A spot on the face often leads to heartbreaks and heartaches and is a nightmare comes true for an adolescent. Our expert gives some tips to overcome this frightening situation.
Keep pimples at bay
Removal and prevention of blackheads is part of preventive care for pimples and acne.
Daily cleansing and skin care, with appropriate products, is the only way of preventing acne and other oily-skin conditions. A medicated cleanser, which is specially formulated for oily skins, should be used. This helps to reduce surface grease and restores the natural acid-alkaline balance. Use …

CLEAN!
Wash your face with a gentle, oil- and fragrance-free cleanser; preferably a nondetergent one labeled pH balanced.
If you have oily skin all over your face, use a cleanser that contains benzoil peroxide or salicylic acid.
Don’t scrub – irritated skin swells around the pores, which can cause breakouts.
Skip toner unless your face is very oily, otherwise it might dry out the skin.
TREAT!
Apply a topical acne treatment containing benzoyl peroxide, glycolic acid, or salicylic acid over your entire face, not just where blemishes have already erupted.
At night, use a drying spot-treatment product …

Thought you had waved goodbye to zits at puberty? Maybe not. Dr. Judith Reichman has details on treatments for adult acne
Q: I should have outgrown my zits by now, so why has my horrible high-school complexion returned?
A: Male hormones, which even women’s bodies produce, are to blame.
As teenagers, about 85 percent of women suffer from acne. No, it doesn’t come from eating chocolate or not scrubbing your face (or scrubbing too hard). It comes from the outpouring of those male hormones, or androgens, which occurs at puberty.
These androgens stimulate the …

Real beauty comes with maturity. With a little help from our beauty expert, you can easily take on the world and come out the winner.
The older woman actually has a better idea of the colors that suit her and has probably developed good taste. Make-up certainly helps to add a dimension to the face and personality. It can also be used to cover up flaws and blemishes.
The effort should not be towards achieving a younger look, but rather one that suits your age and helps to project grace and elegance. …

You’ve always had good skin. But of late, these niggling, problems have been cropping up. What happened? The answer is that your skin doesn’t remain the same throughout your life cycle. Pimples, rashes, burns, pigmentation- all of these can change it.
What you basically need to do is to get a skin care program sooner than you think you need it. Cleansing, toning and moisturizing are still healthy skin care imperatives. Without these basic moves, skin becomes dull, devitalized and cannot defend itself against environmental damage.
Even if you follow this routine …

Blackheads are so common, yet many of us do know what they are. We know even less about dealing with them. However, they can be controlled and even prevented by taking regular care of the skin.
Blackheads are caused by over active sebaceous glands (the oil producing glands of the skin). The excess secretion of oil expands and thickens the pores of the skin. The oil collects in the pores and hardens into a plug. The pores are then clogged with hardened sebum or oil. Since the pores are open, the …