Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Tiny flesh colored bumps all over my face?
Most likely this is a condition known as acne comedonica, where the sebaceous glands under the pores get clogged, and all the gunk is trapped under the skin, which is why it's the same color as the rest of your skin. It's somewhat difficult to treat this, but what I have found that apparently works is using a homemade aspirin mask--you buy regular, uncoated white aspirin tablets, and dissolve them in a SMALL amount of water so you have a paste, which you rub on your skin. Let it sit for about five minutes, then rinse off. Use it about once or twice a week---you'll be floored by how well it works, both physically and chemically(it contains acetylsalicylic acid, which is basically a cousin of our friend salicylic acid). Also, you should use a daily skin moisturizer with 2% salicylic acid, which helps keep anything that could clog your pores off. You might also tell your mom that a dermatologist can PROFESSIONALLY extract them. You can use benzoyl peroxide stuff on them (use the 10% concentration or less), but it won't do a whole lot except make them a little smaller. This is due to the clogging being underneath the skin---the benzoyl peroxide kills bacteria and dries up oil, but with comedones, the medicine can't even get in, since the clogging is in the sebaceous gland, which is below the pore itself. Lastly, if you go to a dermatologist, you can get a glycolic acid cream, since it does the same thing as salicylic acid, but it's a little stronger, so it s deeper.
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