Pimples! Arghh..

Philippines
February 18, 2007 10:11pm CST
Woke up this morning and found out I have a pimple on my forehead. =( I didn't have pimples for a while until today.. How do you get rid of pimples? What do you do about it?
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@emquinsat (1058)
• Philippines
19 Feb 07
Just don't touch it. There are some pimple jels that are available in the market that can get rid of pimples overnight. Give it a shot.
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• Philippines
23 Feb 07
Do they actually work? I mean those medications for pimples?
19 Feb 07
I usually find that my bad skin is due to my diet. I get them if I eat a lot of chocolate for a start. My skin is best if I eat mainly fruit and vegetables in my diet instead of a lot of fatty foods. Dairy is particularly bad.
• Philippines
23 Feb 07
I see. In my case, I tend to have oily skin whenever I eat peanuts.. Weird. =/
@loujac3 (1188)
• United States
19 Feb 07
I was reading up on this just recently. The article I read said to apply ice, which helps to shrink the swelling. Do not try to pop the blemish by applying pressure since it can actually pop below the skin and cause additional infection. You can apply fancy creams from the store but they contain the equivalent of aspirin in them. Just crush an aspirin and make a paste with the crushed aspirin and water. Apply that to the blemish to speed the healing. Diet is important, plenty of fresh fruits like oranges, fresh vegetables and eight glasses of water a day to flush the toxins from your body and to keep it hydrated. Going to a dermatologist will only cost more money and they believe in drying out your skin if it is oily and mositurizing it if it is dry. So bath well, wash your hands before touching your face, since your pick up bacteria from surfaces that you touch, and watch your diet and get plenty of water. Simple and it works!
• Philippines
23 Feb 07
I have also read that proper diet and not eating too much oily foods reduce the risk of developing pimples.. And peanuts too. =)
@nidahali (446)
• Pakistan
19 Feb 07
Sorry to hear that you have this problem because I have had them for quite a while now. The best thing that you can do it less them (not finish them) is to drink as much water as you can (atleast 2 litres a day), face your face with a face-wash atleast thrice a day and eat a healthy diet. I mean what I say, you try it yourself and you will see the difference yourself atleast it has done some good for me. Hope this helps you out.
• Philippines
23 Feb 07
I drink lots of water everyday. Maybe the climate here in the Philippines contributed to this. Well, I'm glad I only had one LOL
@urbangirl (1456)
• Australia
19 Feb 07
If you don't have anti-acne creams, put toothpaste on them at night before you go to bed at night.
• Philippines
23 Feb 07
Toothpaste? I think that makes sense.. I read somewhere that menthol reduces the swelling of pimples.. I'll try that one time.
• Philippines
19 Feb 07
i've never tried though, my college guy friend he used an ordinary lipstick as a topical cream. he said lipsticks have vits or other substance or chems that suppresses the swollen area of the pimple.. give it a shot.. try it when ur at home. LOL
• Philippines
23 Feb 07
Lipstick on pimples? hehe.. Of course I'll only try it when I'm home! I don't want people to mistaken me for a clown without a circus. LOL