Congested skin on teenager - any ideas?

[KoalaDownUnder]

I want to buy my beautiful 16-year-old niece some skin care. (She's asked - I'm not interfering. )

She has oily skin with lots of small bumps under the skin on her forehead and cheeks.

Does anyone have any tried-and-true skin care products that might help, please? Perhaps something your own teen has used? TIA.

The three step la Roche Posay has been the best thing for my skin

I'm not a teenager though but had always had spots until using this

For a spot, Freederm. Extraordinary stuff.

Agree with Chish La Roche Posay 3 step has transformed my DD (18) skin.

Agree on La Roche Posay. Avène's Cleanance range is also very good.

Where do you buy la Roche possy??? DO John Lewis do it?

Boots sell it koala

I've just found it on boots and it says they have sold out and will not be getting more stock in . Is it the anti blemish 3 step?

Escentual is a good place to buy La Roche Posay products (and all the other French pharmacy brands). They often do 1/3 off too.

OP maybe a gentle glycolic acid product might be good for zapping spots too.

I bought my DS the Dermalogica Clear Start kit a couple of weeks ago and we've seen a big difference in his skin.

Superdrug sell LRP too now

That's good to know Scrum
It often pops up on my searches but I've never bought from them with not knowing their reputation

Glycolic all the way. I can recommend alpha 12% enhanced rejuvenating cream. You can get it from US amazon. It has transformed my oily bumpy zitty skin.

Escentual are great Chish. Totally legit and really competitive.

Actually I've just checked and they've a 1/3 off promotion on at the moment!

www.escentual.com/?gclid=Cj0KEQjw-qbLBRD79JWsjuXI784BEiQAftBCI9ectmDI9AUqNCkMrSwUl9IY2mE7uKYD4Ztg56hJLu4aArK_8P8HAQ

The only way to truly sort it out is to overhaul her diet- anything else is like just plastering over the cracks

Not necessarily. It could be down to hormone levels and sometimes all that's needed is a little glycolic acid.

Thank you so much, everyone! I'll look into some of these.

Her diet is not great, tbh, although she still manages to be model-slim with it.

Her GP recommended the pill to regulate her hormones, but her mum apparently vetoed that.

I've that sort of skin (at 41 )

La Roche Posayis the only think that works for me (though I only do 2 steps what's the 3rd!? How have I missed it!!?)

Like a wally I thought i could stop and use any old cleanser and my skin went awful again.

Just a note for your niece if she does use it when I first used it (both times!) My skin effectively 'purge. Hideous painful spots appeared - took about a month for them to go (gradually improving over the month but still appearing).

Back with it 8 weeks now. Looks way better now and I'm totally good and feel good aboit my skin and go about with no make up to badly hide behind.

YES to glycolic acid. i use cane and austin. incredible stuff!

Another recommendation for La Roche Posay effaclar face wash and effaclar duo cream. I'm 52 with hormonal outbreaks and this is brilliant. I only do 2 steps (don't know what the 3rd is). It's simple and works. Buy in Boots or some chemists or online.

Forgot to add it has cleared bumps, unplugged blackheads and even out skin tone, skin is lovely and soft and comfortable.

It is generally nothing to do with diet. I spent many frustrated years being told itmy bad skin was something to do with what I ate. Wrong, and later rubbished by a dermatologist. Unless you have allergies. It's to do with hormones, bacterial colonisation, genes, how much sebum your skin produces, etc.