Skincare Tips for Teenagers

Things to Remember
1. Start taking care of your skin at the earliest.

2. The Sun is your skin's worst enemy, so protect it from those harmful sun rays.

3. Home remedies are the best.

4. Cleanse, tone, and moisturize. Remember this mantra.

Skincare is one of the most important issues for teenagers today. However, maintaining beautiful and spotless skin is not easy. Lifestyle, pollution, and diet are some of the factors which contribute to our skin’s woes.

Don’t take your skin for granted. Start pampering it and taking care of it at the earliest. Do not wait for signs of damage.

Get Skin Conscious
Teens are the time when our skin starts demanding our attention. May it be oily, dry, normal or combination skin, your skin needs proper care. Start now so that you don’t have to regret lost time.

Here are a few tips to ensure that you stay away from skin problems:

1. Diet
Your diet plays a very important role in maintaining the health of your skin. Avoid junk food. Restrict fried food, especially if your skin is oily. The burgers and fries you so love to indulge in are causing more harm than good.

Eat healthy. Include lots of fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts in your diet. And lastly, but most importantly, drink lots of water. Water is the best system purifier your body can get.

2. Acne
Teen skins are, more often than not, oily. And hence, prone to acne. Clogging of pores leads to acne, a nightmare for anyone. Follow these simple tips to stay clear of acne.

1. Wash your face twice a day with a mild soap. Over washing or scrubbing worsens acne.

2. Do not squeeze or pop your pimples. This leads to reddening and even scarring.

3. Do not keep touching your face.

4. Do not use heavy makeup.

5. Remove your makeup before retiring for the night.

6. Protect your skin from the sun. Tanning worsens acne. The sun has the most damaging effect on your skin. Use a proper sunscreen with SPF 15. This also reduces your chances of getting early wrinkles.

7. Wash your face after workouts or any activity which makes you sweat.

8. Use non comedogenic, or non acnegenic skin products.

9. Exfoliate your skin at least twice a week. This allows your skin to breathe.

3. Cleanse, Tone, and Moisturize
Remember to start the cleansing, toning, and moisturizing routine early on. Moisturizing is essential to all skin types. Choose your moisturizer according to your skin type. Use a light, non oily moisturizer for oily skin.

In winters, keep your baths short and moisturize your body regularly. Use a lip balm to avoid those chapped lips.

4. Home Care
The best beauty products can be found in your mother’s kitchen. So instead of experimenting with all available beauty products, go natural. Almonds, apricots, egg, honey, milk, curd, cream, coconut water, papaya, grapes, lemon, tomatoes, and turmeric can work wonders for your skin.

Make masks using these, or apply them singly on your face. And the glow will be there for all to see.