Parent guides

Skin & skincare

From breakouts to body image, skin changes can affect your teen’s confidence. luna’s skin and skincare guides help you understand what’s typical during puberty, what might need support, and how to talk about it without making things awkward. All content is expert-reviewed, medically accurate and written with parents in mind.

Skin & skincare

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Teen skincare routine you would appreciate as a parent

Help your teen follow the right routine

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Skin & skincare

Body image & positivity

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Understanding your daughter’s stretch marks

Why they happen and how to help

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Skin & skincare

Teenage girl with curly hair applying spot cream to acne on her face.

Helping your daughter manage acne

Practical ways to support your teen

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Skin & skincare

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Do pimple patches work?

How effective are they?

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Skin & skincare

Teenage girl squeezing a serum or moisturiser from a bottle onto her hand.

Can teens use too much skincare?

Signs they're overdoing it

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Skin & skincare

Teenage girl with braided hair stands at a bathroom sink applying product to her hands, with a mirror and shelf of beauty items behind her.

Navigating TikTok skincare trends

De-influencing and guiding your teen

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Skin & skincare

Teenage girl with braided hair holding an eyeshadow palette with a mirror, checking her reflection outdoors.

Should your daughter be using retinol?

Exploring the risks of retinol serum

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Skin & skincare

Teen news and insights

Two phone screens showing TikTok videos of women with period blood applied to their faces as a face mask.

What is menstrual masking?

A new skincare trend has surfaced!

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Skin & skincare

Teenage girl with curly hair applying a foaming cleanser to her face with both hands.

Why is your daughter obsessed with skincare products?

What's behind the Sephora kids trend

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Female health

Skin & skincare

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Can your daughter's diet affect her acne?

What the evidence says about food and spots

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Female health

Skin & skincare

Teenage girl in a white robe applying moisturiser from a small pot to her neck, with visible acne on her cheek.

When should your daughter see a doctor about her acne?

When pharmacy isn't enough for teen acne

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Body image & positivity

Skin & skincare

Teenage girl with curly hair looking at her reflection in a bathroom mirror, holding her hair.

What if your daughter's acne is affecting her confidence?

Supporting her through acne and low self-esteem

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Female health

Skin & skincare

Teenage girl in an orange top smiling while taking a selfie on her phone at a desk in her bedroom.

Could your daughter's eczema be getting worse in puberty?

Why puberty affects eczema and what to do

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Skin & skincare

Teenage girl in a towel headwrap and robe applying a white face mask to her cheek.

Skincare ingredients your daughter should avoid

What teen skin does not need

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Skin & skincare

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How to stop your daughter's acne from leaving scars

Prevent marks before they form

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Skin & skincare

Teen news and insights

A girl with a towel wrapped around her hair applies product to her face in a bathroom, with moisturiser visible on her other hand.

What is cosmeticorexia and could my daughter have it?

When skincare becomes something more

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Skin & skincare

Female health

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SPF for teens: why sunscreen matters more than you think

Sun protection starts young

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Skin & skincare

Periods & hormones

Close-up of two teenage girls with visible acne on their cheeks, one with curly hair and one with wavy brown hair.

How to help with your daughter's hormonal acne

What causes teen acne and what helps

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Skin & skincare

A teenager stands against a bright blue sky with wispy clouds, wearing a Rolling Stones graphic t-shirt and running a hand through their hair.

What can you do about your daughter's eczema?

Managing eczema in teen girls

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Skin & skincare

Teen news and insights

A young woman applies a face mask with a brush while looking at her reflection in a round bathroom mirror.

What is a Sephora kid and is your daughter one?

The skincare trend explained

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Skin & skincare

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