When you are a teenager, acne can really be the killer in your teenage life. Here are some tips and precautions to decrease the chances of acne forming.

For some people, because of the hormonal changes in their body, they start to get aggressive and stubborn and the effects of hormones are not only on their mental stability but also affects them physically in the form of acne.

For some people, this phase passes without any problems but for some unlucky ones, this phases continues, even in their adult life. And this is making them very uncomfortable and their confidence is at an all time low.

Acne can appear at any time, and at any day. For some lucky people, the pimples usually disappear without leaving any scars and sadly for some, it isn’t the same.

The scars develops. Do you know what type of scars you have? These are 4 different type of acne scars, namely:

1 – ice pack acne scars
2 – keloids scars
3 – boxcar acne scars
4 – rolling acne scars

There are various treatments for acne like topical application of hydrogen peroxide and benzoxide or if it gets worse, you can go to one of the dermal care centers, which offers a permanent cure for acne problems.

But my advise will be to aim for those simple and natural “you can do your own” treatments and the main reason is because there are no side effects, compared to using modern treatments by the dermatologists.

Some examples of natural treatment might be:

- if you eat papaya in adequate amount it would really do magic for you

- Vitamin C, which is found in citrus fruits, can help prevent acne

- drinking lots of water also helps you to get rid of those acne

There are also things that you can do to prevent acne formation as well:

- avoid eating all oily foods and deep fried foods and also don’t eat any spicy foods

- always wash your face with gentle facial wash instead using soaps and use cold water because it helps to remove the oil on your face

- remember never to touch your acne with your hand because it can spread the bacteria around your face and also because your hands constantly touches anything and there will be dirt on it

If you take the above mentioned precautions, you can definitely decrease your chances of getting irritating acne.