You Glow, Girl: The Ultimate Health & Skin Care Guide for Teens

This fun and fact-filled book is written in hip, teen-friendly language but carries a message of vital importance: skin care and protection during adolescence and teen years play a major role in promoting lifelong skin health and beauty. Predictably, the book covers a host of less-than-glamorous skin problems common among teens, from acne and dandruff to excessive sweating and athlete's foot. Equal space is also given to making the most of what you've got: choosing skin, hair and cosmetic products right for you; beauty regimens for different skin types; minimizing bad hair days; and manicure/pedicure tips, to name just a few of the topics covered. Most importantly, however, this book contains some potentially life-impacting messages. A large part of the text addresses the consequences of tanning (and other environmental hazards), the significance of early identification of suspicious and possibly dangerous moles and other growths, and the underlying importance of devel