How to reduce swelling in a zit quickly?

Question

Does anyone have any tips or tricks that worked well for you to reduce the swelling in a pimple within a day or so? Tomorrow is the first day of school for me and I'd rather people don't remember me on my first day of high school as 'the girl with the huge zit.' Thanks for any and all help!

Answer 1

Well I am currently going through the same thing. Schools starting soon and well i have a pimple right in the middle of my foreheadaddon'tdont wanna go to school with that on the first day so i did a few things to get rid of it....

First you gotta make sure that don't  pick at it or try to pop it. if you do it will irritate it and it will take longer to disappear. i found out the hard way. Then i would say to use something with benzoil peroxide cause that would get rid of it fast. If you dont have anything and have to work with things at home toothpaste will probably work. you can put it on and leave it for a couple of hours. that should make it less noticable. Im not sure it that would work but some people say it does. Another thing you can do is put a lukewarm wash cloth over your face for a while then you can take a needle and lance the pimple and sqeeze out what you can.  If none of that works you can use coverup till you find something that does.....well goodluck ;]

Answer 2

Put hydrocortizone cream on it!!

Answer 3

toothpaste i know it sounds strange but if u dab some toothpaste on and about 5 mins later wash it off. your zit should srink  

Answer 4

ice it and resist the urge to pick no matter how tempting :) it will only make it swell more

Answer 5

eye drops take away the redness. put antiseptic cream on it before you go to bed, then when you wake up pat the spot lightly with concealer.  

Answer 6

dont touch it.

Answer 7

Get some toothpaste and put it on the pimple. I am not kidding...I usually do this when I get a pimple and it's very swollen. It dries it out very fast and the next day you'll be refreshed...

Answer 8

ice it and leave it alone for the rest of the day

Answer 9

concealer and leave it

also!!!!

answer my question I will give you best answer if you say you heard of it from the zit question!

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...

Answer 10

rubbing alcohol and ice!