Acne... Truth or Myth?

Question

ok, so i have a little acne on my forhead, not really bad, but i have little breakouts. To get rid of the nasty little things i pop them (ewww... gross!!), which seems to make them go away faster, but when i told my friend this she was like "no! don't do that it makes you have worse acne!" and i want to know if it in fact does popping pimples make your ance worse.... now, i've been popping them for a while (bout 4 months) and just now i'm noticing that i'm breaking out more, but that could just be that i'm working outside a lot and sweating more... so tell me, does popping your pimples make you break out more or is that just a myth? and if it is true, why? It just seems to me that it would make them go away, cuz your getting out all the gross stuff....

o, and does anyone know any ways to get rid of acne (i don't mean face washes you buy at the store, natural ways)

Answer 1

Well, i have acne and i have always been told oh don't pick at your face it will make your acne worse, but i do pop them when they become whiteheads and it seems to help, i mean they might get red for an hour or so but that's the only way you will get rid of them! It's not like you want a pimple sitting on your face forever! It's ok to pop them, just don't make a habit of picking at your face all the time! Also sweating does make you break out more than usally, just remember to wash your face twice a day!

Answer 2

It's definitely true in some ways. If you pop a zit and then rub the pus away with a finger, you're spreading it and that could cause more pimples, but they do clear up faster when they are popped the RIGHT way (you ever noticed when you get a facial they pop your zits for you and they never get infected?). If you do need to pop one, try using long (clean) fingernails to get a good clean, quick pop, or use 2 q-tips. You can put a bit of rubbing alcohol on it or a very small amount of Neosporin to heal it up quickly. You could also wash it with soap to keep it from getting infected, or put spot treatment on it.

Answer 3

It's a proven fact that popping pimples do make them worse. The sebum in the pimples carry all the bacteria which the body is trying to rid of through inflamation. When you pop them you spread the bacteria and oil to the rest of your face. Popping pimples to often can create boils.

Answer 4

Popping pimples would only spread the puss and bacteria around your face thus causing more acne and break outs. If you really really need to pop them but I recommend you not to... make sure your hands are sanitized so the popped pimples do not get infected. Naturally, eating healthy and drinking H20 and keep the stress down.

Answer 5

Go out in the sun and tan. It'll help.

Answer 6

you're getting out the gross stuff, yeah, but then your skin is broken and more dirt and grease are able to get in. just leave pimples alone and they'll take care of themselves.

Answer 7

I started to pop pimples and my parents freaked, they told me that is how you get scars. So they took me to a dermotologist. Popping pimples will make you break out more.

The dermatologist had this book in the lobby, the book explained 4 steps to a clearer face. My girlfriends and I used the book  and within 2 weeks we all had clearer skin.

here is the web site, get the book, it worked for  us;

www.acnetreatmentscamsrevealed.com

Peace,

Sl

Answer 8

Popping pimples leaves your face with little scars, from where the pimples used to be. It also makes them a lot uglier (not to mention painful!)

Here's a link to 10 home remedies for treating acne:

http://ezinearticles.com/?Acne-Home-Reme...

Answer 9

proactive makes this face mask stuff that you can apply to a few individual pimples to make them go away  faster. if you dont want to buy that, ive also heard that toothpaste works. but not like gel toothpaste, real toothpaste

Answer 10

If you pop them, and don't wash your face right away, all the dirt that you popped out of them can spread around your face thus making it worse.  But popping them I think is best, as long as you clean up.

Arbonne is a really good natural cleaning product, but you still have to buy it and it is expensive.

Homemade soap from dairy products are the best way, if you can find someone who knows how to make it.  My fiance's aunt makes it, and it is amazing.

Answer 11

yes it does because we can wash are hands from now until kingdom come and they'd still be germy and oily and when ur popping ur pimples u get all the stuff thats on your hands into ur pimples. best thing to do is flush out ur pimples with face wash instead of popping them and another thing is you can get scabs if u pop ur pimples