Readers Respond: How Do You Keep From Picking at Blackheads & Whiteheads?
From the article: Acne – Blackheads & WhiteheadsEveryone knows that picking at, mashing, and “popping” blackheads and whiteheads is bad for their skin. It can cause the comedone to become infected which can lead to scarring or discoloration. Even though they know this, most people can’t keep their hands off those pesky pimples. If you are able to resist the urge, how do you do it?Wait it outI read somewhere that cravings last usually about 5 minutes so I’d call a friend or read a chapter of a book and by then you probably would have forgotten about it. If not, I wash my face with warm water to open the pores, use my face soap, and then wash out pores again with hot water, pat dry then glide ice over my face to constrict my pores(make them smaller) so dirt won’t get in anymore. That helps a little bit to know that my face is clean and that it should go away. Then I’d take a nap because someone tol
