely wear any makeup. I know a number of people of a similar age who say similar.

The whole industry is a con. It just found a new market. It's not really a surprise but parents still can parent. I'm sick of this 'oh but peer pressure' stuff that seems to be increasing as an excuse to failing to say no.

Bymoa and bubble aren't made for 10yr olds!!!!

They dont need a skin cleansing routine at 10!

My ten year old is not on social media and neither are 95% of her peers and so this is not an issue for us. And I will be keeping her off social media until mid teens at the earliest. Edited to add she is interested in make up from time to time and requested a fairly grown up set for Christmas which was in for a time but she hasn't used in weeks. She knows it's not allowed at school. This is quite similar to me at the same age so I'm not concerned about it. Any mention of skincare I will be talking to her about it and maybe watching that documentary with her.

I remember in the 80’s at the school discos in Y5 and 6 so would have been about 10 all the girls wearing makeup to those. I can only hope there is no photo evidence of my blue eye shadow paired with blue mascara and probably blusher applied badly! Young girls now seem more focused on skin care than loads of makeup. They don’t need it but I can’t see the actual harm unless they have allergies

Birthday//Christmas presents. Or in the case of my DD , she got a bit "meh" about makeup but still likes skin care. And nails

It's just another example of everything that us wrong with our society these days. Pre teen kids are an easy target and highly vulnerable. If these products were being advertised on mainstream media it wouldn't be allowed. It's online influencers on Instagram Tik tok and YouTube that are facilitating this, totally unregulated and making millions for the tech companies at the same time, who as usual shrug their shoulders and say it's a free market and nothing to do with them.
Many of the girls in DDs class are into skin care now and while it's easy blame parents, if that's all your DD asks for Christmas to fit in with peers its mean to say no. DD thankfully isn't into it but the cool girls sneer at girls who aren't. It's a huge thing

8? My DD had a close friend who had a skincare regime at 6 or 7. Of course DD wanted one too and wasn't happy with my response! Unfortunately for her, I'm the parent.

Said friend is extremely SM exposed - it's basically the babysitter in her house without her parents knowing what she's watching. I've seen a steady decline in her behaviour as she's got older, but her parents give her whatever she wants because she's prone to enormous tantrums of she doesn't get her own way. This includes a mobile phone at around 7, too.

A real life Verruca Salt if ever I saw one.

@thirdpartygobetween Why push your own brand though? Of course it’s money!!! I agree with a factor 30 or 50 but they don’t need much else and anyone pushing it and blogging about it is it for money and they know stupid parents will buy. There’s very little need to buy anything beyond sunscreen and a good face wash. Maybe a lip moisturizer if dry lips are a problem. The child on the radio was putting on make up for school. Is this why we have a cost of living crisis?

I saw an advert recently (got an email,it was a brand I had searched up and I do buy) for an anti ageing cream. The model has full face make up and no older than late 20s. They are fooling no one .
I am 60, if I buy age specific or skin type spefic products I'd like to see them on age appropriate models ?

My DD loved her makeup as a young teen she wore full face but looked like she wasn't. The "no make-up makeup look". Now 24 it's Korean Beauty

Why?