Fight those annoying pimples!!!

I had pimple problems before I went to London, but it wasn’t that bad, but because of all the crap food I ate in London, the annoying pimples appeared, and it worsened and worsened. During the last month I spent in London, I started my pimple fighting ritual!!! Bad pimples will not go away in a day, it takes hard work and lots of patience.

Here’s how I did it.

-    The first key is a clean face. If you often use make up, but do not clean it properly, then you are a big candidate.

-    To clean your face, use cleansing milk or lotion as the fist step. Massage onto face with your fingertips. Remove it with cotton wool or alternatively rinse with water. After this, apply toner gently across your face with cotton wool.  Do this in the morning and before going to bed.

-    The brand you choose for the cleanser and toner is very important. Do not choose brands that are harsh on the skin. Just remember to choose a product that suits your skin. I am currently using Olay and Neutrogena.

-    For minor pimples outbreaks: slice a lemon and squeeze a little bit of the juice into a cotton wool and dab it gently onto the affected area. Make sure not to put too much lemon juice on your skin because you will surely burn, and the scar wouldn’t look too pretty. Fresh lemon juice is always the best. I do not know if Calamansi juice would work. If anyone tries it, the let me know the result.

-    For a major outbreak: after dabbing the lemon juice, put a layer of mud pack masque over it. The brand I am using is called Queen Helene.

-    Thou shall not use moisturizers when you are trying to heal pimples. The goal is to dry the pimples, not moisturize it!! So put the moisturizers away during the healing period.

-    These are external remedies but you can also diet and avoid fatty foods. I can’t diet. I hate to diet!!!!! So the simplest way would be drinking lots of detox tea, avoid soft drinks or soda and chocolate. Unfortunately I only did this for the first few months. You should do both at the same time if those pimples are really bad.

Acknowledgement:

Thanks to Fernando for the lemon juice remedy, I’m sorry I refuse to believe you initially.

-    This is small but very important tip: lemon juice is good for heart burns!!!! Just squeeze half slice of a lemon in a glass with some water then drink. You only need a little amount of water for this.

Thanks to Imelda, my hair stylist and skin care adviser in London. Indeed I got all those bad pimples because I didn’t clean my face well and refuse to use cleansing milks and toners.