Teenage Acne

Up to 90% of teenagers have to deal with acne as it is the most common skin problem that they face.

Acne on teenagers is often known as acne vulgaris. You might not like how the word vulgaris sounds but it simply means common in Latin. For most kids, their acne often begins from 10 to 13 years of age but girls have a tendency to develop acne earlier than boys. If you are a boy, let not rejoices as your acne might be more severe than those that are developed on a girl. Acne is also a signal that your body is going through puberty.

Before acne outgrow itself when one reaches 19 or 20 years old, don't think that you don't need to do anything and wait for it to go away. Even though it cannot be cured, it still have to be treated so that it won't leave permanent scar on one face or skin.

With the onset of more androgens hormones, teenager skin tends to be oilier and less sensitive. The good thing about having more sebum on your skin is your skin will be less irritated when treated with acne products as the extra layer of sebum that you have will protect your skin from irritation.

Having more sebum on your skin also means that your scar will heal more easier and completely after an acne onset. This good news makes your skin steers clear of permanent scars and dark spots that are left after acne lesions heal which are very common in those darker skin people.

For teenagers, the most common area that acne will develop is on the T-zone, that is the forehead, nose and chin (refer to figure- pink color). Teenager acne will be characterized by many blackheads (open comedones) , whiteheads (closed comedones) , inflamatory acne lesions such as papules, pustules, nodules or cysts and also macules (acne that have healed).