AAAaahhhhhh !!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm horrified !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm going to have nightmares.
Sammi... as you mention - you have hormonal blind pimples... so there's not a lot you can do about them unless they come up to a 'head'. And although I don't recommend that people squeeze their zits - if they have come to a white head (or they are a blackhead) - you can do it carefully.
Some of my suggestions:
- take some Zinc tablets - which are good for healing/problem skin
- a professional facial will help... (ensure they do extractions if you book)
- a detoxifying mud mask will usually 'draw' the impurities to the surface. I would apply a mud mask 1-2 times a week, after a shower or hot towel compress.
- I've used a product called "zit zapper" which you can get from chemists. (skin doctors product). It's like a pen... and is mainly alcohol. Seems pretty effective.
- I would exfoliate (to remove surface dead cells) - and moisturise - but nothing too heavy. If you don't moisturise, you may block up your pores with dead skin cells... particularly if you're using any drying product (like zit zapper, tea tree oil, perfume or alcohol)
- never ever use soap on your face!!!! (sorry Lucy... I just have to say that)
I definately agree with Lucy's suggestion of drinking lots of water.
And if you have sensitive skin - I would be very careful using any drying/alcohol/acid based product as it might actually burn your skin... leaving it red raw.
Unfortunately, hormonal skin problems are caused by your hormones... and the most effective treatment is to balance the hormones.
Often pimples are caused by oily skin - and 'drying' products can be helpful for those types of pimples. But if you don't have oily skin - some products could make your skin far worse.
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