How To Get Rid Of Pimples and Get Rid Of Blackheads For Good

The dreaded P word, Pimples... Everybody hates them and yet most everyone gets them at some stage of their life. Approximately 90% of all adolescents, and 50% of adult women are affected, which makes acne one of the most common medical conditions of our time. Searching for ways of how get rid of pimples starts with understanding what causes them and how you can manage them.

Pimples are plain and simple an infection of the skin. The most common reasons for pimples are when the hair or skin pores become clogged from either dead skin or excess oil build up in the pore. The hair follicle creates an oil called sebum. If this oil goes unchecked it will clogg the pore and become infected. The hair follicle in turn becomes inflamed and bursts causing the infected matter inside the pores to spread across the skin, infecting the area around it causing new pimples.

Blackheads are technically open comedons. They are commonly seen with oily skin where as pimples are associated with dry skin. A blackhead is caused by the excess oil clogging the pore. The clogg happens when the build up of oil is unable to flow to the surface of the skin due to an impaired pore or dead skin cells blocking the pore. An open pore allows the oil to be exposed to oxygen and turns it a dark color creating the blackhead.

There are several thing you can do to get rid of blackheads. Most include cleansing and in some cases require medication. Stay away from using creamy, greasy, and thick emollient products. This will greatly decrease your chances of sprouting blackheads in the first place. Use a gentle water based cleanser. Do Not use Bar Soap!! The ingredients will clogg your pores. They can also cause your skin cells to flake off prematurely. If you have dry skin use a cleanser with a little moisturizer in it.

Exfoliate to rid your skin of dead cells. If there are no dead skin cells to clogg the pores, the natural oils will be able to flow freely. Exfoliation also removes dead cells from inside the pores that cause them to become misshapen and more easily clogged.

Absorb excess oil. Try using a clay mask that does not contain mint, peppermint, or other irritants in the ingredients. This will absorb the oil that could clogg the pore. Also oil-absorbing papers may help reduce the oil in your pores.

Picking Your Skin (popping and squeezing included)

Never, never and ever touch, pick or squeeze your blemishes, regardless of how temping and “safe” it may seem. By doing this unprofessionally, you make your acne worse by aggravating your existing inflammation and pushing the puss deeper and wider into the skin. There are in fact very effective and safe ways of dealing with small whiteheads and to get rid of blackheads but I would strongly recommend leaving that to the professionals if you care for your skin and wish to prevent further scarring.

An effective clear skin program must have five crucial components:

1. Internal and external cleansing

2. Internal strengthening and rejuvenating

3. Hormonal balancing

4. Lifestyle optimization

5. Goal setting and motivation

Except for those with acne triggered by allergies to food, it‘s extremely difficult (if not impossible) for most people to achieve permanent clear skin in just a few days and without effort. To get rid of pimples for good you must be patient and stick with it. There is no overnite cure!

Acne is basically an internal condition triggered by several underlying factors. However, there are additional external acne symptoms that may enhance the formation of acne or interfere with the healing process of your existing acne on the external level (e.g. the external acne environment). Without handling these external triggers, it will be very difficult for anyone to overcome their acne challenge, especially when the holistic treatment is performed while the individual still suffers from “live” and “evolving” acne.

Clogged or very large pores, oily or very dry complexion and bad skin hygiene do not cause acne but they interfere with the healing process of the skin and make your external acne environment more prone or “susceptible” to acne.

Taking care of your skin on a daily basis by incorporating simple and easy to follow protocols may not only enhance the healing process of your existing acne it will also balance your skin ph levels, making it smooth, even toned, radiant and healthy looking.

Although there are many types of cleansers available for different purposes (exfoliation, clean, medicate), washing your face twice a day using a gentle antiseptic and anti-bacterial 100% natural soap like tea tree oil soap, or Cetaphil soap can help reduce inflammation, swelling and redness and significantly improve the overall appearance of your skin without the irritation, allergy reactions and over-dryness that over the counters like Benzoyl Peroxide can cause.

Washing your face should always come after a good 5 minutes steaming routine. After the steaming, follow these 3 easy steps:

1. Use lukewarm water to get the soap wet.

2. Apply the soap to your face using your fingertips in a circular motion.

3. Wash your face gently and pat your skin dry using a cotton towel.

If your sebaceous glands are producing too much oil (due to hormonal imbalance that should be fixed internally), then you probable have excessively oily skin and large pores. To tackle that problem externally, do not use alcohol and water astrigent, instead use soap like Neutrogena clear pore oil Controlling astrigent or even better apply an all natural mask made of bentonitre or egg whites.

An extremely dry skin can also be treated internally through balancing oil secretion protocols and dietary changes and supplementation, including the regular intake of 10 glasses of pure water on a daily basis. As for the external care, applying lots of good quality moisturizer such as 99% Aloe Vera gel while avoiding harsh and un-natural external care products; can significantly reduce your dryness.

Warning: Excessive washing of the face can cause mild to moderate irritations and increase redness and inflammation, defeating its own purpose.

If you have sensitive skin, the best practice is to test each product prior to using it, using dollar size amount on your chin, regardless of its quality or the nature of its ingredients.