Is this a sign of early puberty?!

[rootsandwings89]

My DD has just turned 8 and already has to use deodorant as we noticed she got body odour a few months ago

She now has big blackheads on her nose that are turning into spots. We are encouraging her to wash her face daily with a face wash and a flannel but it's not making much difference.

I don't know whether to speak to a GP or not as she seems too young.

Is this a sign of early puberty? Does anyone else have experience of this?

Body odour & skin oiliness are signs of adrenarche which comes before puberty. Age 8 is quite a normal age for adrenarche, puberty is usually a couple of years later.

Earlier puberty is usually related to being heavier in weight but there's also a genetic component and its quite linked with ethnicity (puberty tends to come a little earlier in black girls for example).

Age appropriate