Know How to Get Rid of Pesky Pimples FAST

The sun is good for getting rid of pimples - most definitely wrong.

Breakouts are caused by eating "bad" food - since when did food become bad? And more importantly%u2026are we at risk of becoming enslaved by food after it's triumphant quest for world domination? No. Food is not the cause of your problems and every food is ok in MODERATION.

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However, certain foods that can sometimes trigger outbreaks in those people who a genetically predisposed. The culprits are foods that contain high sodium (salt) levels and foods that contain the hormones found in meat & fish (so buy naturally) and foods with a high GI (aka "junk" foods). Please don't exclude any foods from your diet without a looong conversation with your doctor.

And that includes all those downright CRAZY home remedies that include:
Anti-fungal cream
Hemorrhoid cream (!)
Milk of Magnesia
Garden mud
Vinegar
Newborn urine (what now!?!)
Window cleaner

You can't catch acne - we know better than that though don't we - you can't catch acne from sharing pillows or being in close contact with somebody who is having a break out.

Whooooa there easy on the soap - soaps dry the skin and strip it of the oils it needs to be soft and subtle. Over cleansing your skin tells your body that "Uh oh my skin is too dry - better make some more oil." Use a benzoyl peroxide based cleanser just twice a day.

Scrubs are good for cleaning your skin - true and yet so very, very false. Scrubs that contain crushed apricot or almond pits are likely to scratch your skin leaving in raw & irritated from all the micro-tears. If you're going to scrub look for man -made polyethylene beads which are smooth and provide just the right depth of exfoliation.

Don't remain inactive - the longer you do nothing about the problem, the greater your risk of having permanent scars as souvenirs.

Stop popping you pimples.

The sun is NOT your friend - repeat NOT YOUR FRIEND. Tanning will not help you get rig of spots. The sun does not help pimples...unless by help you mean heps your pimples get worse

Stop popping your pimples
"Spot treatment" (pardon the pun!) Spot treating you're spots is not effective because the blemish is the last stage of a breakout. The other stages occur deep down in your pores. Treat the whole area daily to prevent new spots from surfacing.

Stop popping your pimples!! Why?? Because you risk not only scarring - and really do you need a souvenir - but you also risk inviting the bacteria in your skin to cause more troube.

Treat your face (and elsewhere too if required) with a low strength benzoyl peroxide lotion - this treats the issues before breakout begin by tackling the bacteria in the skin.

Look for make-up and moisturizers that say:
Non-comedogenic (no...I'm not being funny! Whiteheads AND blckheads are formed around a hair follicle that has been plugged with lose skin cells - this is called a comedo) White head - the plug is under the skin. Blackheads - the plug widens the pore and exposes it to air)
Non-acnegenic
Oil free

Clean out your pores - acids (ouch - they're not all bad) like glycolic and salicylic (go on, say it: sally-cycl-ic) are the acids you actually WANT on your face. They act like liquid pipe clears to clean the pores and open them . You'll find them in cleansers, tonersleave-on lotions and masks.

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Smaller pores (salicycic acid, glycolic acid and retinol will tighten your pores) are less prone to breakouts of pimples.

Routine, Routine, Routine - Now don't shoot the messenger but%u2026
Your face didn't get like this overnight and it won't clear of pimples overnight either. The almighty key to clear skin is routine, finding those products that work for you and sticking to your routine day in day out - and not just now, but when you have your acne under control too.

1) Wash your face with a medicated cleanser.

2) Put some crushed ice (you can crush your own with a rolling pin) into a zip locked bag.

3) Wrap the bag in a thin tea towel (or pillow case)

4) Apply the covered ice to your problem area and leave it there for AT LEAST 10min

5) Cleanse with the a face wash again

6) Apply a cleansing leave on lotion

7) After four hours repeat the process

8) After this second treatment, apply your oil free moisturizer liberally and leave on overnight

You should start to see the effects of ice after the first dose of ice. However, you need to make sure that the ice is wellwrapped so that it doesn't burn you (leave red blotchy patches).

ANOTHER METHOD??

1) Fill a large bowl of water with nearly boiling water and stream clean your pores by holding your face over the bowl.

WHAT YOU STILL WANT MORE??

1) Some people swear by this unconventional method. Others say it irritates or stains their sensitive skin. Apply toothpaste(??) to the problem area before bed.

2) Wash, tone and moisturize in the morning.

REALLY?? You've tried EVERYTHING?

Want to know what worked for me =)