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All right, exactly a week ago I caved in a drained all my whiteheads on my face. Luckily, because of that my forehead/cheeks have never looked smoother EXCEPT..... I decided to squeeze a non-inflamed bump on my jaw and I don't even really know what happened. It's basically a red scaly peeling scab? Actually I don't even know if calling it a scab would be right. It's basically just raw skin that has refused to calm down or heal over the past week, and I'm getting pretty worried. I know that the photo/description doesn't give one a lot to work with, but any general advice on what this is and how to heal it would be so very appreciated!! -Maddie
It could be something like eczema or psoriasis. Sometimes, scratching or other physical irritation causes dermatitis to flare up in a place where it was not previously. Try dabbing on some vegetable glycerin, that is what I use on myself. It is cheap and available at most drugstores. If that patch of skin is deprived of glycerine, then it may sting a bit while the thirsty skin is soaking it in... Kind of like putting on lotion when your hands are really dry... It shouldn't irritate the surrounding skin as it is non comedogenic