My 14 y/o cousin has been having problems with pimples and blackheads. She tried different pinoy herbal solutions but ended up having dark spots on her face. Can you recommend something that can whiten or lessen the appearance of dark spots and pimples?

What specific herbal solutions did she try? Maybe those are not suitable for her skin type. Hmm for me getting rid of pimples or blemishes actually starts with your lifestyle and hygiene. I know people who are keen in wellness activities and avoids too much stress and vices tend to have lesser skin problems like this. Then in terms of hygiene, of course you make sure you wash your face with soap (I'm sure you can find one that you will, as we say, find "hiyang" with) and most especially after wearing make up. Do not experiment too in using astringents or whatever cream there is that is not really necessary and she's very young to do that though. But still we charge it to genes sometimes if we preventive measures are already taken but still nothing happens.