topic Re: Pre-teens Basic Skin Care in Beauty

Pre-teens Basic Skin Care

balogna — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 13:31:40 GMT

I am looking for a basic pre-teens skin care for my son who is 14. I don't need anything expensive or fancy. Any recommendations. Thank you.

Re: Pre-teens Basic Skin Care

Mandy Moo — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 13:48:15 GMT

Cetaphil (regular if he has normal skin, gel if he has oily skin), decent sunscreen if you can get him to use it and maybe a Paula's Choice exfolian,t such as the regular strength Clear, at some point to help ward off acne. I wouldn't do a whole lot at this age unless he is having problems with breakouts. If he is then I would look into the Paula's Choice Clear line or the revamped Proactiv+.

Re: Pre-teens Basic Skin Care

balogna — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 13:54:39 GMT

Do you recommend moisturizer after the cleanser?

Re: Pre-teens Basic Skin Care

NickNack — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 13:56:59 GMT

Does he have acne? If not I would just use a good cleanser such as the Cetaphil the other poster recommended. I don't think anything else is needed at this age. If he has acne I would take him to a dermatologist.

Re: Pre-teens Basic Skin Care

Mandy Moo — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 14:01:46 GMT

On 7/22/2014 balogna said:
Do you recommend moisturizer after the cleanser?

I think that depends on his skin type. For example, my son who is 16 years old has had an eruption of acne over the last several months. He uses a cleanser, toner/treatment and a RX cream. Usually he does not need a moisturizer but occasionally he gets a bit flaky and needs a mild, oil free moisturizer in areas. For your son, if he is having no specific problems and you just want to get hims started taking care of his skin, I think basically washing his face twice a day with a mild cleanser and using a sunscreen would be his best bet until problems arise as they tend to do so often in teens. If he never has any acne issues then he will be doing well! BTW, Paula's Choice has a "men's" line that has a sunscreen and I am going to try and get my son to use it. The packaging looks "cooler" and because it says it is for men he will probably be more likely to use it than something that says Neutrogena or whatever, lol.

Re: Pre-teens Basic Skin Care

karin334 — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 14:03:20 GMT

Cerave foaming facial cleanser and facial moisturizing lotion are very nice and are found at drug stores. If there is acne going on, Paula's Choice anti-aging clear skin hydrator. It helps with red marks left from breakouts and has something to help with bacteria that causes breakouts. Paula's Choice BHA products are also nice to help keep blemishes at bay. My DD is 14 and uses these products with no complaints or issues..... Paula's Choice now has a men's skincare line. I have no experience with them but I know kids can be funny about things. Her products are not "girly" in packaging so it shouldn't make him refuse to use them! Have a wonderful day.

Re: Pre-teens Basic Skin Care

Poodlepet2 — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 14:44:00 GMT

My kids are now 27 and 19, but they had breakouts at your son's age. I dutifully took them to a dermatologist-against my better judgement. They had common acne vulgaris-and it wasn't even that bad for crying out loud-and I knew their cases were not bad enough to warrant prescriptions....but their attitude was that if I did not take them to a dermatologist -like their friends-i was being neglectful. SO off we went and in both cases, I walked out of the dermatologist with Cetaphil and OTC benzoyl peroxide.....kids, kids, kids....excuse me while I go to apply Retin A to the wrinkles they helped me to acquire.....

Poodlepet

Re: Pre-teens Basic Skin Care

JYWilliams — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 14:46:20 GMT

I purchase Cetaphil for my nephew.

Re: Pre-teens Basic Skin Care

ChynnaBlue — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 15:31:44 GMT

I liked the Neutrogena line when I was a teenager, then the Clinique line.

Fourteen isn't a pre-teen, fourteen is an actual teenager.

Re: Pre-teens Basic Skin Care

Beauty$Junkie — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 16:01:46 GMT

There is another thread running currently on the boards that suggest maybe the original blue Dawn dish liquid might be helpful. Just fyi--maybe worth trying.

Re: Pre-teens Basic Skin Care

balogna — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 19:11:08 GMT

Thank you so much for all the replies and advice. I just bought him Cetaphil cleanser.

Re: Pre-teens Basic Skin Care

Mandy Moo — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 19:24:25 GMT

On 7/22/2014 balogna said:
Thank you so much for all the replies and advice. I just bought him Cetaphil cleanser.

Glad we could help

Re: Pre-teens Basic Skin Care

shoekitty — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 21:51:43 GMT

Detox Skin Intervention (online and in some stores) has some natural type cleansers that work well. I got the cranberry cleansing and the lotion for grandson and granddaughter, the lotion, and the toner is wonderful.. I think there is dead sea salt, and no alcohol and silicones in it. I used to have them use Simple..but it has all kinds of oils and silicone in it. Say yes to carrots brands are good as well. Natural

Teens and pr eteens are really hard. They need more than soap, but everything has antiaging or ingredients kids don't need.

Re: Pre-teens Basic Skin Care

shoekitty — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 21:52:33 GMT

we are not allowed to say the word pre teen in one word on this forum?

Re: Pre-teens Basic Skin Care

balogna — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 22:07:29 GMT

On 7/22/2014 shoekitty said:
we are not allowed to say the word pre teen in one word on this forum?

Yes, I got red flag when I type pre-teen in one word. Silly isn't it

Re: Pre-teens Basic Skin Care

pepes mom — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 00:00:40 GMT

If the Cetaphil doesn't meet expectations, I use the Simple Skincare line and I'm happy with it. No, I'm not a teen (far from it), but I do like Simple's products. They are found in drugstores and are reasonably priced.

Re: Pre-teens Basic Skin Care

shoekitty — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 04:13:43 GMT

On 7/22/2014 balogna said:
On 7/22/2014 shoekitty said:
we are not allowed to say the word pre teen in one word on this forum?

Yes, I got red flag when I type pre-teen in one word. Silly isn't it

This is really the word of all words to be banned, LOL! What could it suggest?

Re: Pre-teens Basic Skin Care

Desertdi — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 18:36:49 GMT

On 7/22/2014 ChynnaBlue said:
I liked the Neutrogena line when I was a teenager, then the Clinique line.

Fourteen isn't a pre-teen, fourteen is an actual teenager.

I used soap and water.......until I was about 55 and decided to spend some "extra money"