The Pimple Blog

5 Proven Ways To Fight Acne

  The skin is your body's most important part. It's also the part that is most vulnerable to attack. Your skin is exposed to all kinds of harmful things -- sun, dirt, dust, bacteria, make up and even all those suntan lotions and creams designed to keep the skin from drying out. It is all too easy for people to try too many acne skin care products. But all too often, acne skin care products that are supposed to help fight acne could and sometimes do contain harmful ingredients. A lot of these skin care products actually create more harm than good; many of them only make the acne problem worse. When this happens, a lot of people simply turn around and buy another acne skin care product, hoping it's the answer to their acne problem. If you're having an acne breakout, wash your face regularly. Use mild soap or a gentle facial ...

Acne Treatments

Topical treatments. Acne lotions may dry up the oil, kill bacteria and promote sloughing of dead skin cells. Over-the-counter lotions are generally mild and contain benzoyl peroxide, sulfur, resorcinol, salicylic acid or lactic acid as their active ingredient. These products can be helpful for very mild acne. If your acne doesn't respond to these treatments, you may want to see a doctor or dermatologist to get a stronger prescription lotion. Tretinoin (Avita, Retin-A, Renova) and adapalene (Differin) are examples of topical prescription products derived from vitamin A. They work by promoting cell turnover and preventing plugging of the hair follicles. A number of topical antibiotics also are available. They work by killing excess skin bacteria. Often, a combination of such products is required to achieve optimal results.

Cause Of Acne

  Many people will get a pimple at least one time in their life. There are others how will have to take on the challenge all the time and they will not only get one pimple, they will get a face full or worse a body full of this annoying and frustrating problem. Sometimes the skin cells will form together and cause the pores to clog up. The bacteria in the pores are what will cause swelling and this is what brings on a pimple. When the bacteria start to break down that is when you see the pimple start to form on the skin. There are many types of pimples and there are different causes for most of them. Whiteheads are pimples that stay under the surface of the skin. There are blackheads that are on the skins surface and they are dark in color. There are also papules and they are ...

What Is A Pimple?

At one time or another, people seem to suffer from acne, which generally means that you end up with one or more pimples on your face. They’re unsightly, sometimes painful, and you can spend plenty of money trying to get rid of them. But what is a pimple, what causes them, and what are the best ways to treat them? Let’s learn a little bit about what makes pimples such a common problem. Blockage Our skin is covered with tiny little holes, called pores. These pores are important to ensuring that we sweat, keeping our body temperatures regulated. However, one of the substances that these pores secrete is called sebum, which is a sticky substance. As the outer layers of skin are shed, a process which happens continuously, some of the dead skin cells might mix with the sebum, blocking pores. This is the start of a pimple, because then further secretions ...

How to pop a Pimple

Bend over a bowl of just boiled water, with your face 10 inches above the water surface, for 15 minutes to let the steam 'open' your pores. Then rinse off the scrub mask with warm water. Next, the extraction and pimple popping begins. A pimple extractor - that insidious instrument of torture with a ring at one end for the blackheads and a needle at the other end to prick the pimples is used. The loop is pressed down against the skin to press out the blackheads that are now loosened. Then only the pimples that are ripe are pierced. Sterilize the needle of the extractor over fire. Only if the zit is ready to pop - full of pus and about to break, then you may pop it. Pierce the zit at a side with the sterile needle. With clean fingers, press out all the pus until blood comes out. Apply an antiseptic lotion to prevent infection. Spread an acne ...

“Treat your Skin not your Pimples”

A SCENE FROM "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," where Professor Sprout, the herbology professor, asks the students to collect "bubutober pus" during a lesson to give to Madam Pomfrey, the school nurse: "This'll keep Madam Pomfrey happy," said Professor Sprout, stoppering the last bottle with a cork. "An excellent remedy for the more stubborn forms of acne, bubutober pus. Should stop students resorting to desperate measures to rid themselves of pimples." "Like poor Eloise Midgen," said Hannah Abbott, a Hufflepuff, in a hushed voice. "She tried to curse hers off." "Silly girl," said Professor Sprout, shaking her head. "But Madam Pomfrey fixed her nose back in the end." Admit it—haven't we all tried to pull off an Eloise Midgen and resorted to drastic measures to drive acne away? While we may not have the capabilities to curse pimples off our faces, there's certainly a long list of worse ...

Will an Acne Cream Treatment Work?

  Acne cream treatment don't work the same for everyone but are consistently showing results for mild to severe acne. Let's see what your acne cream treatment options are. There are a number of over the counter options to choose from. They vary in strength and go well with various skin types. Acne Cream Treatment category #1 The most common are benzoyl peroxide based acne treatment creams such as Clearasil or Proactive Solution. The key here is to know what benzoyl peroxide concentration works for your skin type and your skin condition. Small concentrations work best as high concentrations can be too aggressive and leave the skin dry or lead to more problems on long term. Acne Cream Treatment category #2 Alcohol based acne creams. Alcohol is the active ingredient in many over the counter acne creams the preferred one being ClearPores. And just like benzoyl peroxide, small conentrations of alcohol can work beautifully and ...

When should you start to treat acne?

Since everyone gets acne at some time, there is no "correct" time to treat it. The best advice is to take action when you think it is out of control. This can be when severe acne flares suddenly, mild acne that just won't go away, or even when a single pimple decides to show up the week before your prom or wedding. The decision is yours.