I’ve never met anyone my age that doesn’t have some sort of history with having zits in their teen years. Heck, I remember even those friends of mine who always had perfect complexions getting a whopper of a hormonal zit every once in a great while, so it happened to all of us, really none of us were totally exempt from getting zits when we were younger, it’s just that some of us were naturally more zit prone than others were. I remember envying those that only had to struggle with the occasional blemish though, whiles it seemed that at my worst, evey morning I’d wake up with a new zit to contend with and figure out how to cover up best. The worst part was that I could already see the effects that the scars were having on my skin at such a young age. While it’s true that they do fade over time, it was hard to cover them up when they were still new and red and also have to deal with new ones cropping up. Puberty is a perfect time for acne to creep onto the radar you see, because our hormones are so imbalanced around this time, and our bodies aren’t used to having so many of them since our estrogen and testosterone are competing for the upper hand in our bodies, that our skin reacts by breaking out. The imbalance of hormones leads to acne because it makes the sebum produce much more, and it also makes it more “sticky” in nature, which means it collects dirt and other pore clogging items and bacteria, forming blackheads and whiteheads and under the surface acne as it goes. This is essentially the same reason for adult acne, however adult acne may be a little more susceptible to stress, since many times our hormones are a bit more under control at this point in our life as adults. The toughest thing about puberty is that not only do kids have to contend with “coming of age”, but they also have to contend with all the physical changes that go with it, which can often be difficult to understand, like body changes and changes in mood and even outlook. Girls have to deal with beginning their menstrual cycles, cramps, and the extra hassle that goes with that lovely attribute of coming of age for females, and they also have to deal with what many times seems like an overnight pair of breasts, a dramatically changing body shift, and hormonal swings that tend to make us more moody because of menstruation.

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