Acne Care for 8 Year Old

My 8 year old daughter uses Neutrogena Oil Free Acne Wash and its mild and doesnt irritate her skin.

You are a great momma for asking.
From my teenage acne years I learned the following, after many mistakes (I burned my skin with various drying substances etc.):
1. Gentle cleanser with no drying alchohol or menthol or lemony stuff. No fragrance either. one does not want to irritate acne. (good cleansers -- Cetaphil or Purpose...)

2. Gentle toner if needed, but probably not necessary especially as a pre teen. only if they wear make up. Again, no alchohol, lemon, menthol, camphor, peppermint or other irritiating substances..

3. Acne fighting medicine (only if necessary)-- either with benzoyl peroxide (2.5% to start) or salicyic acid or dr. prescribed....(some acne medicines cause reactions to the sun, so don't use in the day and use sunscreen!!!!! and do patch test first on wrist to ensure no alleric reaction.)

4. At a later age....exfoliator based on BHA -- saliycic acid -- again, no alchohol. Clinique Sensitive Skin toner is good. (probably not necessary on a daily basis as a pre-teen).

5. non oily sunscreen (to prevent scarring after pimple heals. sometimes pimples leave pink marks which disappear in a few months. not to worry. cover up with SPF 15+ foundation or cover stick

6. TRY ANY ACNE MEDICATION ON A SMALL AREA FIRST TO ENSURE NO REACTION!!!!

7 MOST IMPORTANT -- TELL HER HOW BEAUTIFUL SHE IS EVEN WITH A PIMPLE OR TWO OR THREE, AND NOT TO FOCUS ON IT!

a great website to learn how to gently take care of your skin at any age is www.cosmeticscop.com or www.beautypedia.com
Paula Begoun shares how to take of your skin, and rates products from the drugstore or dept. store.

Good Luck.

Do you know about Biotine(vitamin) it promotes healty skin and hair. Not sure about dosage or effectiveness because my girls were not consistant in taking it. But I heard it works. We did go to proactive and it helped alot. But it became exspensive w/ 2 kids using it. We found a walmart brand(compares to proactive and it was pretty good in contrast. Hope this helps. Of course you know . tons of water, less fried food and junk.
Penny(Trinity, Fl)

I would consider changing her eating habits? Shes pretty young for acne although it does happen. Encourage water, and avoid sugary drinks, soda etc. Greasy food, can play a part although people will say thats not true. My teen boy was having alot of acne problems, and once we revamped his eating habits, his skin is MUCH better. Also make sure she washes her face at least nightly, wash her pillow cases alot, make sure her hair is clean since its around her forehead. And we also had success with proactiv, a little expensive but it worked

You've had many great responses ... her diet is a key ingredient. My 13 year old is going through this now and we've tried washing his face at night 3 times a week or so with baking soda. Just make a paste with water, apply as if it were a mask and leave on for a couple of minutes. It has worked well for him and is inexpensive and natural. Good luck!

Use a natural herbal acne remedy (look for things like aloe, neem, and tea tree oil for ingredients in skin creams), clean up her diet (no processed foods, use lots of fresh fruits and veggies, antioxidants, omega-3s, etc.) and help her process and release any emotional frustrations. Most doctors don't know much about treating what's causing a condition like this, they may prescribe drugs to temporarily suppress the symptoms, which can often aggravate problems.

lavender essential oil and tea tree mixed together. just rub on irritated area a couple times a day and it will clear right up. :)

I would suggest using Neutragena acne cleanser every other day and Panoxyl bar to wash on the other days use nothing with abrasive scrubs or beads in them. Then every other night use a mild 2.5% or 5% benzol peroxide. If dryess or irritation occurs then stop the panoxyl bar.and use the neutragena every day. If with in 6 weeks you see little improvement or getting worse seek your dermatologist. No need to spend thousands of dollars on over the counter products and treatments. Diet and acne have been studied for years and years but all the studies have come up to show no evidence that changes will help acne, we suggest everything in moderation so a healthy diet is encouraged but really wont change the affects much. Acne is hormonal and as long as she has hormones acne can be a part of life. That's why we women as adults can still suffer from acne (HORMONES!) Well hope this is helpful I have been in dermatology or 16 yrs and this is my best suggestion for your daughter. Hope this is helpful.

Absolutely!!! It is what she is eating. Get rid of all the white stuff- no sugar, no white flour- no preservatives, no fake food, no fast food. Water- take body weight divide in half- whatever that number is- make that ozs- and drink that much water.
That is how to treat the CAUSE, rather than supressing the result of poor diet.
best,k

Hello, I am reading all of the answers that you are getting, what she needs is a good deep cleansing facial not a ordinary basic facial but Iam in Orlando so it would be to far for you to drive to so if you can find someone that has a lot of experience in skin care and a great product for acne is
the Control Corrective skin care line, it has great ingredients to control breakouts, if you would like me to send you a few samples please call me and I would be happy to send you some for her to try. It will help breakouts but if she has blackheads or millea then she has to have a good facial to be extracted. Where ever Salon you choose, ask them on how they prepare the skin before extractions? Do they use a good enzymes with the steam to soften and clean out the skin to make it easier on extractions? I wish I was closer to you, I have been in the skin care business for 17 years and I started into it because my daughter had acne at a very young age and no dermatologist was able to help her. So if you have any questions please do not hesitate to call me at any time. ###-###-#### or my website is
www.beauvisageinc.com and dont believe all these different skin care lines that you are told about that are not a proffesional and dont help and please do NOT use AlCOHOL on her like someone is telling you, that will dehydrate her and make her worst.. I can not believe people are still using rubbing alcohol on there face. You want to catch her acne in time so she wont have scars when she is older. If you call me I will give you a lot more pointers to help her. good luck M.

Check out NAET.com and find a practitioner in your area. It is most likely allergies/blockages that the body is not able to clear. NAET treatment is awesome and it works with acne no matter what age.

I also have been struggling with this issue!!! But a friend said she was using rubbing alcohol on her daughter . So i tried it and it's all cleared up .

Velocity by Mary Kay is really good! It is also pretty affordable and last quite a while. The velocity is safe for sensitive skin, but it is very effective for kids with acne. Plus, the product has a 100% satisfaction gurantee. Contact your Mary Kay beauty consultant, or you can order online at www.marykay.com/tbelvin and the shipping and handling is on me! I hope this helps. The Neutrogena actually broke me out more as well.

There are a lot of things that can cause acne. Look at her diet. You may need to change her eating habbits. Also acne can be caused from being to hot at night while sleeping. Check to make sure she is not sweating. Also use an aloe based face cleanser at least three times a day. Acne is not a normal thing. Something causes it so look for the cause and you will find the cure.

I highly recommend Mary Kay Velocity products. I use them and my curious 4-year-old has squeezed some out on her own nose. No reactions on her. With Neutrogena, she turned red as a tomato (she's too inquisitive for her own good sometimes) As other mothers have already stated, at 8-years-old, I would check her diet before anything.

If you do decide to try the product I recommended, I can refer you to a Mary Kay rep for more details.