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Cincysweetie
2005-09-29, 11:48 AM
Ladies, I have a big event coming up Saturday evening and I just had a whitehead pop up out of nowhere!!! It started yesterday evening and I put Retin A on it twice yesterday and it still got bigger last night!!! This HAS to be gone by Saturday, what can I put on it ASAP? Help!!!
DigitalRain
2005-09-29, 01:36 PM
Try this

Clean the area
Ice it
Apply a 2% salicylic acid product on it
Wait a few minutes then
Apply QH Mint Julep Mask on it or benzoyl peroxide, try Neutrogena On the Spot 2.5%, less chance of it drying out your skin and irritating it more
If its really swelling, take an ibuprofen to help bring down the swelling.

HTH
angellazette
2005-09-29, 02:08 PM
I agree with the post above but don't overdo it because all of those products (besides the ice) can be irritating and drying if used in excess...Be sure to wrap the ice in something, don't apply it directly to the skin...I haven't tried the aspirin mask but I heard it's good...good luck!
Cincysweetie
2005-09-29, 04:29 PM
THank you all so much!!! Where can I buy these products?
Cincysweetie
2005-09-29, 04:53 PM
Damn! The white part popped just now when I was in the shower!!! Now I'm gonna have a red mark!!! :mad: Now what do I do??? :confused: :( :ohwell:
sithembile
2005-09-29, 05:11 PM
What's the difference between a whitehead and a blackhead?
angellazette
2005-09-29, 11:22 PM
Damn! The white part popped just now when I was in the shower!!! Now I'm gonna have a red mark!!! :mad: Now what do I do??? :confused: :( :ohwell:


Try some Neosporin, but it did it's thing on it's own so that's good, it was probably the steam from the shower :)
angellazette
2005-09-29, 11:29 PM
What's the difference between a whitehead and a blackhead?


Blackheads
Blackheads, also known as open comedones, are follicles that have a wider than normal opening. They are filled with plugs of sebum and sloughed off cells and have undergone a chemical reaction resulting in the oxidation of melanin. This gives the material in the follicle the typical black color.

http://z.about.com/d/p/440/e/f/2087.jpg


Whiteheads
Whiteheads, also known as closed comedones, are follicles that are filled with the same material, but have only a microscopic opening to the skin surface. Since the air cannot reach the follicle, the material is not oxidized, and remains white.
Cincysweetie
2005-09-30, 01:00 AM
Try some Neosporin, but it did it's thing on it's own so that's good, it was probably the steam from the shower :)
Thank you!!!!