How to Pop a Pimple – Should you Pop Pimples or Not? (TIPS)

A pimple, especially in your face, is a disaster and you might want to pop it… but before you do that, just heed some advice.

One morning, you wake up, look in the mirror and what do you see? A nasty pimple or zit staring right back at you.

You decided to pop the pimple yourself and use your fingers… or, your wife comes up to you, like she usually does and she pops the pimple with her fingers. You brace for the pain and take it like a man… or woman. Quick and easy, right? Yes, but there could be some side effects such as scarring that you will not like.

Should You Pop Pimples?

Don’t! If at at all possible, avoid it like the plague. You are not supposed to do it.

Why?… because it will just cause more damage to your skin and you can even damage the healthy cells surrounding your pimple if you use your fingers.

On top of that, you can spread the infection to other parts of your face or body and you could end up with even more pimples. It is bad to pop pimples.

The best way is to just leave it until the pimple pops or to have a look at other ways to get rid of pimples fast and naturally.

If you are a woman, you can try covering up the pimple with make up if it is small enough to hide.

But wait… this pimple of yours looks so ugly and it is obvious that you must do something about it right now.

I understand… just don’t go popping your zit with your fingers then.

How to Pop a Pimple

Pimples are caused by blocked pores and it is your body telling you that something is wrong… basically it means that you have an infection.

First of all, avoid touching your face with your hands (or wash your hands thoroughly), since it can spread the infection and secondly, try not to use your fingers to pop the pimple.

With acne, it is very important to ensure that whatever you use is squeaky clean. If you are really in a hurry, you can use your fingers. The best way is to use some tools to pop that zit of yours; such as alcohol, a very thin needle, a piece of clean cloth and some clean cotton swabs.

Steps:

1. Wash your hands thoroughly (15 – 20 seconds) with soap and water. Studies have shown that most people don’t wash their hands the right way.
2. If you have alcohol available, use a cotton swab dipped in the alcohol to clean your fingers and pimples. If you use your fingers to pop the zit, apply light pressure with two fingers to pop the pimple.
3. Clean the needle by using a cotton swab dipped in alcohol. Another way to sterilize the needle is to use a lighter or matches to warm up the tip of the needle. Be careful that you don’t burn yourself by using a piece of cloth to hold the other end of the needle. Wait until the needle cools down. The best thing to do is to just hold it in your hand to avoid contamination.
4. Carefully take the needle and insert the needle from the one side of the pimple to the other side as close as possible to the surface of the pimple. In other words, don’t try and prick it from the top, but do it from the side of your face.
5. Now, rip it open!
6. Clean your pimple with an alcohol soaked cotton swab and leave it to heal.

Now you know how to pop a pimple. If you have a pimple under the skin or in your ear, then look at natural ways to get rid of acne.