i have this ugly pimple on my forehead.. all weekend i put astringent on it every couple of hours hoping that it would get smaller/less red but not much luck.
so should i use toothpaste or honey? i heard both work but i've never actually tried them before.
2007-09-30 16:07:07 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Other - Skin & Body
can i use aquafresh sensitive toothpaste? the only other one i have is a colgate gel..
2007-09-30 16:29:36 · update #1
Sorry to hear about your pimple. Honey does work, but it requires a few days. Honey is a natural antibacterial and is also very soothing and healing to the skin. Whatever you do, do NOT pop the darn thing! Popping it will squeeze the infection deeper in to the skin, causing the zit to leave a scar. If the puss inside the pimple touches other parts of your skin, you may wind up with pimples there, too.
Put pure, undiluated Tea Tree Oil on the pimple 3-5 times per day. You can buy pure Tea Tree Oil in a healthfood store, but can also buy diluted Tea Tree Oil in Walgreens and other retailers. The diluted oil will not be as effective (especially since it's diluted with oil), but it will help. If the pimple's in an area you can cover with a bandaid, put a drop of Tea Tree Oil on the bandaid and then cover the pimple with the bandaid. When you get up in the morning, the pimple should be completely gone, or at least reduced enough that it is not visible to anyone but you. Taking Turmeric capsules before bed will also help. Wash them down with a lot of water. Drink a LOT of water right now. It will help your body flush the infection out of your system. Try to avoid dairy products, as those can sometimes contribute to acne. I wish you the very best of luck! Please feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions.
2007-09-30 16:38:22 · answer #1 · answered by goodworkswellnessresearch 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-25 23:44:31 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Crest is a good idea and worth trying, though there are also options such as putting cold on it both at night and then in the morning; Preparation H reduces swelling if there's some of that. The product that is incredible but you can't get it just in any drug store is called Tabula Rasa Spot Repair [am/pm] and it's available at Nordstrom's for $22.00 . You literally only need a drop and 9 out of 10 times this does the trick. Shrinks and nearly makes the pimple disappear.
2016-04-06 21:55:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard of using honey but don't use toothpaste. I heard that it worked too, so I decided I would put it on my pimple one time. and the next morning it was way smaller and I was really happy about that. So I started putting toothpaste on all my pimples. All it does though is makes the swelling go down but they stay just as red, and they scar. The scars will probably go away so its not THAT bad, but i wouldn't use it. You can still see all the marks where I had pimples (they aren't as bad as they used to be) and that was from the beginning of June.
2007-09-30 16:12:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NATURAL ACNE PROTOCOL
1/ Never, ever touch your face.
2/ Use 3 facecloths to wash your face, one to soap on, one to soap off with very hot water, one to rinse off with ice cold water, in that order, once a day.
3/ If you are under 18 take 5,000 IU of vitamin A once a day with a full meal
4/ If you are over 18 take 5,000 IU of vitamin A twice a day with a full meal.
Do not get pregnant while taking vitamin A. Do not take any more, like Accutane, it will stop you growing.
5/ Never, ever. pick, squeeze or pop your spot. Read number 1 again.
6/ Do this for 90 days.
7/ Invest in a brand new pillow and 2 new or more pillow cases to �double bag' your pillow. HOT wash every couple of days.
Source:
A bit of advice given to me as a teenager, a bit of science as I am studying allergic reactions and vitamin A is a part of that. A bit of research: I sat in a lecture at the back and watched the acne prone pick at their faces, those with the worse acne touched their faces 32 times in an hour, the clearest complexions didn't touch their faces even once. I have circumstantial evidence that acne is the result of dermatophyte transfer from hands to face...where it does not get washed off and is well fed by hormones, sweat a
nd oil...just a hypothesis... But it would explain why vitamin A is so effective as vitamin causes skin to remove dermatophytes.
The secret is never to touch the spots
Tips on how to treat acne and achieve perfect clear skin in as little as 7 days?
2016-05-20 05:09:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a pinch of baking soda and put just enough water on it to make like a paste. Put the paste on the pimple and let it dry. The baking soda will dry it up and reduce any swelling.
2007-09-30 16:22:41 · answer #6 · answered by anniecl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Toothpaste, the sugar in the honey could be bad. Or try a spot healer with 10% benzoyl peroxide.
2007-09-30 16:10:30 · answer #7 · answered by Tonya R 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
OMG i also have a pimple on my head.. but iuts not a tip so i cant pop it its just like flat and im probaby gonna put toothpaste. it actually does really work.
2007-09-30 16:17:34 · answer #8 · answered by papi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THIS IS WHAT I DO: GO TO THE RESTROOM AND PUT JUST A LITTLE TOOTHPASTE ON THE PIMPLE,BY IN THE MORNING,IT'S GONNA B ALL HARD AND DRY,AND READY TO BUST, SO WHEN U WAKE UP JUST WASH YOUR FACE, AND BUST THE PIMPLE..
2007-09-30 16:11:55 · answer #9 · answered by Beautiful 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can clean your skin with apple cider vinegar as an overnight home pimple remedy. More such solutions at http://solutionsforpimples.blogspot.com/
2007-10-01 04:50:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋