How to remove under the skin pimples without damaging your skin

Let’s face it, we all want a perfect, smooth, and spotless skin. It is, after all, a great confidence booster for it allows us to look and feel beautiful. Unfortunately, our negligence due to our hectic schedules, as well as the increasing level of pollution has led to impurities in the skin. These impurities often come in the shape of pimple under skin.

These are essentially pimples that develop over time due to an accumulation of dead skin, as well as excess oil secretion by the sebaceous glands. Although such pimples may not look harmful, since they usually aren’t swollen or red, they are arguably the most painful type of skin impurities. This article will shed light upon the possible causes of such pimples and ways to prevent and get rid of them.

The under the skin pimples are called blind pimples as they do not have head. They are larger than average pimple as there is more inflammation due to its deep site within your skin. This also makes blind pimples more painful. Closeness to the nerves is also one of the reason why these under the skin blind pimples are more painful than the normal ones. While most of the pimples form a whitehead or a blackhead, a blind pimple under skin gives an appearance that looks like a swollen pink bump onto your skin. Blind pimples are also known as papule.

PIMPLES UNDER SKIN CAN SOMETIMES CAUSE MAJOR SKIN INFECTIONS, IF THEY ARE LEFT UNTREATED FOR TOO LONG, AS THEY ARE VERY CLOSE TO THE NERVES

Hence, in order to purify your skin it is absolutely vital to understand what sort of pimples you have and what could have caused them. This helps you carry out the best treatment to get rid of them for good!

Various factors can lead to the growth of pimple under skin:

• Most commonly, they can be caused by a common cold.
• Lack of personal hygiene, unbalanced diet, undue stress, excessive exposure to sunlight, and pollution can lead to hard pimples under skin.
• All sorts of acne can develop into hard pimples under skin. This generally occurs when the pores are severely damaged. Eventually, they end up being clogged.
• Hard pimples sometimes contain bacteria or pus and, therefore, may be yellowish. These pimples can pop up literally anywhere. Several pimples may show up at the same time, making your skin’s texture rough. If these pimples develop in the more uncomfortable parts of your body, it is advisable to consult your dermatologist at the earliest.
• Changes in the level of hormones, particularly during adolescence, is another cause of pimple under skin.

There are many home remedies that will make you get rid of blind pimples. Some of these remedies help bring these blind pimples to head and some others protect you from the infection that may be caused by them under your skin.

1. Warm Compress for Under the Skin Pimples

Like the average pimples, blind pimples also develop when oil and bacteria enter the skin pores where the bacteria keeps on growing, trapping the oil. It becomes a little more difficult to get rid of a pimple deep under your skin. When you take help of a warm compress, it softens the plug and draws oil and bacteria to the surface.

What you'll need:

• Warm water
• Washcloth

What to do:

1. Soak the washcloth in warm water and squeeze out the excess water. You need just a dampened washcloth which is warm.
2. Now fold the washcloth and place it over the area where you have a pimple under skin.
3. Let the warm compress rest there for about 10-15 minutes.
4. Repeat this 3-4 times a day.

This warm compress treatment will bring your blind pimple to head within 3-4 days. Then the oil and bacteria ridden fluid will seep out of it. This relieves pressure and reduces redness giving you freedom from pain.

2. Apple-Honey Remedy for Pimple under Skin

While honey itself is fine for fighting off pimples and the blind pimples, it becomes even more effective when you use it with apple pulp. Apple contains malic acid which is one of the Alpha hydroxy acids. When you apply alpha hydroxy acids to your skin, it excellently moisturizes and removes dead skin cells. Malic acid is in fact used for treating acne and diminishing acne scars along with firming and smoothing skin.

When used for acnes and pimples including those that are under the skin, alpha hydroxy acids act by removing dead skin cells. They are also able to increase the thickness of deeper layers of skin. This firms your skin. Thus, it makes sense to use apple pulp for treating blind pimples too. Add honey to this and make it anti-bacterial too.

What you'll need:

• Apple pulp- 1 tbsp
• Honey- 1 tbsp
• Lukewarm water

What to do:

1. To get apple pulp, blend an apple. Take 1 tbsp of this apple pulp that you get after blending the apple.
2. Add honey to this.
3. Mix well and apply this to your skin where you have pimple under the skin.
4. Wait for 10-15 minutes.
5. Wash off with lukewarm water.
6. Do this once daily till you get rid of blind pimple.

3. Tea Tree Oil for Under the Skin Pimples

Tea tree oil is a great remedy for almost all skin problems due to its excellent anti-bacterial properties. As we know very well those pimples and also the blind pimples have oil and dirt trapped in the clogged pores that give rise to bacterial infection. The antibacterial tea tree oil helps kill bacteria that are the underlying cause of pimples. It also prevents further pimple outbreaks.

This proven medicinal oil also quickens the healing process as it acts like a cleanser and penetrates deep into the skin. This helps open the clogged pores faster and better. However, never use tea tree oil undiluted. Always dilute it before you apply this to your skin.

What you'll need:

• Tea tree oil- 1 part (for example, 1 drop or 1 tsp)
• Water- 9 parts (for example, 9 drops or 9 tsp)
• Cotton ball

What to do:

1. Add the tea tree oil to the water and mix well.
2. Now dip the cotton ball into this solution.
3. Apply this to your blind pimple.
4. Leave it there for about 10 minutes.
5. Now wash it off with some lukewarm water. Don’t forget to moisturize your skin as tea tree oil dries out your skin too.
6. Repeat 2-3 times a day.

4. Apple Cider Vinegar to Treat Under the Skin Pimples

Apple cider vinegar promotes blood circulation. It also has antiseptic properties and thus prevents infection from bacterial growth that often triggers an outbreak of pimple. As apple cider vinegar acts as an astringent, it helps close the opened up pores and thus seals them off from being invaded by bacteria.

What you'll need:

• Apple cider vinegar
• Cotton ball

What to do:

1. Soak the cotton ball in the vinegar.
2. Apply this to your blind pimple.
3. Leave it there only for very short time, may be for half a minute or 1 minute.
4. Wash off with water.
5. Repeat this 3-4 times a day.

5. Honey for Under the Skin Pimples

Honey has been known for its antiseptic and antimicrobial properties since ancient times. Not only the average pimples, honey is equally good a remedy for blind pimples too. It combats bacteria in an effective manner. Not only this, honey also cleanses your skin to open up the clogged pores and removes any scar that you might have got due to the pimples.

What you'll need:

• Honey
• Lukewarm water

What to do:

1. Apply honey to the area of your skin where you have a blind pimple.
2. Leave it there for about 20 minutes.
3. Then wash it off with lukewarm water.
4. Repeat 2-3 times a day.