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[acne_battle]

Last night I popped a pimple that was growing disgusting, ugly puss. I then put ice on it and after I washed my face I used ACV, BHA 2% gel, and I put bp on that one pimple. This morning I looked in the mirror and it grew back that disgusting puss. Its huge! Does anyone have any advice on how I can prevent pimples from growing back ugly, painful puss? Is there anything I can put on the pimple? Im tired of this. It happens to me all the time and I dont know why I dont want to look ugly when I go to work People stare at me

[poems]

Hi Molly,
This is what i posted on the other thread. Doing the below helped me in some ways and i certainly hope it can help you too!


this is what worked for me to prevent outbreak of acne or to reduce cystic acne.
Fill a basin with warm water then add 4-5 drops each of camomile and lavender essential oil. I got mine from bodyshop.
Then use a cloth soak in the basin and pat over the whole face 10x. For those cysts on your face, also focus on patting them but be gentle!
Anyway i notice that it did help me to reduce my cysts quite amazingly!
****Please do read up the literature inside. If i am not wrong, these 2 types of essential oils might not be suitable for pregnant women, people with hypertension or any other conditions which i can't remember****
Good luck and let me know your results

[acne_battle]

Hi Molly,
This is what i posted on the other thread. Doing the below helped me in some ways and i certainly hope it can help you too!


this is what worked for me to prevent outbreak of acne or to reduce cystic acne.
Fill a basin with warm water then add 4-5 drops each of camomile and lavender essential oil. I got mine from bodyshop.
Then use a cloth soak in the basin and pat over the whole face 10x. For those cysts on your face, also focus on patting them but be gentle!
Anyway i notice that it did help me to reduce my cysts quite amazingly!
****Please do read up the literature inside. If i am not wrong, these 2 types of essential oils might not be suitable for pregnant women, people with hypertension or any other conditions which i can't remember****
Good luck and let me know your results

That sounds like a great idea! I will go buy some on Thursday. I have Wednesday and Thursday off. Wednesday is busy but I can probably do that this week. Thanks for the idea!

Do you have any suggestions of what I can do in the mean time? This pussy pimple is such a bitch! It wont stop ozzing; its disgusting I cannot go to work like this

[Intoxifornication]

what about an astringent kind of lotion?

[acne_battle]

what about an astringent kind of lotion?

I dont have any on hand

[Intoxifornication]

oh, were u talking about natural remedies? or what

[acne_battle]

oh, were u talking about natural remedies? or what

Well I would like anything that would just get rid of this pain and ozzing. It just ozzes this orange stuff and it wont stop! Its one of the most disgusting things Ive ever seen! I have to go to work in fifteen minutes. I put some neosporin on it and some lancome cover up. I will tell you tonight if it worked

[willow569]

Something else you might try in the evening -

Try a warm salt water compress (sea salt or epsom salt). Mix salt in the warm water and soak a cotton ball in the mixture. Apply the cotton ball to the pimple. Do this several times, for 5-10 min. It may sting a little, but it should help draw any of the pus out of the pimple (and salt is also anti-bacterial). I used this method a few months ago to help kill a deep chin pimple that wouldn't go away. It also helps dry out the spot.

You can ice afterwards to bring down the redness and swelling.

I'd recommend doing this at night, as it might leave the spot a little red. Seems to work pretty well though.

I am going to move this thread to the mild-moderate acne forum -

[acne_battle]

Something else you might try in the evening -

Try a warm salt water compress (sea salt or epsom salt). Mix salt in the warm water and soak a cotton ball in the mixture. Apply the cotton ball to the pimple. Do this several times, for 5-10 min. It may sting a little, but it should help draw any of the pus out of the pimple (and salt is also anti-bacterial). I used this method a few months ago to help kill a deep chin pimple that wouldn't go away. It also helps dry out the spot.

You can ice afterwards to bring down the redness and swelling.

I'd recommend doing this at night, as it might leave the spot a little red. Seems to work pretty well though.

I am going to move this thread to the mild-moderate acne forum -

I dont have cotton balls at the moment. Can I just dip it in a papertowel? How many parts sea salt should I use and how many parts water?

[willow569]

Something else you might try in the evening -

Try a warm salt water compress (sea salt or epsom salt). Mix salt in the warm water and soak a cotton ball in the mixture. Apply the cotton ball to the pimple. Do this several times, for 5-10 min. It may sting a little, but it should help draw any of the pus out of the pimple (and salt is also anti-bacterial). I used this method a few months ago to help kill a deep chin pimple that wouldn't go away. It also helps dry out the spot.

You can ice afterwards to bring down the redness and swelling.

I'd recommend doing this at night, as it might leave the spot a little red. Seems to work pretty well though.

I am going to move this thread to the mild-moderate acne forum -

I dont have cotton balls at the moment. Can I just dip it in a papertowel? How many parts sea salt should I use and how many parts water?

Hmmm... A papertowl may fall apart, but you could try it. How about a washcloth?? As far as the sea salt to water ratio - I didn't really measure what I put in the water when I did it. I guess for 1/2 cup of water, I'd put in about 1-2 teaspoons of salt? And make sure you keep adding warm water - I found that the mixture cooled off pretty quickly. If it cools too much, I just would add more warm water and a little bit more salt.

[acne_battle]

Thanks so much for the recommendation. I will try this after I eat my dinner and if I have anymore questions along the way I will write them here

[acne_battle]

I finished the sea salt soak. I decided to use a washclothe. It worked! Yay! I hope it doesnt come back overnight. It probably wont since you are smart and recommended it

[willow569]

I finished the sea salt soak. I decided to use a washclothe. It worked! Yay! I hope it doesnt come back overnight. It probably wont since you are smart and recommended it

I hope it works! No guarantees that's its an overnight miracle treatment though - I had to do the salt thing for a few nights in a row. Although, I think I saw the most effects the first and second night I did it.

[calla lily]

^ The sea salt thing seems like a good idea... have you ever used it on a zit that hadn't been popped yet? Do you think it would work the same?

[willow569]

^ The sea salt thing seems like a good idea... have you ever used it on a zit that hadn't been popped yet? Do you think it would work the same?

I think it would still work. I actually used the salt water on a deep chin spot that had been hanging around for about 6 wks. I think the salt water helped draw out and heal the pimple.

[acne_battle]

It really worked last night! For the third time, thank you so much Im gonna do this on cystic pimples from now on. Kim, where did you learn about this sea salt, water thing anyway?

[willow569]

It really worked last night! For the third time, thank you so much Im gonna do this on cystic pimples from now on. Kim, where did you learn about this sea salt, water thing anyway?

I think it was from a combination of sources. My esthetician mentioned that a couple of her clients used salt water to clear body acne. I also found the salt method when I was searching the internet for acne treatment info. Since salt is antibacterial, and is used by doctors to clean surgical wounds and to draw out pus from infections on the body, I figured it might work well for a pimple (since it is basically just a pus filled wound). I think there have been a few threads on this board on salt too.

Glad to hear that it worked for you! I haven't had any really bad spots since I tried this the last time (not complaining about that...), so I never had the chance to try it again. I think Bobbi (an acne.org member who hasn't been around for awhile) said this worked for her a couple of times too.

[acne_battle]

It really worked last night! For the third time, thank you so much Im gonna do this on cystic pimples from now on. Kim, where did you learn about this sea salt, water thing anyway?

I think it was from a combination of sources. My esthetician mentioned that a couple of her clients used salt water to clear body acne. I also found the salt method when I was searching the internet for acne treatment info. Since salt is antibacterial, and is used by doctors to clean surgical wounds and to draw out pus from infections on the body, I figured it might work well for a pimple (since it is basically just a pus filled wound). I think there have been a few threads on this board on salt too.

Glad to hear that it worked for you! I haven't had any really bad spots since I tried this the last time (not complaining about that...), so I never had the chance to try it again. I think Bobbi (an acne.org member who hasn't been around for awhile) said this worked for her a couple of times too.

[Mr Dolo]

is it SEA salt or can it just be.....salt i have in the kitchen? and if it needs to be this SEA salt, where do i get it? i have this one annoying one in between my eyes ....and id love to salt it up nice and right lol


thanks.

[willow569]

is it SEA salt or can it just be.....salt i have in the kitchen? and if it needs to be this SEA salt, where do i get it? i have this one annoying one in between my eyes ....and id love to salt it up nice and right lol


thanks.

Sea salt or epsom salt are better. I'd avoid using iodized salt (which is what people usually have in their kitchen).