The teenage skin care products market is worth over £85m in the UK alone, that's a lot of teenagers who need help from a premium branded product. There are several, but one worth noting is the Dermalogica Cleanstart range.

The Dermalogica brand is very well known and is fairly unique in that it doesn't sell products in a volume retail environment. Well, not officially anyway. The brand has impeccable credentials amongst celebrities and professional therapists alike.

If you visit a Dermalogica salon, you can be assured that the therapist is trained by one of a world leading post graduate training facility - The Dermal Institute. This institute is responsible for the development of the entire Dermalogica Product range, including Cleanstart.

Cleanstart was created by thoroughly consulting with a panel of teenage subjects to establish what benefits teenage skin care products should bring. The range is results driven and rather than packing the products full of antiseptic smelling, medicated ingredients, it is very much a matter of what's left out of the products that make Cleanstart unique.

Young people need to adopt a skin care regimen early on in order to reap the benefits in later life. Using light weight products is the preferred route teenagers should consider.There's a quick review of the products here.

The main concerns teen skin faces are breakouts and oil production. Using lighter weight products can make the skin feel less bogged down and improve texture.

Top tips for improving your teen skin are (starting with the most important first):

• Wear SPF
• Take professional advice from a trained therapist
• Don't strip your skin by scrubbing, you'll increase oil production!
  
• Avoid products containing alcohol, pure lanolin, artificial colours and fragrances
• Again, wear SPF
  

The Dermalogica Cleanstart teenage skin care range is due to launch in September 2009 in the UK.