how can i make the redness around my pimple go away?
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If a bride wakes up on her wedding day with a huge zit on her nose, she can get a direct injection of cortisone that will reduce inflammation very quickly. But that's for extreme cases. Basically...makeup is the only way to reduce redness. You can try some spot acne meds but they aren't really all that effective. Popping the zit, as tempting as it is, will prolong its time on your face and prevent it from healing...it also increases the chance of it become infected or filling up with puss once again. So popping it wil actually make it redder. Leaving it be is the best way to go...
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visit a dermatologist.\nShe gave me pills to take and it works great.\nBut go visit a doctor and do what he/she tells you to do.\n\nSorry to hear about your pimples; its really a pain
866544
masturbation has nothing what so ever to do with your spots, find proactive solution on line and order some. it will help with your acne and the redness will fade from the old marks, and just enjoy your masturbation, at least its free.
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1. Wash your face thoroughly with a mild soap such as cetaphil.\n2. Rinse with warm water.\n3. Apply a benzoyl peroxide topical cream, such as Clearasil, BP or On -The-Spot, to affected areas only. Homeopathic alternatives include tea tree oil, baking soda paste (mix with a little water, apply and let dry), and witch hazel.\n4. After topical treatment is dry, apply a basic face moisturizer, unscented is best.\n5. Once a week, use a kaolin-clay-based mask and let dry to pull impurities from your skin.\n6. Rinse with warm water, then exfoliate with a scrub such as Swiss Valley Apricot Scrub or Neutrogena 60-Second Mask/Scrub.\n7. Be sure to moisturize well after your weekly treatment. \n\n* 2.5% to 5% Benzoyl-Peroxide Solutions are sufficient; 10% or higher can irritate the skin and exacerbate the problem.\n* Moisturizing is an important daily step, don't skip the moisturizer just because you think your skin is oily. Regular moisturizing will help keep your skin pimple free.\n* Pimple-fighting concealer can also be used for protection all day.\n* Don't use rubbing alcohol. It will sting like crazy and dry and irritate your skin\n* Taking vitamins regularly can also help your skin.\n* Avoid smoking or taking immuno-suppressants (such as steroids)\n* Some foods, like garlic and onions, are thought to improve skin conditions. \n\n* DON'T TOUCH: When you get a pimple, imagine that there is police tape around it. Your pimple is off limits to touch. The oils from your hands will make it harder for it to go away. Do NOT pop it. This will spread the bacteria (causing more pimples on other areas of your face) and may leave a scar (whether you use your fingernails or not). In general, don't touch your face unless you are actively washing it!\n* While you should always discuss any helth issues with your doctor, it's especially important to consult a dermatologist if your acne affects more than 30% of your skin, if breakouts increase after beginning treatment, or if you experience scarring.\n* When you start the treatment, your acne might appear to flare for a week or two, as your skin gets used to the new routine and impurities are drawn from your pores.
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cocoa butter lotion seems to do the trick.  Just apply it nightly or daily and it should go away eventually.
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pimples :-(....hope theyll go away
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1. Put toothpaste on your pimple before you go to bed, should help reduce swelling overnight. Make sure it is the paste not the gel. One of the most popular acne home remedies. \n\n2. Wash your face twice a day in warm salty water. This should leave your face oil free without aggravating the acne. \n\n3. Apply a paste of fresh methi (fenugreek) leaves over the face every night for 10-15 minutes and washed with warm water. This will prevent acne, pimples, blackheads, and wrinkles.\n\n4. Place strawberry leaves on the acne, the alkalinity helps to reduce the swelling. \n\n5. Extract juice of one lemon and mix with equal quantity of rose water. Apply this mixture on the face and let it stay for about half an hour. Wash the face with fresh water. About 15 days application helps cure acne, pimples and reduces blemishes and scars. \n\n6. Another method is to massage the face with the skin of lemon before washing with lukewarm water. \n\n7. Apply fresh mint juice over the face every night for the treatment of acne, pimples, insect stings, eczema, scabies, & other skin infections.\n\n8. Eat plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. At least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables should be included in your diet. All acne home remedies should include a healthy diet. \n\n9. A couple of garlic cloves, crushed and dabbed on the face 1-2 times a day. One of the smellier acne home remedies! \n\n10. Home face wash for acne: Mix together 1 or 2mls each of the following: witch hazel, tea-tree and sweet fennel essential oils, adding essential oil of geranium for women and essential oil of rosewood for men. Mix with 300mls of water. Shake before use, as the oils will float on top of the water during storage. Dab affected areas with cotton wool two or three times a day. The oils will clean and unclog giving antibiotic-like protection to the skin. \n\n11. Apply fresh lemon juice on the affected area overnight. Wash off with warm water next morning. \n\n12. Use 2-3 tsp. dried basil leaves to 1 cup boiling water. Steep 10-20 minutes. Cool, and apply with cotton ball.\n\n13. Grind orange peel with some water to a paste and apply on affected parts. One of the best acne home remedies. \n\n14. Clean face with cotton wool dipped in rose water 2-3 times a day. \n\n15. Mix 1 teaspoon lemon juice in 1 teaspoon finely ground cinnamon powder and apply on affected areas frequently. \n\n16. Nettle Tea is another solution, this tea has a herb that has some curing power and really helps work wonders on skin problems. Drink four cups a day to get the full benefit of one of the most powerful acne home remedies. Get nettle products here. \n\n17. Aloe Vera juice applied twice a day can greatly speed up the healing of acne lesions. You can buy Aloe Vera at vitacost.com\n\n18. Another lotion that uses bee propolis extract may also be effective. Mix eight ounces of water and 11 drops of bee propolis extract. One of the acne home remedies which has been proven effective with many people. \n\n19. Some herbal acne home remedies... \nBurdock leaf tea. \nLavender essential oil (mix 1:10 with water) \nTincture of calendula flowers. \nTea tree essential oil (mix 1:10 with water) \nLiquefy cabbage leaves with witch hazel, strain and add two drops of lemon oil. Use as a lotion. \n\n20. Ice down the acne before bed, by morning it should be noticeably less swollen. Works best on larger pimples that have not yet formed a head. \n\n21. Take vitamin B5 and zinc supplements daily to strengthen the skin's resistance to acne. \n\n22. Mix mint juice with turmeric powder and apply on affected area. Leave for 15-30 minutes and wash off with lukewarm water. \n\n23. Mix some vinegar and salt in a bowl. Pour a little bit in your hand and rub it on the pimples. Soak a face towel in it and dab it on the bumps. Leave it on for 15-20 minutes and rinse it off. \n\n24. Blend cucumber and make a paste. Apply this as a mask on your face and leave it for 1/2 hour and then rinse. This refreshes your skin
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try a toner or bleaching creme, or coco butter ( the latter takes longer to work) but first I would consult a dermatologist
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don't pick or squeeze at the pimple.  wash your face and rinse well. apply some good old fashioned white toothpaste to the pimple and leave it alone.  you can also apply hydrocortisone cream (to alleviate redness).\n\nyour skin should be clear by saturday!\n\nenjoy the bridal shower!
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umm...well it depends on your skin type. but let's see. generally...\n\nfor small little pimples: you can try using the clean and clear acne treatment but if you have aggressive pimples, i.e. white heads or just big red ones, it wont work very well on those. works well for small pimples during the day because it has a clear solution\n\nfor blackheads: try "neutrogena blackhead eliminating treament mask". use at night. \n\nfor white heads/big red ones: try the "proactiv advanced blemish treament". it has benzoyl peroxide which helps to dry up the pimple. or any product with benzoyl peroxide will help but it should be high percent in it. use at night.\n\nor try  "neutrogena healthy skin anti-wrinkle anti-blemish cream" which gives you salicylic acid which also fights the pimples. use this during the day. \n\nphew. it takes alot of research to get rid of pimples! but we ALL have them. sucks.\n\nhope you get rid of those suckers!
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what i do is pop it just so the white pus comes out..don't make it bleed...then i wash my face w/ some type of acne cleaner...then put neosporin or polysporin on it...let is sit over overnight on the pimple...and it should work...it works for me
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Here are some useful thing you could try:\n\nApply toothpaste overnight this will dry the pimple up some what.\nCut a potato and rub it on your face.\nMix some warm water with some table salt this will clean the oils.
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use acids burn your skin it will help\ngood luck
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I've heard put toothpaste on and leave it overnight, lemon juice is supposed to take out the redness. And coverup of course. Good Luck.
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make a mixture of a pinch of salt, 1/4 cup milk and half teaspoon lemon juice and apply it on ur face . leave it for 5 mins and then wash ur face .... hope ur pimples get removed soon
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It sounds like rosacea. The skin on your face is more sensitive than the skin on the rest of your body and it is exposed to more chemicals, sun, extreme temperatures, allergens and stress. The ointment you are applying to your face might be aggravating the redness, but natural things like spicy foods, your face blushing/flushing or exercise can irritate it too.  It is common in fair skinned people and often hereditary.\n\nA dermatologist can give you some meds to treat the redness. If you're buying acne medicine off the shelf, there's even a chance that the acne you're experiencing isn't acne but papules (or symptoms of the rosacea). Either way, the dermatologist will give you calming and healing lotions/ointments that wont irritate your skin.  Often they recommend lotions that are blue in color because the blue takes the reddish edge off your complexion.\n\nGood luck!
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Just keep applying moist heat to the spot, and don't pick at it, and in a day or so it will come to a head more than likely.  You can also put you face over a steamy pot of water and give yourself a steam facial.  The heat will bring more blood to the area to fight the infection and it will open on it's own or you will see a central area of white pus collect under the skin.  At that point, a very hot wash cloth should convince it to open and drain on it's own, or you can very gently prick the top and give it a gentle -emphasis on gentle- press.  Then clean your face well with an antibacterial soap and put a dot of acne gel on the spot to dry it up.  Then leave it to heal.  Unfortunately, that's the only thing that really does work, and it doesn't work as fast as you would like, ever.  While you are putting on the heat and waiting for it to open, resist the urge to squeeze it or put any other magic potions on it.  If you do squeeze it before it's ready, aside from the intense pain, it can break under the skin and spread the infection around.  You will end up with a cellulitis and need antibiotics for that. If you leave it to drain for itself it will heal more quickly and less likely to leave a scar behind.\n  Tea tree oil is one thing I've found very effective to use on spots, and it works best when they first show up.  Once yours breaks, you might try using that on it, and anything else that shows up.  Sorry, but this is the only remedy that I know of that really works.