Dermatology experts reveal the common skincare mistakes made by teens and tweens - and what parents can do to help

Two dermatologists person shared their champion teen and tween skincare proposal for parents - and it's overmuch much elemental than you whitethorn think.

The proposal was shared by Arizona-based dermatologist Dr. Brooke Jeffy and pediatrician Dr. Lisa Klein, who is based successful Michigan.

Dr. Klein is besides nan laminitis of Turning Tween, a assets for parents and their children who are going done puberty. 

The 2 person travel together to stock a Q+A bid that will reply questions astir teen and tween skincare and health.

In their latest clip, which was shared connected TikTok, they offered immoderate tips for parents astir really to attack tween skincare - a taxable that's gotten plentifulness of attraction successful caller months.

Many tweens are now going wild for brightly-colored skincare products from brands for illustration Drunk Elephant and Bubble Skincare, utilizing sometimes highly-potent products each complete their faces.

They person besides been taking trips to Sephora to play astir pinch nan products, creating tons of different concoctions arsenic they're being dubbed arsenic nan 'Sephora teens' earlier successful nan year.

Some moreover stock their skincare routines on TikTok, for illustration Kourtney Kardashian's 12-year-old daughter, Penelope Disick.

The reality star's girl documented a 10-step constitution tutorial that totaled astir $500 past fall, and included products from celebrated brands for illustration Dior and Charlotte Tilbury. 

But according to Dr. Jeffy, teens and tweens don't request excessively overmuch connected their tegument astatine all.

'I would opportunity nan champion proposal I tin springiness a genitor erstwhile they're reasoning astir tween and teen skincare would beryllium to deliberation of their child's tegument arsenic much for illustration that of a babe than for illustration theirs,' Dr. Jeffy said successful nan Q+A clip.

'I deliberation that provides immoderate bully guidance successful position of choosing products,' she continued.

The dermatologist furthered that you wouldn't want to put harsh, fierce products connected a babe - truthful why would you want nan aforesaid for your tween?

'For a baby, you would really want to beryllium focusing connected fragrance-free products and sun protection, and that's what you really request to attraction connected for kids pinch patient skin,' she explained.

Pediatrician Dr. Klein agreed, offering nan assemblage 2 easy tips to support successful mind for tween skincare. 

'Two tips that we for illustration to say, whether it's successful my agency aliases astatine Turning Teen is support your tegument cleanable and deterioration your sunscreen,' Dr. Klein said simply.

Their proposal comes after a caller report that immoderate sleepaway camps had moreover gone truthful acold arsenic to prohibition luxury skincare products astatine their accommodation this summer.

At Somerset Camp for Girls successful Maine, each Sephora products are strictly forbidden, while Camp Mataponi successful Maine and Pennsylvania's Tyler Hill campy both sent letters retired that powerfully discouraged campers from packing their beauty products. 

In January, Drunk Elephant's laminitis Tiffany Masterson said to Ad Age about nan fame of their products pinch Gen Alpha, explaining that she believes societal media could beryllium partially to blame. 

Matterson besides maintained that nan marque 'does not target children' and noted that they don't gift their products to those influencers who are nether 18.