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How do I treat specific types of acne on different parts of my face?
So, my face is being really weird. I wash my face twice each day and use toothpaste, baking soda, and other home remedies pretty frequently, but it's still not working!
Here are the different kinds of acne that are happening to me:
I picked at one (I know, BAD, but I can't undo it now) and now I have a scabby red mark on my chin. It might be too dry. I try not to touch it but it is vERY DIFFICULT.
I have one small red one by my eye that hasn't gone away in months, but I know it's not a birthmark or something because once it faded for a week, but it comes back often.
I have another one on my chin that seems regular, but I tried to use hot porcelain to like... burn it off or something. I'm not sure what results I was expecting but now it's red and irritated.
Right under my lower lip and on my nose, I have tiny little blackheads that, unless you inspect them super closely, just look like enlarged pores. Maybe from greasy skin.
I have many tiny zits around my hairline and one in the middle of my forehead, very itchy. I am suspicious of my shampoo.
I use Neutrogena face wash. I usually moisturize my face lightly with coconut oil and then wash it off (only at night, not in the morning). I think I am following a good routine. I'll try to add more veggies to my diet as well. What can I do for the *specific* acne areas, other than continuing to wash my face? These breakouts don't seem like the regular kinds that I get, so I'd like to know.
I also have little pinkish purple dots (like the kind you get when a cut or scar goes away, they're not raised) on my chin. I do suffer a great amount of stress and it might be hormonal too, but I hope there is still some way to get rid of the acne!
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- ?Lv 77 years agoFavorite Answer
I would suggest you try using Jojoba Oil as it is almost identical organically-speaking to sebum, which is the natural oil produced by your skin. As well as being a great natural moisturizer it can also help with acne, Jojoba Oil penetrates into the skin without clogging pores and is suitable for all skin types it contains vitamin E and antioxidants which are great for fighting aging signs and moisturizing the skin.
Studies on jojoba oil show that it has the ability to prevent skin from becoming too oily. This is due to the fact that putting jojoba oil on our skin can trick our cells into thinking they have produced enough oil. Jojoba oil is also great for people with sensitive skin as it is very gentle.
Remove any surface dirt from your skin, then put just a few drops of jojoba oil into your hand and rub it into your skin when you start to work jojoba oil into the skin, the oil penetrates into the pores. As jojoba closely resembles your skins own oil, moisturizing with jojoba oil sends the message to your pores to stop overproducing the sebum that causing the oily skin.
Initially to get rid of the stubborn deep blackheads\clogged pores, I would recommend that you use a baking soda/jojoba/water paste with extremely gentle circular massaging motions to break up the worst blackheads. Dont overdo it, just massage in the baking soda/jojoba/water paste gently for a minute or two. Rinse with warm (not hot) water. Apply more jojoba oil and massage with a warm washcloth.
The idea is to get those plugs out (blackheads), and get the jojoba oil in there to keep the sebum liquid and flowing. This may take some time as the skin reacts to drying by pumping out oil, and the turnaround you're going for is a natural distribution of oil which will leave your skin soft and balanced.
For the acne spots\pimples:-
Tea Tree Essential oil it has great on acne as it has antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal properties. Simply put a couple of drops on a cotton bud and dot onto each spot. Don't use it over your entire face as it can irritate the skin for some people.
Lavender Essential oil has well known antifungal and antiseptic properties and is widely used in treating acne. For that stubborn pimples lavender can be applied neat using a cotton bud or pad. Redness, swelling and irritation will be dramatically reduced.
The Lavender and tea tree if applying to larger areas or for people with sensitive skin, should be used in dilution, I would recommend between 10-20 drops of essential oil to 50ml of jojoba oil.
Hope this helps!
