Pressing directly on the pimple will just force all the pus back into the dermis. But if you absolutely must push out the gunk yourself, use a tissue and your fingertips (not nails) to gently apply pressure around the pimple.
#MASSIVE BOILS BURSTING PATCH#
Once you’ve used a needle, you can throw on a patch and let the hydrocolloid work its magic. DO use a patch and/or gentle pressure to finish the job.
#MASSIVE BOILS BURSTING SKIN#
This gives your pimple a spot to spill out the gunk and is much gentler than bursting your skin open by squeezing with your nails.ĥ. Take a needle (as in Sansa’s simple sewing needle, not Arya’s Needle), clean it with alcohol to eliminate any bacteria and poke a tiny hole in the center of the pimple. Or perhaps your pimple has not yet come to a head but is close (and seems “poppable”). Maybe you don’t have a Mighty Patch on hand for your whitehead. DO use a sterilized needle for pimples that you must pop. So all you have to do to get rid of it quickly is stick on a Mighty Patch for a few hours and let the hydrocolloid absorb all of the whitehead pus.Ĥ. The pus and fluid has already risen to the top of the hair follicle and is nearly ready to burst on its own. But the truth is, it’s also the easiest type of pimple to eliminate without popping. Whiteheads are probably the type of pimple you pop most often. RELATED READ: An Acnepedia: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Pimples
DON’T pop anything other than a whitehead.Īttempting to pop a blackhead, papule, pustule, nodule or cyst will be extremely painful and worsen the situation. Plus, the pimple will take longer to heal when your skin is damaged.Ģ.
The pressure from your nails can easily tear the skin and leave long-term pits and scars.
This spread of bacteria will increase inflammation and redness. When you squeeze a pimple and pus (AKA sebum, bacteria and/or dead skin cells) doesn’t emerge, you are actually pushing the bacteria further into the dermis. DON’T use your nails to squeeze a pimple. Instead, we are going to share 5 basic rules for clean, safe pimple popping.ġ. So today, we are not going to tell you to stop popping pimples. We know at least 3.5 million people who love watching gunk ooze out of a pimple - Dr. Plus, popping pimples is so #oddlysatisfying. No one wants to walk around in public with a huge, very visible zit on the tip of their nose (or anywhere else, for that matter). Whether it was from your dermatologist, your mom or a skincare article, you’ve heard it before: Don’t pop your pimples!īut let’s get real.
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