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What to use for teenage pimples?

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triplets · 13/04/2011 23:10

Hi my trio have just turned 13 and two of them are getting pimples on their foreheads, is there something good they could use please

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RockChick1984 · 14/04/2011 00:48

I always used to put toothpaste on at night, drys the spot out so heals quicker. Always found it far more effective than clearasil type stuff you can buy!

summer111 · 14/04/2011 17:15

Try panoxyl aquagel 2.5% - it dries out the skin and works brilliantly in no time. Its a spot cream rather than a wash - you can get it over the counter in Boots and is very cheap. (Beware, it can bleach towels, bed linen)

chopchopbusybusy · 14/04/2011 17:26

Free derm worked well for DD1. It's quite pricey and I'm prepared to admit I may have been sucked in by the advertising but it did work.
If it's more than just a few pimples I'd go to the GP. They will prescribe things like topical anti biotics and if necessary stronger things if they don't work. DD2 had a miserable time with spots and we were referred to a dermatologist after about a year.

triplets · 14/04/2011 23:10

Thanks everyone, it is only a few pimple type ones atm, but he`s feeling embarrassed!

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