| It's estimated that about 80% of all teenagers will | | | | really dark sun tan will cure their acne. This is |
| have acne to some degree. Teenagers and acne go | | | | completely untrue as well. A reasonable amount of |
| together. A teenage body is suffused in raging | | | | sunshine is good for everybody, including teenagers. |
| hormones, and those hormones are responsible in a | | | | Too much is just as bad as too little, and sunlight will |
| large part for acne. | | | | not cure acne. |
| Teenagers are often told by their older (usually | | | | The best thing a teenager can do to help prevent |
| female) relatives that such things as eating French | | | | acne is to keep their faces clean. Using harsh |
| fries, drinking carbonated soft drinks, and | | | | cleansers will not prevent acne. Use a mild soap and |
| overindulging in chocolate is what has caused their | | | | don't scrub with a washcloth. Wash your face with |
| acne. None of that is true! | | | | your fingers using a gentle circular motion. Clean your |
| There is NO FOOD THAT CAUSES ACNE! Now, a | | | | face at least twice each day, morning and evening, |
| diet that is deficient in certain nutrients CAN | | | | and if you are having an outbreak, increase cleansing |
| contribute to acne. | | | | to three or even four times a day. |
| *Note: Just because fried foods, carbonated drinks, | | | | Eat a healthy, well-balanced diet that includes fruits, |
| and chocolate don't cause acne, however, doesn't | | | | vegetables, whole grains, fish, and poultry in order to |
| give license to teenagers to consume unlimited | | | | provide your body with the required nutrients for |
| quantities of any of these foods or drinks. A healthy | | | | healthy skin. |
| and balanced diet is good for the skin and all of the | | | | The good news is that acne doesn't last forever. |
| rest of your body parts. | | | | Most teenagers outgrow acne by the time they |
| Sometimes teenagers are led to believe that | | | | reach their twenties. |
| spending more time in the sun and getting a good | | | | |