Interesting idea for how to prevent a scab
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free skin care · Tue Nov 14, 2006 1:40 pm

OK ladies, fess up. We all know that you've badgered a blemish to the point of it becoming a scab, and then since you can't cover the scab with make up you're miserable for the next week or two til the darn thing falls off. Goodness knows I do it all the time, no matter how many times I tell myself I won't do it again! Laughing

Anyways, if this does ever happen to you, you might find this article interesting:
http://www.bravesoldier.com/1/caring_rr_moist.php

Basically it claims that if your skin is broken, it will heal more quickly if you DO NOT allow it to scab over, and instead quickly disinfect it and then keep it covered with antibiotic ointment. I've been trying it out recently with both neosporin and Brave Soldier's anti-bac ointment and I think they may be onto something...

free skin care · Tue Nov 14, 2006 3:02 pm

Hey, Liz! I have found from personal experience that scarring is less if I keep the skin moist. When I was a chef, I would get burns all the time. I am so fair like you that after awhile my arms looked terrible! I found that if I kept the bandaids on and the area moist, the wound would heal quicker and leave less of a scar. Sometimes it was a lot of work keeping those bandaids on (I was always washing my hands or getting my arms wet) but it was so much better if I did. Even now, I put bandaids on any bad acne spots at night (and then hide from my husband! Wink

). I think it really helps speed recovery.

free skin care · Tue Nov 14, 2006 5:13 pm

manslayerliz wrote:

OK ladies, fess up. We all know that you've badgered a blemish to the point of it becoming a scab, and then since you can't cover the scab with make up you're miserable for the next week or two til the darn thing falls off. Goodness knows I do it all the time, no matter how many times I tell myself I won't do it again! Laughing

Anyways, if this does ever happen to you, you might find this article interesting:
http://www.bravesoldier.com/1/caring_rr_moist.php

Basically it claims that if your skin is broken, it will heal more quickly if you DO NOT allow it to scab over, and instead quickly disinfect it and then keep it covered with antibiotic ointment. I've been trying it out recently with both neosporin and Brave Soldier's anti-bac ointment and I think they may be onto something...

good idea...nothing sexier than a scabby zit on your chin (which you of course try and cover up, then realize you look like you have some weird skin disease because concealer over scab doesn't work, and then spend 5 minutes washing your face and redoing your makeup only to be 20 minutes late to work...with a nice red scabby zit on your chin. can I get a hallelujah.

free skin care · Tue Nov 14, 2006 5:20 pm

I had a derm tell me that once.. He said to keep it moist with an ointment and keep it covered... Said it would help to minimize the scarring.

free skin care · Tue Nov 14, 2006 5:24 pm

waffle wrote:

good idea...nothing sexier than a scabby zit on your chin (which you of course try and cover up, then realize you look like you have some weird skin disease because concealer over scab doesn't work, and then spend 5 minutes washing your face and redoing your makeup only to be 20 minutes late to work...with a nice red scabby zit on your chin. can I get a hallelujah.

Hallelujah and Amen! Laughing

Its really nice when you go thru all that trouble only to have your SO point out the scabby red zit... Rolling Eyes

As if I didnt realize it was there...

free skin care · Tue Nov 14, 2006 5:43 pm

waffle wrote:

manslayerliz wrote:

OK ladies, fess up. We all know that you've badgered a blemish to the point of it becoming a scab, and then since you can't cover the scab with make up you're miserable for the next week or two til the darn thing falls off. Goodness knows I do it all the time, no matter how many times I tell myself I won't do it again! Laughing

Anyways, if this does ever happen to you, you might find this article interesting:
http://www.bravesoldier.com/1/caring_rr_moist.php

Basically it claims that if your skin is broken, it will heal more quickly if you DO NOT allow it to scab over, and instead quickly disinfect it and then keep it covered with antibiotic ointment. I've been trying it out recently with both neosporin and Brave Soldier's anti-bac ointment and I think they may be onto something...

good idea...nothing sexier than a scabby zit on your chin (which you of course try and cover up, then realize you look like you have some weird skin disease because concealer over scab doesn't work, and then spend 5 minutes washing your face and redoing your makeup only to be 20 minutes late to work...with a nice red scabby zit on your chin. can I get a hallelujah.

HALLELUJAH!!! Waffle, you are totally singing my song, LOL!

free skin care · Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:02 pm

I totally feel the same way every single poster on this thread feels. But it's basically a lose-lose situation - you either keep it moist putting globs of ointment on your face or keep a bandaid on, OR a scab. Both of which being equally unattractive, though I still opt of weird concealer over scab than a huge bandaid.

But if I'm at home I'd go with a compress EP that keeps it moist - I find that it doesn't really scab if I do it overnight, but it does a bit once I take it off. I also find that if it doesn't scab any kind of exfoliation you do will peel off the skin on that area which leads to easier scarring. Not just exfoliation but that area becomes so fragile a slight wipe with a washcloth is enough. With a scab I'm less likely to scar (in my experience anyways).

free skin care · Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:15 pm

waffle wrote:

good idea...nothing sexier than a scabby zit on your chin (which you of course try and cover up, then realize you look like you have some weird skin disease because concealer over scab doesn't work, and then spend 5 minutes washing your face and redoing your makeup only to be 20 minutes late to work...with a nice red scabby zit on your chin. can I get a hallelujah.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! OMG Waffle you are so danged funny! rofl

Please keep posting - I've seen some of your other posts and your sense of humor is just great - I laugh every time I see something you've written!

free skin care · Tue Nov 14, 2006 8:19 pm

I just post the truth, honey Laughing

free skin care · Tue Nov 14, 2006 8:22 pm

waffle wrote:

I just post the truth, honey Laughing

See?!?!? There you go again! Very Happy

free skin care · Tue Nov 14, 2006 8:53 pm

Before you pick at it though, try running some type of electrical current through it (safely of course, don't try short circuiting your curling iron).
I have the Suzanne Sommers facemaster, and though I am not good at using it for facercise, I have run current through an emerging zit when it pops up and the difference is incredible. If I do it at night, it will be gone in the morning. I don't get too many though so can't say it works alot, but I am guessing that is what the new Zeno does, but I've been doing this for 10 years.

free skin care · Tue Nov 14, 2006 9:44 pm

lorimcp wrote:

Before you pick at it though, try running some type of electrical current through it (safely of course, don't try short circuiting your curling iron).
I have the Suzanne Sommers facemaster, and though I am not good at using it for facercise, I have run current through an emerging zit when it pops up and the difference is incredible. If I do it at night, it will be gone in the morning. I don't get too many though so can't say it works alot, but I am guessing that is what the new Zeno does, but I've been doing this for 10 years.

I still see a bunch of people sticking their wet finger into a socket with another finger on the zit... rofl

free skin care · Tue Nov 14, 2006 9:45 pm

Candy8865 wrote:

lorimcp wrote:

Before you pick at it though, try running some type of electrical current through it (safely of course, don't try short circuiting your curling iron).
I have the Suzanne Sommers facemaster, and though I am not good at using it for facercise, I have run current through an emerging zit when it pops up and the difference is incredible. If I do it at night, it will be gone in the morning. I don't get too many though so can't say it works alot, but I am guessing that is what the new Zeno does, but I've been doing this for 10 years.

I still see a bunch of people sticking their wet finger into a socket with another finger on the zit... rofl

I'll try anything once, Candy! Laughing

free skin care · Tue Nov 14, 2006 9:48 pm

lick a 9 volt and stick it on yer face

free skin care · Tue Nov 14, 2006 10:18 pm

waffle wrote:

lick a 9 volt and stick it on yer face

See??!! That's what I'm talking about!! You're jokin' - but you know some schmoe reading this is gonna say... hmm

m, lemme see.....ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZap!

free skin care · Wed Nov 15, 2006 8:28 pm

waffle wrote:

lick a 9 volt and stick it on yer face

wow! that's a lot cheaper than a face master too!

free skin care · Wed Nov 15, 2006 10:08 pm

You are ALL 2 funny!!! LMAO Laughing

I totally get the whole moist healing but how do you "keep it covered" I mean if you have a zit on your cheeck, what do you do? Put a bandage on top? How do you go to work with a cover over it? I'm sorry, is there something I simply don't get about this step?

free skin care · Thu Nov 16, 2006 8:15 am

chellsta wrote:

You are ALL 2 funny!!! LMAO Laughing

I totally get the whole moist healing but how do you "keep it covered" I mean if you have a zit on your cheeck, what do you do? Put a bandage on top? How do you go to work with a cover over it? I'm sorry, is there something I simply don't get about this step?

This is just my opinion, but I don't think that keeping a zit moist will help it heal faster. However, if you overpick a zit to the point where it leaves a scab, then I think that keeping it moist will heal it more quickly.

I've been testing this theory out over the last few days, actually. I overpicked something on my chin and it was going to end up as a HUGE scab, so I tried this method out. (Instead of neosporin I used the Brave Solider antiseptic ointment from that website--- I prefer it over neosporin because it has lots of healing botanicals and the lavender scent helps relax me.^-^) What I did is before bed I doused the area with O2 spray and Best Bath Store's acne serum, then I put a thick layer of antiseptic ointment, covered it all with a bandaid, and went to sleep. In the morning after I washed my face I hit it with O2 and BBS acne serum again, then I rubbed just a tiny bit of Camellia oil on it and then I rubbed in just a tiny bit of the antibacterial ointment to keep it moist under my make up. Then at night I did another heavy layer. Thankfully, it actually worked well--- I never developed a big scab, and now, two days later, the area is almost completely healed.

free skin care · Thu Nov 16, 2006 8:45 am

manslayerliz wrote:

chellsta wrote:

You are ALL 2 funny!!! LMAO Laughing

I totally get the whole moist healing but how do you "keep it covered" I mean if you have a zit on your cheeck, what do you do? Put a bandage on top? How do you go to work with a cover over it? I'm sorry, is there something I simply don't get about this step?

This is just my opinion, but I don't think that keeping a zit moist will help it heal faster. However, if you overpick a zit to the point where it leaves a scab, then I think that keeping it moist will heal it more quickly.

I've been testing this theory out over the last few days, actually. I overpicked something on my chin and it was going to end up as a HUGE scab, so I tried this method out. (Instead of neosporin I used the Brave Solider antiseptic ointment from that website--- I prefer it over neosporin because it has lots of healing botanicals and the lavender scent helps relax me.^-^) What I did is before bed I doused the area with O2 spray and Best Bath Store's acne serum, then I put a thick layer of antiseptic ointment, covered it all with a bandaid, and went to sleep. In the morning after I washed my face I hit it with O2 and BBS acne serum again, then I rubbed just a tiny bit of Camellia oil on it and then I rubbed in just a tiny bit of the antibacterial ointment to keep it moist under my make up. Then at night I did another heavy layer. Thankfully, it actually worked well--- I never developed a big scab, and now, two days later, the area is almost completely healed.

Wow. I'm speechless at your line of attack! Laughing

I'm going to have to write that all down....

I have noticed that when I cover my bad spots overnight with some ointment and a bandaid, even though the bandaid is only on my face for 8 to 6 hours, it REALLY helps heal the wound. The best bandaids that I have found that don't irritate my skin are Curel sensitive skin ones (little circle ones) that I buy at Walmart for something like $1.86 a package.

I gotta check out these items that you mentioned, Liz. You are breaking my bank!! Laughing

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