Fake tan is also growing in popularity, with one in five 13- to 14-year-olds using self-tanning creams, lotions or oils. The research, based on a survey of 5,856 young people aged seven to 19, also found that one in three 11- to 14-year-old girls are self-conscious about their appearance, with many saying that they are unhappy about the way they look.
Helen Johnson, editor of teenage girls' magazine Bliss, said it was only natural for young women to want to wear make-up. "Teenage girls have always liked to copy their mothers," she said. "It's just that they have more money to spend on things like cosmetics. But just because they wear make-up doesn't mean they want to go off and have sex."
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