BEAUTY

| BEAUTY OVERNIGHT PIMPLE HACKS

Acne always seems to show up at the worst times: when you don’t have the time or patience to wait and just need it gone immediately. Whether you decide to take matters into your own hands and start picking it’s a natural response to want to get rid of acne fast. But there’s definitely a right way to do so. Here we have people telling their skin care overnight pimple hacks which you can try and get rid of the pimple fast.

Using diluted tea tree oil as a spot treatment works like a magic. SABISTA KHAN, Entrepreneur

Applying a paste made of crushed aspirin. Aspirin contains salicylic acid which is a top-shelf acne fighter by all accounts. Applying a paste made of aspirin immediately removes excess oil and dead skin. In other words, it helps to unclog and dry out your angry pores, while simultaneously reducing swelling and redness. It’s one of the home remedies that dermatologists recommend, and it even helps reduce pain at the application site. To make the paste, crush an aspirin with a spoon and swirl it with a few drops of water. Then apply it directly to the pimple.

FARIDAH

LAKHANI,

Teacher at Aga Khan Academy

Aloevera gel with tea tree oil works the best. SAMEEKSHA DUGAR, Digital Creator

Not Toothpaste for sure! DR. SRAVYA TIPIRNENI, Dermatologist

An acne patch is about the closest thing that you can get to a vacuum for acne. It protects the blemishes from dirt and other contaminants while absorbing secretion. The patch doesn’t heal your acne overnight. However, it facilitates the process of healing by speeding up the process and even prevent scarring. To use acne patches, clean and moisturize your face as normal. Then apply the sticker to your pimple and wear it overnight. It’s crucial that you wear the patch for at least six hours. Then wash your face as you would during your normal morning routine.

ZOHA

KHAN, Student

This is a hack my mother used to use and passed it on to me and so I am passing it on to Tulip and many more as well. Tadheen is a skin ointment and is a need for every household. It is an Ayurvedic medicine which can be used by both adults and children. As a teenager having pimples was a big deal. Therefore, Mummy’s Nuska (formula) of applying “Tadheen” in the night before bed was the miracle I was waiting for and wanting. This became a night routine for me that I still follow till date for pimples. Wash your face before bed and apply the ointment on your pimples in small amounts and rub gently. Do not overdo it with the ointment as it is very cooling and then your eyes will water and you will not be able to open them for a while.

ABIGAIL

HASHMI, Content Writer

Intra lesion also steroid treatment.

DR. AASHNA REDDY, Dermatologist

Aloe Vera hack this hack works best when the Pimple is almost about to burst. Wash your face like you regularly might, take steam for a few seconds to open the pores. You can burst the pimple and immediately wash it with cold water. Post which apply Aloe Vera generously and you can also add a few drops of vitamin e for a full skin care.

MALAVIKA RAO, Student

Take Aloe Vera gel and apply it leave it overnight and see the magic!

RUCHI

MAHAJAN, Corporate Grooming Trainer

There are so many amazing Tea tree oil benefits. This is one of the effective pimple hacks. I like diluting 1-2 drops of tea tree oil into a carrier oil. Before applying on your face, do a small patch test to see if there’s any skin irritation. Take a cotton round or a Q-tip and dab the diluted tea tree oil on the blemishes and leave it overnight. ABIDA FATIMA, Blogger

Using OTC treatment like Adapalene & Benzoyl Peroxide in combination helps in drying out the pimple overnight. As tempting as it may seem, do NOT pop or squeeze the pimple just to get rid of it. This can eventually lead to scars and pits. SAMIYA ZAHOOR, Dentist

This is one of grandma’s skin hacks for helping with overnight treatment of pimples and inflammation from it. All you need is wild turmeric and raw milk.Mix 1/4 teaspoon of wild turmeric with enough raw milk to form a paste and apply it on the pimple as a spot treatment, leave it on overnight and wash it with cold water the next day. Turmeric is known for its anti-bacterial properties which helps bring down the inflammation and works for lightening acne scars as well.

SAMRA TAZEEN, Founder

& CEO, Alayna

I use the Aloe Vera under eye gel from biotique on an unwanted pimple. The watery-coolness of aloevera overnight helps it fade out in no time. FATIEHA FATIMA, Interior designer and Artist