I've been called a crater face, pizza face etc during my junior and high school. So you can guess that I've tried many, many things to zap my zits.
And I've realized something as I was getting better--there's no such thing as a quick and permanent fix. You just have to let nature take its course. In this case, you have to let your body go through these changes to grow. This means by preventing or suppressing could lead to prolonging.
It is my unprofessional, undocumented opinion that the first thing that really works is getting plenty of rest. Sleep does wonders by allowing your body to heal while you recharge your energy. Second is to clean your face that does not dry your skin. I've been using Dove for many years and I find it the best cleaning solution for me. I found out that I was allergic to benzoyl peroxide which is found in almost all acne cleansing products. So knowing your skin and skin type is important as well.
My sister stopped using makeup during her phase and this helped her tremendously. Clogging your pores is the last thing you should be doing. This means any coverup makeup you're thinking of, think again. They may cause more damage later than you might think.
But the day comes and you still feel that your skin isn't clear enough try these few suggestions: 1) tooth paste 2) cold spoon or ice 3) windex (okay, this last one was from a movie, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding")
The idea behind using a tooth paste is to dry out your oily bump. Do this prior to few days before the night out, doing it nightly. Although this never eradicated my blemish, the so called white-head was quickly turned to something less disgusting. Use cold spoon that was placed in a freezer or an ice-cube about 30 minutes before heading out to reduce the redness. The idea is to place less noticeable "reindeer bump on your nose" by shocking the area with something cold. This is a quick solution that only lasts for few hours but by the time anyone realizes your red beacon, the night would have been fun and no one will care.
And the most important thing of all--do not squeeze or even further aggravate your hump. You're just asking for more trouble.
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