Listen to Story Waking up with a prominent red pimple on your face on a special day is akin to a brief horror story—one that many women find themselves starring in more often than not. It might happen on the day you're flying off for that long-awaited holiday, or when you have a special dinner date planned, or even on your wedding day—a pesky pimple pops up out of nowhere to mar your face (and the mood). That angry-looking zit can infuriate you too, making you willing to do whatever it takes to eliminate that big, red monster.
Common home remedies like applying toothpaste, baking soda or garlic won't help in treating the pimple. (Photo: Pexels) But hey, pricking that pimple is never the right thing to do. It can worsen the situation and leave behind a scar.
Common home remedies like applying toothpaste, baking soda, or lemon won’t help either. In fact, they can lead to post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation and scarring. "Don’t use garlic, toothpaste, and lemon as they can damage the skin surrounding the acne, leaving pigmentation, causing burns, and even worsening the existing condition," says Dr Vidushi Jain, dermatologist and medical head at clinic Dermalinks, Ghaziabad.
So, how does one calm down a pimple really fast? We posed this question to several dermatologists, and their ultimate pro-tip is prevention. Don’t underestimate those whiteheads and blackheads—they're also different types of acne. "Regularly extract your comedones (blackheads and whiteheads) or tr.
