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Originally Posted by flashy
my not so little man has developed teenage spots, yes i know its part of growing up (although i never grew up so i never got them) but can anyone recommend any good spot treatments for them?
he has cleanser and witch hazel, i've even tried TCP (evil me) and nothing seems to work
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Diet is a big part of it and all these skin cleansers are OK but after a while the skin rebels and ends up over-producing sebum to compensate. Don't forget that hormones are different for everyone but if he's in his teens then the 'female interest gland' will be firmly switched on by now and there's very little to be done about that.
The only thing I found that helped me was going for a sunshower once a week. I don't mean getting a perma tan, but three minutes per week on a shower (NOT a bed as you end up lying in your own sweat) just dries the skin enough to compensate for the trials of growing up. It's not a very PC thing to suggest nowadays but I'm still suffering with terrible skin even now and it's the only thing that helped really.
I also spend a fair bit of time working outside and the fresh air and sunshine (in Summer, naturally) does wonders for your skin. Also, advise him only to shave when he's due to go on a night out or something as over-shaving (as I did) leaves terrible scarring. Never electric shave either, wet shaving is the way.
Hope that helps!