How-To: Bring a Blind Pimple to a Head

How-To: Bring a Blind Pimple to a Head

Updated 02/21/10 7:32 PM · Posted by BellaSugar Australia · 17 comments

tips · skincare · Acne · diy · blemishes · Spots · pimples · blind spot · blind pimple · joey green · dr adrienne denese

Why, why, why, why, why does your skin wait until the weekend to hit you up with an angry blind pimple? Slightly gross topic to discuss, I realise, but necessary all the same. Besides, it could've been worse, I could've started on Mo'Nique's body hair. But back to the matter in hand; how does one get an angry blind spot to surface and then vamosse? Keep reading . . .

Tea bag compress: A warm tea bag not only helps bring the pimple to the surface, but the tannins within, particularly in black tea, help to reduce inflammation.

Patch it up: This bit of advice comes from Dr. Adrienne Denese. Simply dab hydrocortisone cream on the infected area and cover with a Band-Aid. This simple remedy will help quell inflammation.

For the unconventional: Joey Green, author of Amazing Kitchen Cures ($10) recommends non-toxic, white shoe polish to help dry out pimples and bring them to the surface. Hmmm.

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17 Comments - Post a Comment

- 3 years ago Report Comment
Ugh these kind of pimples are the worst. My sister and I call them volcanic eruptions...no idea why haha
- 3 years ago Report Comment
When I got those in HS during the time of the month, I loved using Queen Helene's Mint Julep mask and witch hazel. It didn't so much make it come to a head...but it did make it disappear.
- 3 years ago Report Comment
Shoe polish?! Is this Beauty for Hobos? :P
- 3 years ago Report Comment
Tooth paste is a great way to dry out a pimple. Also very good is Tea tree oil.
- 3 years ago Report Comment
ha! my go-to overnight cure has always been to dab on a combination of neosporin, cortizone 10 (+aloe), and preparation h, all of which were mentioned. and of course it always starts and ends with a good salicylic acid cleanser and benzoyl peroxide treatment.
- 3 years ago Report Comment
Those types of pimples really hurt!
- 3 years ago Report Comment
Tooth paste saves my life.
- 3 years ago Report Comment
Great tips!
- 3 years ago Report Comment
This happened to me the other night. I dabbed a thick layer of camphor clay mask on the offending zit, left it for an hour or so while I watched tv and then washed it off and put a hot compress on it. It came to a head pretty quickly and I used an extraction tool rather than my fingers. It worked well. Then I put Neosporin on it after all the icky stuff was gone. SORRY, TMI.
- 3 years ago Report Comment
Two words: witch hazel.
- 3 years ago Report Comment
Man, I get one or two hormonal pimples at my hairline right before my period every month. I'm talking deep, advil sized bumps that take about a week to come to the surface (usually after my period ends) and man do they hurt. I'll have to try some of these suggestions.
- 3 years ago Report Comment
it's good to know I'm not the only one to get that, they really freaking hurt as well! I usually use toothpaste, a tea tree cleanser by Lush and Biafine cream to help with the pain. it usually works ok but it still hurts for like a day or 2 :(
nanashee - 3 years ago Report Comment
i've been using this anti-blackhead serum on those zits and it makes them go away without ever coming to a head. usually by the next day the swelling's down by a lot, and it's not so red. it's b.liv's off with those heads serum, not sure if they ship internationally.
- 3 years ago Report Comment
strong mixture of salt and water works amzing too! bring it right up but sometimes I try to fight it first with rubbing alcohol to see if I can stop it before it gets to big
- 2 years ago Report Comment
Lots and lots and lots of zit cream!
- 2 years ago Report Comment
I am a trained beauty Therapist and let me say there are two types of pimples, these big blind pimples are not meant to come to the surface like other pimples do and squeezing them or trying to make a head on them will worsen them. I always recomend a light massage on the pimple itself or lightly pressing the pimple down into the skin, Your lymphatic drainage will eventually come and pick up the fluid from the inside of the skin anyways. There are some products which are fantastic for these pimples to help heal the redness for this pimple. Herbal ingrediants such as lavender are fantastic. My recomendations are Elemis herbal lavender repair mask leave it on over night, or Mario Badescu Healing cream.
- 2 years ago Report Comment
The best thing is AHAVA LIQUID SALT - it wroks like magnoplasm and draws everything out!! Or the AHAVA PURIFYING MASK if you have acne infections.
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