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Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:45 pm  |
Hi all,
Well, a big zit turned into torn skin so now a nice red flat scab on my chin. What is best for it at this stage? Cortisone cream or Polysporin?
I am also using an aspirin mask three times daily as it greatly speeds up the recovery process.
thanks! |
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32, extremely sensitive fair skin, rosacea on cheeks, oily T zone |
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Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:51 pm |
I prefer a dab of honey. Reduces redness overnight and helps heal. I used to use polysporin or neosporin. Honey just works better for me.
Ari |
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Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor each morning the devil says, "Oh Crap, She's up!" Unknown |
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Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:55 pm |
| Arielle wrote: |
I prefer a dab of honey. Reduces redness overnight and helps heal. I used to use polysporin or neosporin. Honey just works better for me.
Ari |
Oh! i've never tried that. will any honey do? like does it need to be raw or something? |
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32, extremely sensitive fair skin, rosacea on cheeks, oily T zone |
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Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:50 pm |
| Just honey as long as it's Pure Honey. |
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Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor each morning the devil says, "Oh Crap, She's up!" Unknown |
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Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:55 pm |
| Cortisone should never ever be put on broken or fragile skin. |
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Wed Jan 17, 2007 6:12 pm |
| angelina wrote: |
| Cortisone should never ever be put on broken or fragile skin. |
Why? |
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32, extremely sensitive fair skin, rosacea on cheeks, oily T zone |
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Wed Jan 17, 2007 6:56 pm |
Personally, I think that it's OK to put cortisone on damaged or fragile skin. Right before Thanksgiving, I did something really awful to my skin--- I picked at a blemish, and for some reason I kept picking, day after day, until I was left with a horrible, infected, festering, swollen wound, UGH!!!! And this was just DAYS before I was going home for Thanksgiving to see all my relatives, take pictures, etc. I scheduled an emergency visit to the dermatologist, praying for a miracle. I usually go see a pair of young, friendly dermatologists, but one of them was out of town, and the other was sick, so I had to find a new one, ASAP. I ended up seeing this lady who like, 80 years old, and she took one look at me and said "MY GOD, what did you do to yourself????" Anyway, she prescribed me predisone and cortisone cream, and miracle or all miracles, my skin did get better in a few days. However, I think cortisone is better for skin that's swollen/damaged, while something like neosporin is better for an actual scab. That being said, I've used many different kinds of antibiotic ointments on my post-zit scabs, and I've gotten the best results so far from Brave Soldier Antiseptic Healing Ointment (you can buy it at skinstore.com). The ingredients include:
Tea tree oil, jojoba oil, Green tea extract, Macadamia Nut Oil, Organic comfrey, Aloe Vera gel 20X, hempseed oil, pure lavender oil, Triclosan, lidocaine, bisobolol, vitamin A, C, and E, glycerin, soy sterol, phospholipids, dimethicone copolyol. The lavender really helps with the redness, and the aloe and macadamia oil helps the skin bounce back to health. It's really great stuff! |
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27, sensitive/reactive/acne prone skin, dark brown hair, blue eyes, possibly the palest woman alive... |
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Wed Jan 17, 2007 7:11 pm |
| manslayerliz wrote: |
| and she took one look at me and said "MY GOD, what did you do to yourself????" |
Man I have sooo done that before! I had one on my forehead a few months ago that even I asked myself the same question! I thought I would honestly have to go to the hospital or something. Turns out it was worse because I used tissue to squeeze the crap out of it, and tissue really tears at my skin.
Another thing I do is rub it with alcohol. Just to dry it up. It seems to help. sometimes the aspirin mask and polysporin make it too soggy and seems like it takes longer to heal. |
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32, extremely sensitive fair skin, rosacea on cheeks, oily T zone |
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Wed Jan 17, 2007 7:20 pm |
| pele wrote: |
| manslayerliz wrote: |
| and she took one look at me and said "MY GOD, what did you do to yourself????" |
Man I have sooo done that before! |
OMG, does anything suck more??? I submit no. I was so p*ssed at myself when I did it, but I know it will still happen again down the road...  |
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27, sensitive/reactive/acne prone skin, dark brown hair, blue eyes, possibly the palest woman alive... |
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Wed Jan 17, 2007 7:33 pm |
| I second honey. It works like a charm. It has healed my skin faster than anything else. |
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Wed Jan 17, 2007 8:06 pm |
| Burt's Bees Rescue ointment is great! An excellent natural alternative to Polysporin and other ointments which works well with scrapes, burns, bruises, stings etc... Rosehip Oil also works superbly at healing the scab, redness and scarring. |
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Wed Jan 17, 2007 8:35 pm |
| I should clarify my statement. Cortisone is good for calming inflamations but can also slow healing. The amt on a zit shouldn't do too much damage but there are better options available. |
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Wed Jan 17, 2007 8:35 pm |
| i second Rosehip Oil and lavender oil |
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Wed Jan 17, 2007 8:52 pm |
Wow!
So many suggestions. Well, I'm going to try the honey and the rosehip oil as I have both of those already. Together with the aspirin mask, I only pray it will get better FAST.
I just don't really understand how else I am supposed to deal with a big zit like that. I need to squeeze it to get it out, but squeezing results in tearing of the skin. I don't understand how to get around that..... |
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32, extremely sensitive fair skin, rosacea on cheeks, oily T zone |
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Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:02 pm |
| use a very small needle to pucnture a tiny hole before you squeeze or you risk pushing in the infection deeper |
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Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:19 pm |
| I just tore my skin lastnight when I was trying to pop a pimple. I normally, put neosporin on it. |
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Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:51 pm |
| Neosporin for a picked pimple--- I have done that too hehe. Next time I'll try the Herbal Defense ointment by Burt's Bees and see, sinc eI have some around too. Honey is a favorite of my parents for burns, so I guess for a scar it could be good. |
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normal to dry skin prone to eczema psoriasis in winter, some shine in the other seasons, and a breakout now and then, light olive complexion; dry, fine curly hair w/ oily scalp, 31 |
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Wed Jan 17, 2007 11:17 pm |
| sulfur works for me too |
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Thu Jan 18, 2007 12:00 am |
| Polysporin and a sulfur mask like Queen Helene's or PSF |
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