How To Do Just About Everything
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If you awake on the morning of a special day to discover a red pimple on the tip of your nose, all hope is not lost. Here's how to remedy an unwelcome pimple.
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hijinks155 said
on 4/7/2007 Okay, no matter what you think no alcohol, toothpaste, or peroxide, these things will just strip your skin of its oil and cause it to over compensate making your acne worse, your skin itchy, and big red blotches after several uses.
Anonymous said
on 3/27/2006 Be gentle to your skin. Don't use something harsh or abrasive, like a wash cloth. Instead, massage a cleanser into you face with you palms and finger tips. Don't press on the skin too hard when doing so. This will only agitate a zit or pimple.
Blot dry your skin with a cloth if you must, otherwise air dry. Even clean wash cloths have bacteria. Again, the irritation thing.
Use a cleanser that doesn't over dry. Different areas have different water Ph, and will affect your skin and how well your moisturizer and cleanser works. Over dry = irritation.
Use moisturizer, even if you have oily skin! Preferably something that has SPF, and is soothing to your skin, maybe with oatmeal extracts.
With that being said, pay close attention to what your skin is saying. If a product is making it red or hurt, use less, or stop using it. I have had dermatologists give me a generic regiments and crappy medication. My face is oily until I wash it, then it gets really dry until a couple of hours when it is really oily again (it took me a while to figure this one out). The dermatologist gave me an cookie cutter regiment, with alcohol based toner, and no moisturizer. Guess what? It made my face worse. Then I figured out the toner was making me dry out.
Moral? Don't overdo it with over the counter pimple treatments when you get a pimple.
Don't use an alcohol based toner, it will strip your skin of natural oils you need. Good skin needs to be balanced, even if you have oily skin, you need to retain some oil for your skin to be happy.
Benezoly peroxide works well for up and coming pimples, and polysporin or Bactine for healing pimples. Sometimes the bacteria doesn't truly disappear when your pimple heals. Then it brews and comes back again for revenge, just like this nice one here on my neck. So if you are gonna use polysporin, use it during the entire healing process, I only recommend using it on specific spots.
I hope that helps, and remember, be gentle! Or you will also have a leather face.
Anonymous said
on 1/30/2006 I used to have a lot of acne and very oily hair. I noticed that whenever I applied too much conditioner to my hair, I got more breakouts. Since most hair conditioners contain some chemical agents that can lead to oily hair, which can cause acne. Ever since I stopped using conditioner, my face has improved tremendously. Also, if you really need to use conditioner, just apply to the root of your hair. Try it out guys!
Anonymous said
on 1/25/2006 When washing your face, use warm water with a cleanser. By using warm water, you are opening up your pores and allowing the cleanser to wash out all the dirt and bacteria in your pores. After washing and patting dry with a clean towel, splash your face with lukewarm to cold water. When splashing your face, make sure the water is not too cold. Splash your face about 5 times and pat dry. By using the cold water, you are closing your pores and preventing any dirt or bacteria to get into your pores overnight. After washing and splashing your face, pat dry and apply an oil-free moisturizer to you face. Let dry. By doing this, you'll have clearer skin in no time!
Anonymous said
on 12/16/2005 I have a small amount of zits and 've tried just about every thing. I've used Clearasil 3 Day and it works pretty good at hiding and killing them.
Anonymous said
on 1/6/2006 If you change your pillowcase every two days you can help stop acne. Otherwise the oils on your face soak into your pillowcase!
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Make sure it's 100% tea tree oil (comes in a small bottle from the health food store). Just clean your skin with a nice and mild facial soap, then apply the tea tree oil directly onto the breakout. Don't be afraid that it's an oil, it is like an astringent, it will even tingle when you apply it to where the sores are. Use it at the first sign of a pimple forming. If you do it at night, you'll wake up amazed. Use it at least twice a day. It's wonderful.
Your good attitude can do a lot to distract anyones puny attention to your zits. Put a smile on your face and a sparkle in your eye. That will last a life time, the zits will heal.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 To clear up a popped zit without all of the pinching and painful procedures, take an ice cube, cover it with a paper towel or washcloth that's wet slightly with tap water, and place it on the pimple. Wait until either the ice melts or until your skin is cold to the touch. The pimple should be completely cleared of debris, so just apply a bit of Neosporin and voilà! No more pimple.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Wrap an ice cube in a paper towel and hold it on wherever you are having a breakout. This might only work if you are seeing the first signs of a breakout. It works great if you usually get breakouts after waxing or threading your eyebrowws.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 If you have skin like mine, toothpaste doesn't do too much. I found a product called Terasespetic works just great. You can find it at most drug stores. Use it in the shower every morning and night. But, if you have really bad skin (like cystic acne) use something called Alayra, it is a gycolic acid base, so it is fruit acid. It works great. One more product is Clyndoxil paste. Apply it to the pimple and the next morning it is reduced 60%.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Children 18 years of age and younger should never take aspirin without a pediatrician's recommendation. It has been known to cause Reye's syndrome, which is a highly fatal disease.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Try Proactiv. It really does work wonders for certain types of acne. If you don't want to sign up for their subscription service, pick up a bottle of the soap on eBay.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 You don't want to use wart remover on your pimples. Salicylic acid is an acid, just as the name implies. You can literally dissolve a hole in your face if you do this. Salicylic acid is also used as a callous remover (that's right, the thick dead skin on your feet.) Trust me, I have used callous removers before and you can quite easily get down to the point where your skin bleeds in a matter of minutes. Leaving it on all night is definitely not recommended. Also, this process dries out the skin terribly, which can potentially make matters worse. Dry skin does not equal clear skin. When you get a pimple it's because the pore is blocked with something, trapping bacteria, which cause the skin to become infected. Generally the blockage is a combination of dead skin cells and hardened sebum. What do you think you are doing by over-drying your face? Creating more dead skin cells by drying out the surface of your skin (they need moisture,) and making the pore less elastic (meaning you will have a harder time extricating the blockage.) Sometimes drying is good, because it's much easier to squeeze out a small hard whitehead than a tiny bit of soft sebum (usually trapped under an even smaller hard blockage). If you think of your skin as a sponge, it's easier to visualize why you can't just squeeze everything out.
Here are my tips for removing pimples: 1) Buy the proper tools. Go to a beauty shop and buy a proper pimple extractor. It looks like a little metal stick with wire loops on the end. Different brands make different shapes of loop so you should try out several.
2) Try to keep your face's moisture level balanced. Not too dry, and not too oily. Buy a mild face soap like Cetaphil if you find your skin is tight after washing.
3) Take vitamins like E and C, which boost the immune system and help rebuild cells before you sleep (your skin repairs itself at night.) Drink lots of water.
4) Don't use masks, they only block your pores further. When you have something trapped under the skin, your body will either flush it away gradually or you can manually push it out. Masks work by blocking the pore completely making the skin sweat in an attempt to breathe. Sometimes the fluid coming out of the pore will help the blockage come out, but most times it just makes the problem worse.
5) Proper wound care is essential. Make sure you keep your pimple clean before and especially after it's been popped. You can use first aid creams on it like Neosporin. If swelling is present you can use hemorrhoid creams or other creams. You want to look up the ingredients first if you aren't familiar with what's in them. Some things can be damaging to the skin (cortisone is one).
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 I wash and dry my face, wrap an ice cube in Saran Wrap and gently apply it to the pimple. Only apply for 2-3 minutes or you may break capillaries. Then I use a gentle toner, like Keihl's blue herbal toner or Proactive glycolic toner, to clean the area and apply medication directly on the zit. I use Darcy Drying lotion, it contain salcylic acid (2%) and sulfur to treat and dry the pimple. Do this 3 times a day and it reduces the pimple quickly. It only works if the pimple is just emerging.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 I have the skin type that doesn't tan, it burns. After starting a careful tanning regimen, my face and body tanned (after years of doing the toothpaste tip for acne breakouts). Cold sore medicines work well, too! I was so desperate once that I used it and it has worked better for me ever since - fast results and no irritating toothpaste! Toothpaste burns after you apply it - cold sore medications don't!