It’s never easy dealing with a sudden breakout, especially when it pops up on a super important day. Imagine this, you’re preparing for your big, important meeting and as you’re walking out the door you glance a HUGE zit sitting between  your eyebrows in the mirror. There’s absolutely no time to freak out, you either fix it quickly, or chance going to your meeting looking like an Indian bride.

Try our natural home remedies for dealing with acne :

Hot wash cloth

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Soak a washcloth in hot water, and compress it over your pimples. The heat will dilate the blood vessels in the area. Splash cold water onto the area afterward to help with the skin redness.

 

Toothpaste

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Because of its antibacterial properties, toothpaste has an amazing effect on pimples. Use regular toothpaste, not gel, over the pimple, and the pimple will go away in half the time.

 

Advil Liqui-Gel

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Pierce an Advil Liqui-Gel pill and squeeze it’s contents on the pimple in question. Because of it’s anti-inflammatory tendencies, the capsule will get rid of the pimple.

 

Ice

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While ice cubes won’t get rid of the pimple, they will reduce the inflammation, and will help bring down swelling in cystic pimples.

 

Tea Tree Oil

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When applied to a blemish, tea tree oil will penetrate the skin and kill bacteria, helping the skin heal more quickly

 

Cucumber

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Slices of cold cucumber will more often that not relieve puffiness and swelling, and are very soothing on breakouts.

 

Dealing with breakouts can be very stressful, so take the time to know your skin and what it can handle. If you’ve got sensitive skin, it probably won’t react as well as regular skin. Find out what your skin reacts to and then go on from there. Also, don’t forget to exfoliate and moisturize regularly, it’s very important to give your skin the best treatment possible!