July 17th, 2008
Acne Topical Treatments for Your Teen
Should you take your child to the doctor at the first sign of acne? We all know how embarrassing acute acne can be for a child in school. It always comes at the wrong time. We love our children and want to help in the best way possible, but are prescription treatments the answer? They might be if your child is showing signs of severe acne, but if it looks like normal acne then acne topical treatments will probably do just fine.
Take your teen to the drug store and look for topical treatments that contain 10% benzoyl peroxide. You may also want to find an acne wash to use along with the topical treatment, and a topical spot treatment for pimples that happen along later. Your teen will thank you for it.
