Spot Skin Care

Spot Skin Care Overview

• Spots in the skin occur due a wide variety of reasons.
• These develop in individual irrespective of his age, sex or topology of the area.
• But some people are definitely more prone to these.

Types of Spots occurring in Skin

The major types of Spots that occur in the skin are:

1. Red or inflamed blemish
2. Small spot
3. Whitehead
4. Blackhead
5. Erupting spot
6. Feel-it-coming blemish

Red/inflamed blemish

Cure:

• Squeezing those areas are definitely be avoided.
• Appling any high-quality, topical benzoyl peroxide.
• Use of any good quality drying lotion or clay mask can also help to drag out impurities and cure the blemish.

Small spot

Cure:

• The area should be cleaned gently and administration of acne cream is essential.
• Homeopathic acne creams are very effective in these cases.

Whitehead

Cure:

• These are called "closed comedones" in scientific language.
• These should be removed by a professional dermatologist or beautician.
• The patient should never try to remove these by themselves because that may result in a worse condition even developing extensive scars.
• But as a substitute applying a cream or gel having salicylic acid can also be effective and supportive to unplug the pores.

Blackhead

Cure:

• Scientifically these are known as "open comedones".
• Strips manufactured by companies like Ponds etc. can be used to remove them.
• But before that warm water is used to compress and soften the pores.
• The pores are then to be squeezed gently with a tissue paper manually with two fingers.
• If no oil plug gets released, squeezing should be stopped.
• During squeezing it is to be remembered that the force should be gentle and not that much that leaves behind an imprint.

Erupting spot

Cure:

• These are mainly caused by Cystic acne that leaves behind deep scars.
• These should never be pressed.
• For the cases of open pimples, any acne drying lotion or gel can be used and the course should be completed.
• If the case has frequent outbreaks it is advised to consult a dermatologist for exact treatment.

Feel-it-coming blemish

Cure:

• Over-the-counter anti-inflammatory drugs like Ibuprofen or Aceclofenac can help decrease the swelling.
• But for this any advice of any General Physician is preferred.
• Applying ice to the infected areas in place of touching it bare handed sometimes helps. But for best result those area should not be touched.

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