I know yall must have seen 50 billion of these questions already..sorry. But anyways, Im 12 turning 13 this month and I have mild acne. I would like to know if their is any tips on how to reduce the swelling, reduce redness, etc. You know, make them less noticable. Also, I've heard about this 'ice' thing. Does it work?
2007-09-07 02:17:35 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
Oh addition details....
Once in the morning&
once before I go to bed
I put on St. Ives Blemish Control
And its kind of working
but I would like some tips
to help cover up the existing
ones...w/out the make-up, lol :D
2007-09-07 02:26:26 · update #1
First, make sure you are washing your face twice a day - when you wake up in the morning and before you go to bed. Use a mild cleanser so you don't dry out your skin - Cetaphyl is a nice one. I would also suggest using a mild lotion that is oil free. When you get pimple, put a topical pimple medication on them like Oxy or Clearisil. If you want to reduce redness, get some visine and soak a Q-Tip with it. Hold the Q-Tip to the pimple for a couple of minutes (Do that before you apply pimple medication). If your acne gets worse, you may want to visit a dermatologist.
2007-09-07 02:24:17 · answer #1 · answered by Go Bears! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ice works, but putting a warm green tea bag on your zits works better at reducing the size and redness. try this...before u go to bed take a cotton ball and soak it in warm salt water for about 1 min. then take the cotton ball(s) and apply it to the zit, hold it there for about 2-3 min. then take some honey and dab it on the zit and put a band aid over it and go to sleep! honey kills bacteria! it will be much better in the morning!
2007-09-07 09:58:45 · answer #2 · answered by E 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wash face 3-4 times a day with dial antibacterial soap, benzoil peroxide 2 times a day the times you wash and are not using the peroxide use an astringent, see breeze is good and quite inexpensive
2007-09-11 07:05:49 · answer #3 · answered by cheri h 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lime juice, tomato slices, home made packs can be used for treating acne. You can find more cheap, effective and natural home remedies for pimples at
http://www.wellnesstalk.org/acne.html
2007-09-09 08:57:43 · answer #4 · answered by Geeta K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes ice takes down swelling. But it may leave you w/ redness.
2007-09-07 09:26:00 · answer #5 · answered by Tino 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋