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Taking redness of spots down

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
in Health & Wellbeing
I've got a couple of small but red spots come up :mad:, and I need to try and take the redness down within a few hours, any ideas how? Tee-Tree oil?

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Tea tree oil is definitely worth a go.

    When I was younger, I used to find that Clearasil pads (if they're still available) were pretty fast acting. I'd wake up with a spot in the morning, and it'd be hardly noticeable by lunchtime! Used to swear by those things!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    OK cheers. I've got some Clearasil cream stuff actually that is sposed to clear up a spot in 2 days, which it doesn't. Will give the Tee-Tree oil ago.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Erm....its old but it really works for me, just run the tap till the water is REALY cold then wet a flannel and then hold it on the spot till the water i no longe cold :D works wonders for me


    :wave:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    wheres the best place to get good tea tree oil from that isn't really really diluted down?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    You can buy the essential oil from loads of places.

    Boots do their own. A known brand is the Thursday Plantation (or something to that effect, my Mum used to use it).

    They're usually about £5 for a little bottle.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    and its ok to use pure tea tree oil straight onto skin?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I do and it seems fine. I also have fairly sensitive skin as well.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I do occasionaly if I have a spot. In the long term using something that strong can't be good for your skin though.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    £5!!! Fuck that. £1.99 for a small bottle of pure tea tree oil out of Superdrug
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    they sell it at tesco too.

    or they do an antiseptic tea tree oil cream as opposed to the liquid stuff.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Panthro wrote:
    £5!!! Fuck that. £1.99 for a small bottle of pure tea tree oil out of Superdrug
    Superdrug: 5ml £2.69
    Boots (Botanics): 10ml £4.50

    Edit: Might be worth trying this or this ?

    Excuse the bias towards Boots. I work there so know their products better.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    last night i had one of them big sore ones coming up, it even made 1 side of my chin swell!
    i put this boots tee tree+witch hazel spot wand thing on it and this morning it was nearly gone!
    would highly recommend it, it has 1 end that has clear stuff for daytime use, and the other end has creamy stuff for use at night.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Hmm. I have Tee Tree oil & Witch Hazel. Will give that a bash next time :D.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Toothpaste. dries out the spot and calms it down.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Superdrug products are shite, as is the service

    your better of paying a little bit more for something better quality tbh
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    aargh dont do toothpaste if u have dry or sensitive skin!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I've tried toothpaste, never worked for me, maybe I only had it on for 30 mins? I brought this Witch Hazel face scrub stuff and only after a few days it totally cleared up any spots I did have :D. Great stuff, quite possibly the best stuff I have used, and I 've tried nearly all face wash products to get clear skin!

    That Witch Hazel face scrub + L'Oreal Men Expert Skin Renovator + Adidas Skin Moisturiser tbh = win :D.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Blah_x2 wrote:
    aargh dont do toothpaste if u have dry or sensitive skin!

    hehe, just what i was thinking. yes, your spot will appear to go, but only cause the rest of your face is now a beaming red, so it blends in!

    i know you're not supposed to, but to get rid of spots quick, i usually squeeze them (with squeaky clean fingers), then dab neat TCP on. hurts like hell for about 30 seconds, but in the morning your spot is nearly gone.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    kaffrin wrote:
    hehe, just what i was thinking. yes, your spot will appear to go, but only cause the rest of your face is now a beaming red, so it blends in!

    i know you're not supposed to, but to get rid of spots quick, i usually squeeze them (with squeaky clean fingers), then dab neat TCP on. hurts like hell for about 30 seconds, but in the morning your spot is nearly gone.

    i had a disgusting scabby face for weeks after taking someones advice of using toothpaste! still have slight scarring too!

    definate no go
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Blah_x2 wrote:
    i had a disgusting scabby face for weeks after taking someones advice of using toothpaste! still have slight scarring too!

    definate no go
    same here just went in a horrid scabby thing :yuck:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Char_Baby wrote:
    same here just went in a horrid scabby thing :yuck:

    ok lets start a protest for not using toothpaste on the face :hyper:
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