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  • #1

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    My nine year old is getting the first signs of acne: white heads, black heads, and occasionally the small cyst. TBH, his hygiene is sorely lacking. Still, soap and Stridex are not cutting it.

    I'm looking for something appropriate for a young child. (Think one step and not too harsh). Also, something cheap would be great. Lord knows he'll leave it somewhere at a sleepover or camp or something.

    By the way, I can't believe that this is already an issue!

    Kelly
    In my dreams I run with the Kenyans.
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    Are you sure he isn't still a toddler in diapers, because that is what I remember?
    Luanne
    wife, mother, nurse practitioner

    "You have not converted a man because you have silenced him." (John, Viscount Morely, On Compromise, 1874)

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    • #3
      Re: product suggestion

      Neutragena facial soap in the morning and bedtime. If it doesn't help after a few weeks you might consider a trip to a dermatologist. Ahhhh. Acne.


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      • #4
        I know someone I can ask. I'm noticing that too (hey, that's not a bug bite). Where is the see no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil emotion?

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        • #5
          I think I started using Neutrogena face wash at 11, sometimes Noxzema. I think both worked pretty well when I first started to get acne. Poor kid. (And poor mom!)
          Wife to PGY4 & Mother of 3.

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          • #6
            My 12 year old started to use the Neutragena wave and so far so good.

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            • #7
              I had bad acne as a kid/teen, and I actually really liked Purpose (from Johnson & Johnson) over Neutragena. My dermatologist suggested it.

              Ugh, acne at 9? Poor kid.
              Back in the Midwest with my PGY-2 ortho DH and putting my fashion degree to good use.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by PrincessFiona View Post
                Neutragena facial soap in the morning and bedtime. If it doesn't help after a few weeks you might consider a trip to a dermatologist. Ahhhh. Acne.


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                Amen and amen.

                Neutrogena glycerin soap morning and night. And, if it doesn't clear up or the cysts start getting numerous - dermatologist! Also, try changing his pillow cases every day or every other day - a pain for you but it reduces the amount of oil his face is exposed to for eight hours each night.
                Who uses a machete to cut through red tape
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                • #9
                  Hands down, Cetaphil. They make both a "normal" and "gentle" face wash that doesn't strip your skin, but still cleans well.

                  Also, Avon makes a line for teens called "Misbehavin' Skin" and the overnight treatment works wonders.

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                  • #10
                    Based on the recommendations in another thread here a couple of weeks ago, I have started using Cetaphil and am loving it. My skin is so much clearer than it has been in a while.
                    Kris

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                    • #11
                      I really liked Benzagel.... just something to put on your face at night - wash with something like cetaphil.
                      Benzagel is topical and it helped me when I had mild acne.

                      http://www.google.com/products?clien...ed=0CBkQzAMwAw

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