Acne is most common in teens. Almost every teenager experienced the dread of acne at one time or another. Acne in teens is called acne vulgaris, and its mild version is a normal condition of puberty and teen years.

The way acne vulgaris works is that it appears on the face (most common place), on the neck, shoulders, the upper back and on the chest. It consists of blackheads or whiteheads, which are noninflamatory or mildly inflammatory lesions. The more severe version of it is nodular or cystic acne. They can be disfiguring and quite painful, and leave permanent scars.For teenagers image is quite important in front of their peers, schoolmates and friends. Having acne can become a traumatic experience, which could leave long lasting physical and emotional effects, such as social withdrawal, low self-esteem, low self-confidence, embarrassment, depression, anger and discouragement. If it’s not treated in a natural way, severe acne will last through adulthood. It is a sign for parents as well that there is something going on within the teen that needs to be looked at on both physical and emotional level, looking a the whole person.

Some of the causes of teen acne, looking holistically, encompass the following:

- hormonal problems
- wrong diet
- stress and other psychological factors

There are several treatments for mild acne, mostly harmless over the counter products, quite effective in cleaning the teen skin of acne. The teen needs to start the treatment early though, to avoid later problems and having the acne turning into severe acne.
Some of the products that can be successfully used by your teen to treat mild acne are listed below.

Clearpores - voted the best acne treatment by consumers. Does not contain any drugs, it has all natural ingredients.

Proactiv solution - a 3 step effective acne management system. Click here to receive your free bonuses when you try Proactive risk free for 30 days

Acnezine - a natural, specifically formulated antioxidant supplement, specifically suitable for teens suffering from mild to moderate facial or body acne.

However, as we mentioned before, treating acne in teens is a holistic process, which involves not only treating the body (skin), but also the whole on an emotional and psychological level.

Relaxation techniques, such as breathing exercises, yoga, self-hypnosis, meditation, or listening to relaxing music will be of great help to the affected teen. However it is good to follow it every day, making it part of their daily routine in order to be effective, not only when they are stressed or have emotional problems.

You need to constantly tell your teen - particularly if they have acne problems - how beautiful, how precious and special they really are, as they need to hear this positive reinforcement on a constant basis.

Also the teen needs to be encouraged to spend time looking in the mirror, looking beyond the acne, and using positive affirmations which will boost their self esteem.

Finally, don’t overlook the obvious acne natural treatments:

• Wash the face twice a day and make it a regular habit
• Keep the hair off your face
• Do not scrub the face hard as it would open up the pores and would result in acne problem
• Don’t touch the acne with the fingers, try to not touch the face with the hands at all. Hands come constantly in touch with all sorts of objects, which might cause your acne to flare up
• Try to not squeeze the pimple. I know how difficult that is (couldn’t stop from doing that myself in my teens), but try to restrain. It will only help
• Wash the face with chamomile (luke warm) teah. Chamomile has cleaning and healing properties, which will calm and soothen the face and speed up clearing of acne