During their teens, girls want to look their best. Because of the usual obsession with their appearance, there’s a general tendency to want to try different products, outfits, and styles.

In this quick review, we’ve highlighted some of the best beauty tips in regards to skin care, makeups, together with a host of other vital tips for teens. If you’re a teenage girl interested in enhancing your beauty using proven tips, stay tuned.

Skin care essentials for teenage girls

As a young lady, your skin says a lot about you. As such, you want to pay close attention when it comes to taking care of it. Here are some tips recommended by dermatologists for taking care of your skin.

i). Facial skin care tips and steps

– Facial skin washing

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Take time to clean your face everyday. We recommend using a mild cleanser for the face; you don’t want to use every other soap on your face, unless otherwise.

A twice a day cleaning routine is the best – morning and evening. A thorough wash should include facial massage to help improve circulation.

Rinse thoroughly and dab-dry with a face towel without rubbing.

Skin scrubbing is another procedure that packs plenty of benefits for your skin. Though not done daily, it is recommended that you get a thorough facial scrub once every week.

There are many brands of facial scrubs to choose from. Also, you can use homemade facial scrubs which are comparatively cheaper and very effective.

– Facial skin toning

After washing your face, the next step is unclogging skin pores.

The way to do that is using a mild skin toner. Depending on the type of toner you’re using or your preferred method of application, you can either spray or dab the toner on your face using cotton wool. Wait for 5 minutes for the toner to take effect on your skin.

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– Skin moisturizer application

After skin toning, it’s time to moisturize your skin. There are different skin moisturizer brands to choose from.

Use whichever you’re comfortable with. Needless to mention, a facial moisturizer affords your skin countless benefits including improving glow and preventing dryness.

ii) Tips for taking care of your lips

As a teenage girl, you want to have healthy and kissable lips. Here are some tips to help you out.

– Lips Hydration

The first step in caring for your lips is hydrating often. That will protect your lips against drying and becoming chapped. 

– Lip Sunscreen

As part of your daily lip care routine, you may want to use an SPF 15 or higher sunscreen product. 

– Lip Moisturizer

Hydration alone isn’t enough to keep your lips soft and tender. You need to lock in moisture on your lips. And the best way to do that is applying a moisturizer. We recommend doing this every so often, especially when you’re going outdoors.

– Lip exfoliation

One in a while, you may want to remove dead and chapped skin from your lips. The process is called exfoliation. I do it like once every 2 weeks, but that’s not cast on stone. You can do it weekly or even monthly. The best way to exfoliate your lips is using a soft brush or a piece or wet cotton wool.

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Avoid the following bad habits:

• Licking your lips: it not only messes your gloss or lipstick, but also saps moisture.
• Peeling and over-exfoliation: don’t fall for the temptation to peel you lips or over exfoliate them, unless you want to end up with lip sores and ulcers.
• Avoid touching your lips every so often: this habit messes your lipstick or lipstick. Moreover, it also dries your lips.
• Do not rub your lips more often: it also compromises your lip gloss and lipstick besides causing your lips to dry up.
• Never apply lipstick on chapped lips.

Teenage Hair Care Tips

Hair care should be such that it improves hair lustre, glow, and strength. Here are some tips to take care of your hair.

i). Scalp massage

A good massage is crucial in teenage hair care. It enhances the distribution of nutrients to hair follicles by facilitating blood circulation. There are different scalp and hair massage oils for this purpose.

ii). Hair conditioning

After a good scalp and hair massage, it’s time to condition your hair. Not only does conditioning make your hair soft and beautiful, it also protects your hair from damage by UV and other pollutants. Before showering, consider applying olive oil or any other hair moisturizing agent. Once you condition your hair, it becomes very easy to try different styles. 

iii). Hair dyes

There are many types of hair dyes out there. If you’re a fan of hair colors, then you can go ahead and try them out. Whether you want to do blond highlights or silver bangs, the choice is yours. However, keeping it natural always worked for me during my teens. But again times and trends have changed. Even so, I’ll still suggest that you go with hair colors that are super close to your natural hair color, that’s if you have to dye your hair.

iv). Use slightly acidic shampoos

The scalp PH is acidic, meaning basic shampoos may interfere with the natural biota composition of the scalp. This could lead to over-proliferation of pathogenic bacteria on the head leading to fungal and bacterial infections that affect hair growth, strength, and lustre. Consult a dermatologist on the best shampoo for your scalp.

iv). Wash hair and scalp with cold or lukewarm water

Wash your scalp and hair with cold or lukewarm water. Hot water damages both hair and scalp by stripping away protective oils from your skin and hair. 

 Makeup Tips for teenage girls

Makeup enhances our already stunning features. As a teen however, you need to know how to do your makeup to suit every occasion. Here are some essential tips that will help you put your best face forward.

i). Primer and moisturizer

The very first step in applying your makeup involves skin moisturization and priming. We recommend a light primer because it minimizes skin oiliness and shine.

ii). Applying your makeup

After skin moisturization and priming, you’re ready to start applying makeup. Be very generous during application; you don’t want to end up with a clumpy, oily, and shiny face.

iii). Eyelashes

While applying mascara, you want to curl your lashes before and not after. If done after, the lashes are likely going to clump and ruin your looks.

iv). Product choice

Teenage skin is prone to breakouts. Therefore, it’s important that you do your research or consult with experts on the best makeup brands for your type of skin. This is because some brands use very harsh chemicals that may be intolerable for teenage skin. Others are known to clog skin pores thus leading to other skin complications.

v). Using concealers

Concealers allow you to conceal pesky blemishes following makeup application. For the best results, we recommend using a concealer that matches your skin tone. You don’t want your concealer to fade and expose your blemishes before the day ends, do you? Then be sure to set your concealer with loose powder.