HomeTreatment of Acne in Teens
Teens are most prone to acne and pimples because their body produces more oil that accumulates underneath the skin and hair follicles which eventually will clog up and when mixed with bacteria, it will produce acne growth. It is a common belief that acne is caused by dirt and facial washing can prevent its growth. However this has no scientific evidence. Washing the skin affected with acne can only make the skin dry making them more irritated and invite more acne to grow. Washing the skin is not discouraged here, just make it gently and avoid scrubbing the skin surface by circular motion. After washing with acne cream, you can feel the freshness on your skin.
Avoid using facial cleansers with harsh ingredients that can burn our skin. Most teenagers are impatient with their acne and they do not care if scratching or rubbing them would result to scars. Teens should refrain from scratching the acne and they have to wear short nails to avoid irritating their skin. After washing your skin always apply acne cream and let it stand on your face even when you are in bed. You can also use the acne cream for exfoliating the skin using a soft facial scrub. Do this at least twice or thrice a week to remove dead skin cells by allowing the new skin cells to grow.
Acne cream is recommended
Acne cream is recommended in facial cleansing because it is oil-free; do remember that acne is cause by overproduction of oil in skin. This cream if friendly to teenagers and it cannot cause skin irritation and clogging because it has noncomedogenic ingredients that can kill skin bacteria. Aside from this ingredient, acne cream has benzoyl peroxide that is effective in annihilating skin germs, declogging the skin pores and acts fasts on healing the skin. As a start, you can apply acne cream once a day then increase the application to twice a day after a week, then thrice a day week after next.
Take note that a teenager’s skin is different from an adult and applying an acne cream should not be made in haste. It should be applied gently to avoid scratching the skin that will lead to permanent skin scarring. Make a follow up visit to your dermatologist in case the acne persists after you have used all the home remedies. But with acne cream, you are guaranteed fast skin healing with no history of acne recurrence as most patients claim. This is the best alternative towards achieving flawless and youthful skin.
