Overnight acne busters

[Kalika]

Help I have a really important meeting to go to tomorrow, but I have this huge pimple in a very noticeable spot that started yesterday and blew up like a balloon today..

 

Does anyone know of anything I can put on my face tonight, or an overnight treatment, that will reduce it by tomorrow?? I'm desperate

[Yvette84]

toothpaste will dry it out. But just try to use a TON of cover up foundation.

[Hazelnut56]

Get an ice cub and put it on, but remove it before you freeze your skin.

 

Once it´s really cold, apply some benzoil peroxyde and leave it for a few minutes.

 

Is not gonna go away magically, but the inflamation will decrease.

[NaNOx9]

A corticosteroid like hydrocortisone will take down inflammation, so it's decent for an emergency, the problem is it could very well trigger another (possibly worse) breakout.

[Gracelove]

Mix baking soda with witch hazel. Mix it until it's a paste, apply, and let it dry.

This can get rid of any pimple in two days time, so it will definitely reduce it overnight.

[ten]

Mix baking soda with witch hazel. Mix it until it's a paste, apply, and let it dry.

This can get rid of any pimple in two days time, so it will definitely reduce it overnight.

 

lol you can't be serious

 

go to cvs/rite aid and pick up Clearisil Acne Treatment Cream - there is a tinted version if you have brown skin. it does a decent job of covering up the pimple. It's like make up cream but it actually has benzoyl in it

[Kalika]

Thanks everyone!! I went to the pharmacy and got some benzoyl.. here's hoping!!

[Hazelnut56]

So how did it go?

[Kalika]

First I did the ice cube thing.. then I applied benzoyl, left it on, and then after about 6ish hours, washed my face and reapplied it.. but it made the skin really red on my cheek after the 2nd application. I had another smallish pimple though, and it dried it out without making the skin red.

 

Even the bigger cheek pimple is smaller than it was before now.. so that's cool!!

[Hazelnut56]

Hey, cool.

 

There´s also this other product from LaRochePosay, called "Effaclar AI, Targeted Break Out Corrector"

 

Apply it on the pimple in the first second you feel it growing under your skin, and re apply when the first doze vanishes, it really works, and also prevents scarring.

 

Good luck!