Acne and Cosmetics

Acne! The very word strikes fear
into the hearts of teenagers all
over America.

It doesnt matter much that it
affects anywhere from 95% to 99%
of them, when it happens to any
one of them, you would think that
they were the only kid who had
ever had a zit.

Teenage boys hate acne just as
much as teenage girls hate it.
Boys just suffer through it but
girls turn to cosmetics to try to
hide it.


There is nothing wrong with a
teenage girl or a young woman
trying to make an acne outbreak
appear less noticeable. It is a
perfectly natural thing to do.

They use cosmetics anyway to
enhance their appearances...make
their lips redder or more full,
give their cheeks a healthy glow
and make their eyelashes appear
longer so covering up a blemish is
the next logical step.

The cosmetic industry knows that
covering blemishes ranks right up
there with rosy cheeks so they
have developed products designed
specifically for covering up
blemishes. These products are
called concealers. They come in
many forms.

Some of them are in tubes like
lipstick while some of them are in
bottles like other liquid make up
base products and some of them are
in cake form like pressed face
powder.


The one thing that all teenage
girls and young women do need to
remember when they use these
products is that the products need
to be thoroughly cleaned off
before going to bed.

If left on the face, these
products will contribute to
clogging pores and intensify the
acne outbreak.


The bottom line here is that using
concealer products is just fine.
If it makes you feel better about
yourself, then go for it but
before you go to bed, use your
facial wash.

Clean your face completely, pat it
dry with a clean towel and apply
your acne fighting medications.