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Over use of personal cosmetics by teenagershome > cosmetics > acne and cosmeticsContemporary American cultural practice promotes and accepts external physical beauty above all else. It is then no wonder that the cosmetics industry is an enormous market. Feverishly, citizens of the collective west race to acquire and apply as much personal beautification products as possible in order that they might fit into a piece of the ideal physical jigsaw puzzle. 
The puzzle's overall image being generated largely by sweeping cosmetic industry marketing campaigns leaves the general consumer reeling at all of the options. Realistically, when it comes to personal beauty, less is absolutely more. For example, teens and pre-teens (the most susceptible demographic to peer scrutiny) will begin to apply make up and cosmetics at a very young age to appear older or more mature. Girls will slather lipstick, mascara, nail polish and hairspray all over themselves in order to represent themselves as the picture of beauty. Boys will use hairspray and other cosmetics to a lesser degree but are still susceptible to the peer pressure that promotes fitting in and thus appearing perfect through use of personal cosmetics. Alternatively, acne is a major concern for teenagers prompting a whole other arm of the cosmetics industry. Although acne is sometimes caused by medical conditions or more natural processes such as changing hormones, much of teenagers' acne eruptions are caused due to overuse of personal cosmetics. Caustic substances such as hairspray will place a layer of film over the skin. This extra layer will cause the pores to become clogged with pollutants and result in acne eruptions. Foundations that are used too liberally or are not vigilantly cleaned up after will result in similar skin eruptions. Ironically, these external beautification products oftentimes result in unwanted physical reactions resulting in a need for purchase of additional cosmetic products. Use of personal cosmetics should simply fall in a line of accentuating an already existing natural beauty. Cosmetics should serve as a highlighter. Less is absolutely more when it comes to personal appearance, health and personal satisfaction. |
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