at what stage of puberty do spots go?

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obviously (due to the different ages at which people develop) theres not a clear cut age at which peoples spots begin to go, but at which stage of puberty are spots likely to subside?
once its possible to grow full facial hair?

Reply 1

dobbs

17

Although spots are a defined part of puberty for many people - there is no definite time for them to disappear. They will go earlier if you do something about it, and stay for longer if you don't.

Stop eating so many sugars/chocolate, eat plenty of fruit and veg. Wash twice daily (at least - I find morning, late afternoon, and before bed works wonders!). Do plenty of exercise (I can't remember why this helps, but it's just a general part of keeping healthy --> healthy body & mind = healthy skin!) and try not to expose yourself to too much stress :smile:

I know it sounds like a lot, but I'm 22 now and I've suffered from spots since I was 14 or something. Only recently have I dramatically improved my diet and seriously within a few weeks I saw the difference.

So although you may have to put up with them for a while, there are plenty of things you can do to combat them in the meanwhile :smile:

Reply 2

Donald Duck

15

Oh no, Ill haev spots certainly to the end of the year, way too much stress :P:

Reply 3

Innuendo_anonymous

Well i've had spots since i was around 12/13 and i still have them now (there not like super bad or anything but just the odd one or two around) and im now 18. I'll be going to a dermatologist to get some anti-spot drugs :smile:

lol.

And as for the facial hair thing. I've got a reasonable amount of facial hair; more than most of my friends anyway, and most of them don't have spots.

I think it just varies per person. And is probably affected by their diet because i'm probably the most unhealthy person in my friends group diet wise (probably at least two choclate bars or more per day) and have the most spots even though that isn't a great amount.

Reply 4

dobbs

17

It's true - cut out fizzy drinks and chocolate for a while and literally see the difference.

I used decent facewash twice a day (as directed) for months and months, and I'm not kidding - I saw a bigger difference in the quality of my skin after going without chocolate and fizzy drinks after one week. It's insane what that stuff does to you! :frown:

Reply 5

paint-paradise

1

Not always true. I dont eat chocolate and i hate fizzy stuff and I've had spots for the last 5 years (I'm 16 btw!). Cant get mine to go away lol

xxxx

Reply 6

Angelil

19

^^ Precisely. It really maddens me when people go on about diet:spots. Some of us really try and they still don't go away :mad:

I'm 21, have had spots since I was 10. I really think I'm only just beginning to grow out of them.

Reply 7

ElHierro

dobbs

It's true - cut out fizzy drinks and chocolate for a while and literally see the difference.

I used decent facewash twice a day (as directed) for months and months, and I'm not kidding - I saw a bigger difference in the quality of my skin after going without chocolate and fizzy drinks after one week. It's insane what that stuff does to you! :frown:

This simply isn't true, diet has only a very limited influence on spots.

Reply 8

minimo

15

I did find that cutting dairy outta my diet pretty much rid me of spots.

Reply 9

Arteta

15

Drinking lots of water also help, you wash the inside of your body the same way you wash the outside. I have more spots than i'd like and it's been bugging me for some time.
I now wash in the morning and at night, i use different products including an oil free moisturiser. I drink more, i don't drink fizzy drinks any more apart from when i go clubbing and need a mixer.

I find when i have a few nights of clubbing my face is much worse. Minimise alcohol.

By the way, spots can continue past puberty, they're caused by oil in your skin. The rate at which you produce that oil is increased during puberty, so you get more spots. But even after puberty you still get them.

Reply 10

jumpinglunch

13

Lol at the people thinking its all diet,this has been proven to be false many times.HORMONES and the actions of our own body are what cause spots,not the chocolate buttons you ate on the train.

Reply 11

silverbolt

19

monagro

Oh no, Ill haev spots certainly to the end of the year, way too much stress :P:

hah -one year you wish - im 26 adn still get them at times

Reply 12

Donald Duck

15

Reply 13

dobbs

17

tesh^^

Lol at the people thinking its all diet,this has been proven to be false many times.HORMONES and the actions of our own body are what cause spots,not the chocolate buttons you ate on the train.

No-one is saying it's "all diet" :rolleyes:

But isn't it pretty obvious that a healthier diet is going to help get rid of spots - I can't believe you can show me a study which says that eating well, drinking lots of water, etc. doesn't help at all in combatting spots!

If you can, then so be it, but it'll be hard for me to accept considering what I (and clearly others) have experienced whereby what you take in (food and drink) has had a marked effect on spots.

Obviously, as has been said, it changes from person to person the effects and all that, but there is no doubt in my mind that a healthy diet is something which will help.

Reply 14

Bubblebee

15

tesh^^

Lol at the people thinking its all diet,this has been proven to be false many times.HORMONES and the actions of our own body are what cause spots,not the chocolate buttons you ate on the train.

It depends. Acne and severe spots are likely to be hormones, however I never suffered with major spots just a few small ones now and again and they come up after I have been eating badly for a while.

Reply 15

Profesh

20

Angelil

^^ Precisely. It really maddens me when people go on about diet:spots. Some of us really try and they still don't go away :mad:

I'm 21, have had spots since I was 10. I really think I'm only just beginning to grow out of them.

Same here. Though I take solace in the fact that, inasmuch as my spots have yet to fully subside, my capacity to generate facial-hair has been likewise accumulating steadily since age 17; and both have shown considerable progress as recently as the past year (despite my having been technically 'an adult' for almost three). Which, all-in-all, implies that my hormones have yet to stabilise.

Reply 16

ßlαcksωαn

17

adults have em

Reply 17

Profesh

20

It seems fair to assert that whatever contributes to sebacious secretions or anything else involved in that climate which is conducive to the development and proliferation of p. acne bacteria may be deemed to, in effect, 'exacerbate acne'. 'Spots' being symptomatic of certain allergies, it likewise seems fair to say that contact with or consumption of anything to which you are allergic may 'exacerbate acne' ('acne' being a generic term for spots).

However, it's also inaccurate to suggest that 'chocolate causes spots' as though some kind of generally applicable rule: chocolate may appear to cause spots because you are probably consuming it instead of something essential, or as part of a broadly nutritionally-deficient diet.

Reply 18

Gaz031

15

A healthy diet, plenty of water, no alcohol/smoking, cleansing regularly etc. are all things that might help a little (and if not done might make spots worse) but many people do all that and still suffer with spots or acne - you shouldn't look at someone and assume they live badly.

It's really just impossible to generalise. Still, lots of people will always be judgemental.

Reply 19

Dionysus

15

Mine mostly disappeared at 17. I still get the odd one, but so does everyone.

at what stage of puberty do spots go?

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