Simple gentle skincare for 10 yr old DD

[Doza]

DD has started to get little dry white spot things on her skin near her nose. I am rubbish at skincare, I'm only really starting to get a decent routine now at 45
So I'm looking for recommendationsfor something simple and gentle for her to use; she's not really interested in anything other than Minecraft or star wars so the simpler the better!
Thanks!

There was a thread a week or so ago about this. Face wipes seemed to be the general idea and sun cream.

Just remind her to wash her face- IME kids hat age can be pretty lax, but their bodies and faces are starting to mature and get whiffy and oily as teenagedom approaches, so they have to be a bit more vigilant about hygiene. Please don't fall into the marketing con trap of encouraging her to buy all sorts of lotions and potions though: she's got the rest of her life to waste her hard-earned dollar on all that.

I'd avoid the face wipes - they can be so harsh on the skin.

Instead I'd suggest something like Cetaphil as a cleanser (can use with flannel or just rinse off with water). Cetaphil is pretty affordable, gentle and recommended by many dermatologists all over the world.

If she needs moisturiser, get one that suits her skin type. But if she doesn't need it, just remember to use SPF to avoid sun damage.

There's no need to go for something harsh and marketed for acne skin and so on as she probably doesn't have that - and using something like that when it isn't needed, causes more problems.

Also, don't worry too much about the little spots and 'blackheads' (they are usually sebaceous filaments and completely normal - and not the same as a proper blackhead) and so on. There's no need to pick them and no need to focus on them. If washing the skin every day, they aren't visible.
My mum spent a lot of time when I was a kid telling me about my bad skin and picking all of the horrible blackheads I had - instead she should have gotten me a good cleanser and left my skin alone.
I've always thought I had really bad skin - but looking back, my skin was pretty good.

Alpha H do a balancing cleanser which is all natural and very good. My 11yr dsd uses this as does dh

My DD is 9 and in out house it's all Minecraft and Marvel superheroes. Anyway she doesn't mind a smear of Lush ultrabland rinsed off with a flannel and tepid water. She will not tolerate anything in her eyes in case it stings and really wouldn't wash, brush teeth or hair without nagging. No need for moisturiser as the balm doesn't dry skin and as yet no need for sun protection as it's freezing and raining. She is good with that I will give her that. Very little moans when I ask her to put sun cream on.

I have seen some outraged reactions to introducing children to skincare but I can't see any harm in letting them has gentle face wash from when they're about 8. From the time my DStook showers, I told him to use my La Roche Posay Physiological cleansing gel instead of normal body wash on his face. I grew up with my mom telling me I shouldn't use normal soap on my face as they tend to be too harsh.

I wouldn't encourage her to mess or experiment with it too much. I still think that my early (age 11/12) experiments with skincare that was too harsh caused problems with my skin that I only got sorted in my 20s. Have a look at the Amie range, which I think was created with teenage girls in mind. You can get it in Waitrose/John Lewis or online. Really gentle, affordable and straightforward products with no sulphates or mineral oil to strip or upset her skin. Boots Botanics and the Body Shop might also be good but I would (and do) always check the label for sulphates in a cleanser as they are too harsh for my skin, let alone a 10 year olds. Lush Ultrabland also brilliant and teen girls I know love their stuff. Maybe start her off washing her face at night with a face wash and cloth (clean one every night) to get rid of the day's grime and set a good habit of a lifetime? Then maybe add in a moisturiser in a couple of years when hormones kick in more?

My DD is 10 and cleanses her face with Bioderma Crealine morning and night. She also has her own brush head for my Clarisonic and uses it on her nose and chin every couple of days (when having a big bath/hair wash).

Cetaphil face wash and an oil free sun screen made for the face.
Avoid the clearasils etc and ensure any moisturiser/spf is oil free to ensure it doesn't aggravate the breakout.

Avoid simple like the plague! I worked in beauty for 8 years and the ingredients list on their stuff is scary! Same goes for Clinique. I can still tell before someone tells me that they use either...

Anything oil free and alcohol free. The garnier range is very good, their miracle cleansing water in particular and the pure face wash. Their moisturiser is good too but it's likely she doesn't need that. If you have a bit more budget there's nothing in the world that beats Liz Earle cleanse and polish. Or if that's a bit much effort for her, the Benefit foamingly clean is good for her to just have a quick wash of over the sink or in the shower.
If she starts showing signs of dryness or blackheads their refinished finish from the same range is very good for a twice weekly scrub.

dd is 11 and after starting to get quite embarrassed about a spotty forehead is using LRP Effaclar (for the spots, with fantastic results) and LRP physiological facial wash.

Thanks for all the replies! I don't want to push her into overthinking it or being self conscious: I don't pass much comment except checking she has actually washed. (The big battle at the moment is getting her to remember deodorant .
I'll check out Lush and Cetaphil and maybe up the reminding to "gentle nagging".
Thanks again!

My dd uses my liz Earle cleanser but on the previous thread about this someone suggested it was to harsh or something along those lines. My theory was that if I can run it in my eyes with no discomfort then it should be ok on my 9 year old.

My 14 year old is starting to quite like the garnier michllear water, seems like less effort if she doesn't have to turn a tsp on!