To ask for tween-teen skincare recs?

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My little DD is only 9 but already has spots, or bumpy uneven skin on her forehead. My older DD will probably be facing this soon so I wanted to ask for your best advice! Which products have you found to be particularly helpful? Thanks in advance

CeraVe products, available in Boots. Both myself and Dcs (boys) use their foaming cleanser or hydrating cleanser. Good price on them too.

Ds1 (18) and I both use www.dermalogica.co.uk/collections/exfoliants/products/daily-microfoliant?variant=36242187681945 this but prepare yourself for the cost, £14 for a 13g bottle, we have the full sized £55 74g bottle. It is a powder you pour into wet hands and rub your hands to make a foam, use after the cleanser. My face feels like glass after using it.

Definitely the CeraVe if nothing else.

Cerave cleanser and moisturiser in the evening.
Cerave cleanser and then spf in the mornings.

Then every third night Paulas choice BHA, you can go up to every night, but I would leave it for at least a fortnight because she has such young, delicate skin, you don't want to dry it out or irritate it too much.

Stay away from scrubs. All they do is cause micro-tears in the skin.

The BHA is amazing for clogged pored and pimples. Expect it to get a little worse before it gets better.

Also I would highly recommend Skin & Me, depending on how old your eldest DD is. It won't be for your youngest

My 10 year old has body shop tea tree facewash and when I can get the soapdodger her to use it twice a day it seems to be effective.

I tried a few products (like the tea tree oil ones from body shop referred to by another poster) and they worked for like 2 days, but then the spots would come back.

My daughter is 10 and some spots on her forehead would turn into angry white head ones and I felt so sorry for her.

Just been to Spain, where private doctors are very affordable and decided to take her to the dermatologist.

She confirmed it’s hormonal and there’s no preventative treatment, just treat them as they start showing up.

She prescribed me a purifying cleanser for oily skin and a cream with benzoil peroxide.

I had to apply the cream every other night for a week to make sure the skin was reacting well and it has worked wonders.

I would still try natural products, but if they don’t go away and you think it’s hormonal, I would ask your GP for advice.

Thank you so much for all your helpful advice x

Its not skin care per se but my mum always told me to drink loads of water, cut right down on sugar and take multi vitamins. When I eventually found the self discipline to actually do this (took a while as a know it all teen!), it did actually work.

I was very spot prone as a teen and tried all the products, turned out the best thing for my skin was daily cleansing by applying coconut oil and then washing off with a hot flannel, removes make up and reduced the amount of spots I would get. Also those spot patches (just type spot patches into Amazon) are great for when you get a spot, really reduces it overnight!

We like the carbon theory bar soap- seems to keep teenage spots at bay in this house

I got Clearasil pads that come in a plastic pot for my 13 year old a few months ago. I was surprised to find they worked very well. They’re also not massively expensive and really quick and easy - no effort at all.

@sunnygemini

Its not skin care per se but my mum always told me to drink loads of water, cut right down on sugar and take multi vitamins. When I eventually found the self discipline to actually do this (took a while as a know it all teen!), it did actually work.

The above. Acne is caused mostly by hormonal imbalance and raised blood sugars it has nothing to do with clean skin or fatty skin. Best avoid any type of cream that has been made by brands or are medicated. And please don't use steroid medicated stuff it has a very bad long term effect. To fight hormonal imbalance you can take Vitex it's a herbal supplement that helps balance them. You should increase her zinc intake by simply eating more green veg such as kale, spinach, brocoli etc. And reduce her intake of hi glycemic foods such as white bread, soft drinks, cakes candies, etc. Big culprits are soft white supermarkt bread and cereals. If you want to apply a cream I would suggest making one yourself using Neal's and yards organic base cream and tea tree oil. Further I strongly suggest getting rid of any non organic shampoo, soap, creams etc and change to very simple olive soap for a while. The type of soap you use on your skin can have a huge effect on skin health.

A bit late to this thread, but my daughter loved CeraVe products, she only gets the occasional spot so she has done well with this range. My teenage son tried CeraVe but he needed something that had more of an effective cleanser and spot treatment as he developed a lot of spots in his t-zone and blackheads on his nose. We tried Dermalogica for a while, but the cost does add up. His friend just suggested a new brand that uses a mix of high quality natural and synthetic ingredients so we are going to try them out. If anyone is interested I can post his results in 4 weeks when he is done. I think the brand is called Bare Addiction.