Waking early in the morning before any special occasion to find a red, big pimple acting as a temporary beauty spot is a nightmarish experience for all. Here is how to get rid of a pimple safely and quickly:

Firstly, do not ever pinch, prick, or squeeze the pimple. Since, this causes the pimple to become inflamed and the affected area grows red. By pinching the pimples, the oils and bacteria which are present on your face spread to the other portions of the face too. This can also cause scars on your face.

Secondly, every thirty minutes, proceed to apply an ice-pack on the pimple and keep it on for nearly two minutes. This will help in reducing the redness and swelling, along with the reduction of pain and inflammation that comes with it. (more…)

What exactly is acne? Good question. The amount of people who believe it to be just facial pimples, or boils on the face is quite high in numbers. While this assumption is right, it is also wrong. Acne involves “much-much more.” There is a lot of people that walk the street with their face covered in pimples and boils purely because of this misconception, and the reason is, because the treatments they use is most likely more appropriate for treating the “much-much more” than just pimples and boils.

Acne is a skin condition which comes either in mild or severe eruptions. Mild acne is usually treated and cleared up with over the counter medication, but, if it is the severe sort then medical intervention maybe necessary. Acne happens due to the overproduction of oil by the oil glands of the skin. The oil that usually lubricates the skin gets trapped in blocked oil ducts and the outcome is pimples, blackheads, and whiteheads, but it can also bring deeper skin lesions called cysts. (more…)

Its easy to find tips about getting rid of pimples. Some of them may actually have some merit. Here is a sampling:

• Frequent ice packs
• Cleanse often
• Pimple Creams
• Avoid oily makeup
• Dab toothpaste (a new one to me)
• Avoid picking and squeezing

However, after battling pimples for many years, I concluded that none of the common tips helped much, if at all. One thing did make a difference: if I skipped cleansing my face before bed, I would get a pimple a few days later. Once that pimple appeared, nothing would get rid of it. I would torture my face with excessive cleansing, ointments creams, fingernails… to no avail. (more…)