Popped a zit
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free skin care · Thu Jun 15, 2006 7:47 pm

It was a minor zit. I couldn't resist. I regret it. It was just like a white head, but I got really annoyed. It's shallow but it bled Sad

1. Get all the gunk out, squeeze with tissue paper, squeeze pressing down, avoid trying to damage more skin!!!

2. ACV toner (spot treat, I left the cotton area wet for a while over the inflamed area.

3. Mashed asprin and mixed it with small drops of Juice Beauty Blemish serum + Tea tree oil drops and put that patch over the inflamed area.

4. After 1 hr, I put manuka honey (UMF 20) over. Left it again for 1 hr.

5. At work, I covered it up with Jurlique's tinted blemish serum.

6. At night repeated the whole Aspirin + JB blemish + Tea tree oil + manuka honey.

7. Lastly, was polysporin overnight (I think someone posted this as well).

AFTER 2 days, the scab fell off! By itself! no scar! But the skin is red... but no scar! JB Green Apple peel hopefully will keep the red away and make my skin go slowly back to the same color Smile

** DON'T pick your zits, but if you can't resist, try the numerous/over treatments I did, hopefully they heal "faster" with minimal scar/redness Smile

free skin care · Thu Jun 15, 2006 8:22 pm

Did you do all that on both days? It's really hard not picking at my blemishes though. They always seem to be taunting me. Sad

free skin care · Thu Jun 15, 2006 9:17 pm

Ha, i was going to post my recent zit remedy that has been working for me lately.

Whitehead that is READY to be popped - pop it and get all the stuff out and DO NOT PICK/SQUEEZE IT AGAIN!!!! Slather on polysporin, wait for it to absorb, then daub tons of cortisone cream, wait for it to absorb, do this ALL NIGHT and ALL DAY.

My other new fave thing is ROC fast action gel, which I put on bumps that are potential whiteheads, and it shrinks them down so they don't turn into anything. yay!

free skin care · Thu Jun 15, 2006 10:37 pm

Hahahah yah I did it for two days Smile

I don't know why I'm soo stubborn. I know I'm gonna regret it, but I end up popping them and looking bad with a red mark on my face for a week until it fades. (there should be a support group for this). But yah, polysporin/neosporin makes it heal faster I've noticed!!! And aspirin helped it not get so red so much. I think the polysporin works by keeping it "moist" and bacteria free, thus it heals correctly and scabs/scars less. Dryness = improper healing for the wound = flake = scar Sad

What is ROC fast acting gel? Is it salicylic acid? Smile

(I do not like BP products, they leave me with a dark spot)

free skin care · Fri Jun 16, 2006 11:50 am

Ok, I did something even worse than popping a zit... I poked and prodded and messed with a clogged pore, and when I woke up, I had a scab on my face the size of a lady bug! Waaah!!! But, I washed my face, then sprayed my face with Dr. H toner, and then I doused the offending scab in O2 serum and Juice Beauty Blemish serum (in my experience, the Blemish serum is very healing), and by lunchtime, part of the scab had fallen off and there was new, healthy skin underneath. Thank goodness!!!

free skin care · Fri Jun 16, 2006 12:36 pm

I read the proper way to pop a zit by a derm suggests the following:
1. wash the area and your hands with soap and water.
2. put a needle under the flame of a match to sterilize.
3. wipe the black of the needle with a cotton ball soaked in alcohol.
4. use a second cotton ball with alcohol to wipe over the pimple and surrounding area.
5. take the needle and very gently press it over the area of pimple where the white pus ball is visible, making one tiny prick to open it up.
6. just one prick.
7. If nothing happens leave it alone and wait six hours.
8. If it is ready you can use a cotton ball to put gentle pressure on all sides. press gently until the pus is released.

after popping:
wipe the area clean with cotton ball and apply antiseptic drying lotion or stick made with alcohol, witch hazel, benzoyl peroxide or salicylic acid. both clinique and neutrogena make acne sticks useful for drying out pimples.
leave it to dry without covering. You can cover with concealer made with anti-inflammatory ingredients.

*all info was taken by Dr. Baumann's book The Skin Type Solution.

free skin care · Fri Jun 16, 2006 12:39 pm

joziegrozy wrote:

What is ROC fast acting gel? Is it salicylic acid? Smile

(I do not like BP products, they leave me with a dark spot)

Yes, I believe it has SA acid. I don't know what BP is.

free skin care · Fri Jun 16, 2006 8:00 pm

pele wrote:

joziegrozy wrote:

What is ROC fast acting gel? Is it salicylic acid? Smile

(I do not like BP products, they leave me with a dark spot)

Yes, I believe it has SA acid. I don't know what BP is.

The ROC Fast Action Gel constains salicyclic acid. BP is benzoyl peroxide.
I tried the Fast Action gel but it didn't work for me. Sad

free skin care · Sat Jun 17, 2006 6:23 pm

Hmm... I will take a look at the ROC Gel Smile

I like salicylic products. But I do miss my Mario Badescu drying lotion (I am losing it in my drawer). TheSkinCareBoard recommends BLAMEX for spot treating pimples with heads/white heads... It seems sooo much like my MB Drying lotion Sad

free skin care · Sat Jun 17, 2006 6:48 pm

the person who doesn't mess with their pimples, is my idol. I can't seem to leave them alone! Confused

Sun Jun 18, 2006 12:39 pm

I squeezed my blackheads/clogged pores for years with no ill results. Then this year (I am fifty), I was let with a nasty, dipped-in scar. I am trying very hard to not squeeze again ~ but, blackeads are so tempting and annoying.
I used to wrap my fingers in tissue, etc. and tried to follow proper squeezing protocol, but, it finally caught up with me.
My advice, don't squeeze or pick.

free skin care · Mon Jun 19, 2006 3:49 am

Update: I actually popped 2 zits when I initially posted this, the shallower one is completely healed! It's a combination of everything I did, and the redness is so minimal, that I think in 1 week's time it will be gone. I also bought (couldn't resist) Contractubex (it's just like Mederma) and I want to share something from their site. It makes sense that scars should be treated with moisture, maybe that is why things like this work. I think even without contratubex (from another review I read), if you keep scars (new ones) moist with polysporin or even petroleum (yeah yeah clogging but just spot treat!), they should heal well. Smile

I also overzealously put Hydracool serum over the scar so that it can absorb all the products I layered over it. Smile

The other zit, is also just red now, but I can see the white head that got left (so small like a needle head)... now pls stop me but I am tempted to pick it again! (sigh) I will just treat it with salicylic acid and JB Peel so that I can encourage it to come out. Why oh why do they get stuck! I get soo O.C.... (obsessive compulsive).

I just wanted to share so that you can learn NOT TO PICK!!!! Laughing

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http://www.merz.com/health/scars/treatment/
The proper way to treat scars
Scarred skin needs attention and must not be neglected.
It is particularly important to protect it from external irritation and drying out.

Recent scars should not be exposed to extreme temperatures for around six months to a year. Exposure to intense sunlight and UV rays, sun beds, saunas and the cold can have a negative effect on scar development – especially in the case of sensitive and newly formed tissue. It can also affect tissue regeneration. Adverse changes in the color and appearance of the skin may also occur. When outdoors protect your scar by using a high-factor sunscreen product.

Avoid wearing tight clothes or garments which can rub over scarred skin. Scar tissue is more sensitive than healthy skin. It may react to irritation of this kind with redness and hardening.

Particularly protect scars located near bones (e.g. on the elbow, shin or ankle). Be careful not to injure the scar tissue again (e.g. with hard edges on your shoes). Fresh scars can easily open when playing sports (e.g. if hit by a ball). This makes the chances of healing less favorable. Skin which is already damaged cannot regenerate as well as healthy skin.

Relatively smooth scars on the face, neck or neckline area can be covered temporarily using special make-up techniques (camouflage). Ask your doctor about this. Or get professional advice from a good beauty parlor.

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