Super simple skin care for ASD Tween

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Anonymous wrote:Cleaning up her diet will help a lot. Don’t ever eat sugar or other junk food. Ice cream and candy is the worst. No fruit juice etc.

Do you have an ASD kid? This is not remotely possible. She has mild ARFID and binges sweets. I’m looking for skin care suggestions, not world war 3.

Don’t keep them in the house! Make her sweets be fruit and other cleansing foods. You’re buying it right or is your ASD kid shopping?

OP here. It is hard for me to capture how deeply upsetting and presumptuous your unsolicited advice about diet is. You have NO IDEA the vast issues around food we are navigating with the help of trained physicians and dieticians. Take a giant step back and reconsider how you “helpfully” engage with people who do not ask for your dietary input.

I asked about skincare. You indicted my kid’s diet. This kind of unsolicited intervention is part and parcel of all of the ableism I’m trying to protect my child from. On the Special Needs Board, no less!! I’m just reeling at the layers of assumptions you had to do to get there - especially once I indicated we are dealing with ARFID. WOW. Just wow.

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CeraVe SA cleanser in a pump
CeraVe SA or daily moisturizer in a pump

It’s enough salicylic acid that helps with mild acne, black heads and bumps, but won’t dry out their skin. the pumps make it easy and less messy. No harsh smells.

Pimple patches for larger ones that might be tempting to pick.

[Anonymous]

Cerave salicylic acid wash in shower - very mild but effective!

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I would go to the ped or derm and ask them for advice. Have them look at the pimples and tell you what would work best.

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Sorry about the diet person- truly not helpful.

It depends on the type of pimples- are they blackheads or closed, are they inflamed, is hair involved?

We have 2 sensory-sensitive kids and they have landed in different places. I will describe both of their routines in case any of this may help. I always need to know options.

For my DD, she has used the old Clinique 3 step skin care since middle school. The ladies at the Clinique counter are very calm and it is almost unscented. She uses cotton squares from Sephora for the extra mild toner to prevent any stray strings. The structure and simplicity, and feeling grown up shopping at a department store were selling points in middle school. Getting the “bonus” makeup kits has gotten her to try stuff I never thought would happen. And she can carry personal items in the pouches.

For breakouts we use the pimple patches from Smartmed Ollie Belle. They don’t have any medicine to make you peel and they are very thin so you can’t feel them once on. They really help prevent picking. But chins can be hard. We have tried so many pimple patches.

Once a week DD uses Differin- it has really helped in the T-zone. The Differin gel in the pump bottle has worked best. It controls the amount and is less gloopy than other formulas. Using once a week prevents the extreme dryness that would require another moisturizer. Layering 2 treatment lotions is a bridge too far.

For breakouts which are red, the dermatologist gave DD Cleocin T gel. It can be used really sparingly and seems to resolve things quickly if needed.

For DS - he washes with Cerave in the shower with a washcloth only used on his face. This is less challenging than washing at the sink. He also uses Differin gel once a week, but only on his t-zone. He can’t stand the dots, so he uses a little more of the Cleocin than his sister.

For both kids we have fresh washcloths both morning and evening. IKEA has good inexpensive options. I don’t know why that makes face washing more manageable, they use them to wash and dry.

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My kid likes this kind from TBH because it is foam. She also uses the salicylic acid face wipes and moisturizer from the same brand.
She’s used Cerave SA cleanser as well but prefers the TBH brand.
And for the diet poster, ARFID doesn’t really let you pick your child’s foods, they just won’t eat anymore. It’s an eating disorder. I also ate predominantly sugary food as a tween/teen and never had a pimple so that isn’t always the issue.

https://www.amazon.com/Kids-Spot-Foam-Face-Wash/dp/B07HZ8D4C7/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?adgrpid=159717987997&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.l_9anDYlfhQhn7yXxNV_zVG-ujr5w97xuxwNveNKH_x_kagiOyyjSHOoFUt_cvqNzJa0HSEx8MXn6i9r2pzfj8SIVpVsH8c1MCbnk5205Bng1euLxrRGOv7A506HNMA8Uj_HzmH7W751dH3wyDES2rqcTvsTQU8wqWSySFnMfhe8D8dzBBfY92xTu_MGqQQ0jwLx1cMLnDJpQ7SbjCpTpQ.XRDij1HLAOFbSAS_rVqx3SVpVsujqYEs2TN58wQdTcw&dib_tag=se&hvadid=692947274391&hvdev=m&hvexpln=68&hvlocphy=9008067&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=8275370425589744728--&hvqmt=b&hvrand=8275370425589744728&hvtargid=kwd-643522821322&hydadcr=431_1014951749&keywords=tbh+kids+face+wash&qid=1727724210&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9zZWFyY2hfYXRm&psc=1

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Anonymous wrote:CeraVe SA cleanser in a pump
CeraVe SA or daily moisturizer in a pump

It’s enough salicylic acid that helps with mild acne, black heads and bumps, but won’t dry out their skin. the pumps make it easy and less messy. No harsh smells.

Pimple patches for larger ones that might be tempting to pick.

+1! This is a good place to start while you get in with a Derm. It's cheap, so if they reject it you aren't out too much money. I recommend against Stridex if you don't have a face wash and moisturizer routine yet. Stridex is a treatment meant to go on clean skin, and it is abrasive and can cause damage to sensitive skin without other things to heal the skin barrier. Any treatment from the berm will likely require 1) clean skin first (face wash) and 2) barrier support after (Moisturizer). Lastly, since both of the products recommended by the PP has SA in them, don't also layer in stridex (which is also SA). Switch to a more simple face wash and moisturizer (such as Cerave hydrating wash and PM lotion) before you add in a treatment (either stridex or something from the derm)