Comments on: How to Get Rid of a Hickey

on 11/22/2005 A practiced surefire method: 2-3 rounds in a sauna followed by equal time in a steam-bath, reduces a fresh hickey to a barely visible spot. You have to drink a lot of water during this method.

on 11/22/2005 Everyone will get a hickey at some point in their life. Small, big, sometimes unsightly. I'm a swimmer, therefore I'm in a bathing suit 6 times a week. For me, getting away with having a hickey is a pretty complicated task. I've learned many ways to get rid a hickey, or at least lessen the appearance of them. Rub the hickey with a comb or a toothbrush. This loosens the blood and helps to make the hickey less noticeable.

on 11/22/2005 3 hours before work, I tried these tips: toothpaste, comb, hot compress, frozen spoon, Chapstick cap, and also repeatedly going over the spot with my shaving razor (to help conceal it as razor-burn). The hickey is basically gone!

on 11/22/2005 I wet a washcloth with warm water, I held the cloth on the bruise, warming it up again when it cooled. I started rubbing a comb up and down on the bruise. I did these two things a few minutes, then I put toothpaste on the bruise. I used the frozen spoon method after removing the toothpaste. I then repeated the warm washcloth and comb techniques. I'm starting to see a noticeable difference!

on 11/22/2005 I got a hickey on my lower neck, by that bone that sticks out, and it hurt the next morning. It was purple. I was told by my friends that it looked as if someone punched me in the neck or I had razor burn. I went into panic mode. Here's what I did:

C - Using a comb, comb it up-and-down for about 2 minutes.

S - after about five to ten minutes take a frozen spoon and use it to massage the hickey in circular motions.

I - Ice the hickey with a cold washcloth, or an ice pack with towel wrapped around it, for 15-20 minutes.
Apply a heat pad or hot washcloth for a better disappearing effect.

on 11/22/2005 I used Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs product to cover my hickey and it worked perfectly. I put a little concealer on first to lighten the mark, then sprayed Airbrush Legs onto my neck and let it set for a few seconds. I then blended it into my neck and chest in order to make my skin tone look even. I finished by using a dusting of pressed powder. This works really well. Airbrush Legs is much heavier than your typical foundation or concealer that is made for the face.

on 11/22/2005 I tried using ice to get rid of a hickey and it worked. I rubbed the hickey with ice, using an up and down and circular motion. It worked!

on 11/22/2005 I tried them all. The ice, heat, sugar, spoon, toothpaste, comb, brush, lipstick, bootle cap, etc. I got rid of a huge black and blue hickey by holding a very hot wet towel to my neck until it cooled. Then I did the eraser trick, but with an added twist. I did a full turn of the pencil and held it there. Then I twisted the pencil for about 4-5 minutes. I repeated the same 2 steps, moving the pencil eraser to each dark spot until the hickey is gone. It only took a few hours.

on 11/22/2005 Get some lotion and a soda cap. Put the lotion on the hickey, take the soda cap and place it over the hickey. Twist the cap until you can stand the pain no longer. Repeat this process 4 to 6 times. The area will be red, but don't worry, the redness will go away soon (along with your hickey).

on 11/22/2005 I tried a few of the methods approximately 6 hours after they appeared. I tried the spoon method (freezing the spoon for an hour), and used the spoon on the hickey with both circular and up and down motions - I got no visible results. Then I tried the ice method. At first, I tried an ice pack, but that was not cold enough. I grabbed an ice cube and held it on top of the bruise (with slight pressure) for about one minute. No luck. Then I tried the pencil trick. I pushed the eraser into the middle of the bruise (rather hard) for about 5 seconds. The hickey didn't disappear. However, the color of the hickey went from purple to a light reddish pink. It's much less noticeable, and I would assume this will help it clear faster.

on 11/22/2005 I decided to try Icy Hot, in the stick form (I suppose the cream will work just as well). The hickey immediately started to go down in both size and color.

on 11/22/2005 1) Crush an Advil tablet.
2) Pour a small amount of vinegar into a dish.
3) Squeeze some lemon juice into the dish.
4) Once all the above ingredients are in the dish, microwave it for 30 seconds.
5) Dab a washcloth in the mixture.
6) Apply pressure to the hickey.

This works very well. The hickey goes away a lot quicker.

on 11/22/2005 Place ice on the area for 30 minutes. Take some Carmex and rub it on the same area. Do this 3 times, and the hickey will be gone.

on 11/22/2005 Take an ice cube and rub it up and down on the hickey for about 60 seconds. Put a hot rag on it and repeat the process. The rag must be really hot.

on 11/22/2005 Once the hickey appears, apply a very cold spoon to the area. Do this repeatedly throughout the day. Apply a warm towel for a half hour, and repeat (later) for 10-15 minutes. The warmer the towel, the better it works.