Aspirin Mask

Obviously, do not use on skin suffering from eczema, allergic reaction, cold sores. I love the aspirin mask, and I incorporate it into my regular routine about 5 times a week. I use it at night before I go to sleep. I like to soften about 10 pills (I also use this for my neck and chest) in water, apple cider vinegar or lemon juice to make a thick paste (I place my pills in a tiny bowl and use just enough vinegar or lemon juice to barely cover the pills), then add enough honey to make the paste thinner and more manageable. I apply all over to my face post-cleansing, leave on for 10-20 minutes, then rinse off and apply any skin care/acne product. If your skin is dry, you may want to use yogurt instead of apple cider vinegar, water or lemon juice, then add honey. As a spot treatment, I will soak the pills in a bit of vodka (enough to make a medium paste) and apply them to individual blemishes- but DO NOT apply this all over your face (it's VERY strong- I started out about 1 minute at first, now I can leave it on for about 20). Apply this to individual blemishes ONLY, and wash off after 1-20 minutes (start out with a minute or two, work your way up to longer). The active ingredient- Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) is most soluble in alcohol, so using rubbling alcohol or vodka makes this a MUCH stronger product. You can use rubbing alcohol, but I prefer to use vodka (IMHO, it's been less irritating to my skin).

Try this, it might work for you. I used this a lot before I started using Tea Tree Oil. I still use it as a spot treatment, actually and it dries up the pimples very quick! I crush mine with a knife. I use the flat side of the knife and push down on each pill. (don't bother trying to cut it vertically over and over) Then I leave it on for an hour or so, sometimes overnight :)

Some background info: I've read about this homemade treatment from Ricebunny's blog a long time ago but never really tried it until I started breaking out about two months ago. I have combination skin, and pimples usually appear on my cheeks and forehead the most. Every night, I crush 3 (generic brand) aspirins in about 3 drops of water in my palm, then add 2 small globs of honey. I try not to put too much honey or else it gets too runny & drippy. I then apply it to my face, and wash it off with warm water after 30 mins. I use Olay Complete moisturizer afterwards. I can honestly say it works because there used to be a lot of inflamed red pimples on my cheeks, but now they have been reduced to very tiny spots. My family even commented on how my skin has vastly improved after only a week's trial. One night I even forgot to wash it off because I fell asleep and woke up without nasty results. New pimples still do appear but they are immediately reduced in size after I do a treatment at night. The honey really helps soften the skin too. Of course, what worked for me may not work for everyone, specially since some are more sensitive than others. But just use common sense and you'll be fine (i.e. do a patch test first to check, give it at least a week to show significant results, try to avoid the eye area, moisturize after rinsing face etc)

I really like the aspirin mask, I just wish I could use it more often. When I do use it, my complexion looks smooth and even and it rids the redness of any pimples I might have at that time. An excellent mask for those who "pick" for it heals pimples fast and can lessen the redness of acne scabs (sorry to be gross) BEWARE tho'. Overuse will irritate skin in a weird way.

Try this!!!!!! Crush up some aspirin. Add some honey if you want and some water. Put if on your face and let it sit for 15-30 mins. This works sooooo incredibly well, I can't emphasize enough how grateful I am I tried this. My face just went crazy recently and broke out like nuts and I bought tons of crap at the store in hopes it would help, but seriously, this and the egg white mask are probably the two best things you can do for an acne irritated face. I used it twice (once in the morning, once at night), and did an egg white mask once, and in just one day my face looked amazingly better. Thank you to all of the other reviewers who suggested this!!! :)

To do this properly you need to crush 3-5 Asprine with the back of a spoon and mix with aloe vera gel(98% pure min.) and pure honey. You leave it on for 15-20 min and can do this once to twice a day. You wash off with warm water and pat dry, as a moisturizer I use pure jojoba oil (doesn't evaporate like most water based ones and 'tricks' the skin into thinking it is producing enough oil, thus balancing oil production. The bottom line for us is that jojoba oil is non-comedogenic so we can use it without fear.) Twice a week I also steam my face for 5 min to open my pores and remove extra dirt and oil that is trapped in the skin. Since I have sensitive skin I put chamomile tea leaves in the water which acts as a anti-inflammatory agent. I hope this helps.

I've used aspirin several times on the same two cystic pimples on my chin over the past week and they have been greatly reduced in size (though not completely healed). However, I do attribute some of the healing to the fact that I popped them...If nothing else, crushed up aspirin mixed with water as a spot treatment will reduce the pain, inflammation and redness associated with cystic pimples and likely help bring the pus to the surface. Additionally, I tried using eye drops on the zits to get rid of redness and it worked pretty well after only 5 or 10 minutes. Today, I didn't bother wearing make up over the pimples because they aren't nearly as noticeable as before. Plan to continue using aspirin as a spot treatment (combined with benzoyl peroxide, zinc powder) until they are fully healed.

Its awesome it cleared up my acne. it stops redness, brings the size of pimples down, flat out more people need to hear about this I tell everyone that I know and when they try it they thank me the next time I see them. I started using the aspirin with 100% aloe vera gel and a couple drops of water and now I sometimes mix honey with the aspirin or all three. leaves your face tighter pores, your glowing,clears acne and cystic acne its a miracle please try Its wonderful!

Holy Cow, can't believe it. My son's poor red bumpy face is now smooth and calm. He stopped using the outrageously expensive Rodan and Fields regime after one day of using nothing but aspirin crushed up in water twice a day. It was like he had a raging fever on his face and all he needed was to bring down the inflammation. The puffiness I thought was part of his baby face is now greatly reduced. Thank you to everyone who recommended this.

i used this cause i was so desperate to get rid of all these cyst all over my face, i started using it and i havent got a painful big cyst since. i put 7 asprin in a bowl put some water in so its soft and then pour the water out and crush the aspin into a paste mask. after that i leave it on for 15 minutes and take it off right after washing my face. its amazing