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

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

Red/inflamed blemish

• 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

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

Whitehead

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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.