What do you do when a pimple is just starting...

[lovelyrose]

You know...the kind of pimple that is just starting to rise from under your skin. You notice a tiny bump one day. It's slightly enlarged the next day, a bit more the next day, growing slowly....and after like 4-5 days, its ripe enough to explode.

Is there something we can do in like the first day or the second that would make the bump subside? Even if it subsides with some spot treatment, is the bacteria underneath gone or its still there?

OR

Is there something we can do to make it ripen up and explode faster, like 2-3 days instead of 5-6 days?

 

[patsluv]

I usually apply BP every hour and in 2-3 days the pimple will go down a lot or even disappear without ever growing into a big bump.

 

[lovelyrose]

How do you apply BP every hour? The one I have is white. When I apply it, it stays on the skin for hours without rubbing off. When I apply at night, it stays put till morning.

Sometimes I use Salicylic acid (Clean & Clear), and I do it like you....apply it every hour or so. It helps sometimes, but not always. I realised that my skin responses to BP sometimes and SA sometimes....but if I keep using only one, it kind of stops having any effect on me.

 

[Aquilah]

I just let it run it's course, and apply blemish toner on it twice a day when I was my face. It helps the zits heal A LOT faster than popping them or leaving them alone altogether. At least IMHO!

 

[pinkbundles]

i rub the area with oxy pads!

 

[KathrynNicole]

Differin Gel!

 

[KellyB]

The minute I see something, I start applying an antiblemish cream. I've been using Neutrogena and it seems to keep it at bay.

 

[angrynutz]

try leaving clay mask on the spot before bedtime.

 

[_withoutYou]

i tea tree oil that shit, yo.

lol. =)

 

[kissmewhenicry]

err guys..what’s bp?

tea tree oil doesnt works for me n so do oxy….

my skin breaks out on and off…like for 3 months with clear skin and few months later my skin breaking out like there’s no tomorrow.. must be something to do with the food I took. i think i’m allergic of something but haven’t figure it out yet..n sometimes there’s nothing i can do abt it,so i just let it be,i just stay at home a try to avoid ppl(only when I’m on a holiday lol)…but the scars’re so fcking horrow man..see the attchmt..

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[Leony]

BP is Benzoyl Peroxide

Originally Posted by _withoutYou i tea tree oil that shit, yo.
lol. =)

I second withoutYou.I usually just use the tea tree oil spot medicated treatment and the next day it heals the bump a bit and the fades the redness. It usually gone in 3 days for me though.

 

[LilDee]

I don't get pimples.. *knock on wood* It'll probably start when i'm pregnant or something..

I remember having one as a teenager though.. i was all like OMG what do i do?? and then i read this thing somewhere about putting toothpaste on it.. so i left some toothpaste on it overnight.. and it went away!! lol seriously!!

 

[mabelwan]

I use Paula's Choice Blemish Fighting Solution and it works!

 

[Harlot]

Originally Posted by LilDee I don't get pimples.. *knock on wood* It'll probably start when i'm pregnant or something..
I remember having one as a teenager though.. i was all like OMG what do i do?? and then i read this thing somewhere about putting toothpaste on it.. so i left some toothpaste on it overnight.. and it went away!! lol seriously!!

Lol, I have also tried this and surely it worked. The next day I immediatley saw an improvement! But I have a tendency to poke at the problem area everytime and it seems to work. Although I know doing this is HORRIBLE for your skin. So I religiously wash my face

 

[michko970]

dab a little sulfur based mask on the spot to suck the gunk to the surface. ugh that sounds sick.

 

[Anyah_Green]

tooth paste victim here too. I think it helped, but it didn't disappear. I don't use anything now. Just wash, tone and moisturize and I've been pretty lucky.

 

[Brownshugaz]

Be careful with toothpaste. If you have sensitive skin it can irritate it and cause your skin to scar. I literally burned my skin using toothpaste.

 

[4getmeNot]

i dab on a spot treatment every morning and night, and use a clay mask..i need to get some tea tree oiL!

 

[kaeisme]

Originally Posted by Aquilah I just let it run it's course, and apply blemish toner on it twice a day when I was my face. It helps the zits heal A LOT faster than popping them or leaving them alone altogether. At least IMHO!