https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 03:51:01 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-you-get-a-big-zit#post-259318 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 11:40:46 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 259318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh, I've had ridiculous skin since I was in my teens, and the only thing that ever worked for me was BCP. Now that I'm TTC, the last 18 months have been brutal.<br /> I have super oily, breakout-prone, SENSITIVE skin, which means that anything that would work to take my zits away seems to ruin the rest of my skin.<br /> I use tea tree oil now on my face, and the whole tea tree line from Body Shop. Need to see a dermatologist though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-you-get-a-big-zit#post-249701 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 13:54:54 +0000 LindsayInNY 249701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ditto to @jesslc!</p> <p>If you (or anyone reading), gets the deep/underground type of zits that take AGES to go away - find a dermatologist. They can inject it with cortisone and it'll just about disappear over night! I swear. It's so worth the visit co-pay too. I've had plenty of times where I've made last minute appointments just for this purpose. If I leave it be, it will take forever to go away and will leave a scar behind. No thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-you-get-a-big-zit#post-249628 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 13:07:20 +0000 Foodnerd81 249628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow, I'm so glad I'm not alone in being physically unable to leave it alone. I KNOW it makes it worse when I pop, but I really cannot help myself. Then, I pick at the scab that it inevitably leaves. Then once it's scabby, it's impossible to conceal. Lovely. </p> <p>I'm proud of myself though-- I've had an undergrounder on my chin that I did NOT squeeze, and it seems to be going away now. My skin has gotten so oily since I went off the pill, I don't know what to do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-you-get-a-big-zit#post-249595 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 12:41:14 +0000 cvbee 249595@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>zit cream and a little extra foundation or concealer</p> <p>I am too scared to pop, and I used to feel a little silly about that, but then felt better when I went to get a professional facial and they said that they wouldn't squeeze my clogged pores either, as my skin is too sensitive and I might scar. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-you-get-a-big-zit#post-249593 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 12:39:05 +0000 sandy 249593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kokobee: ditto...my poor face :(</p> <p>I have bad genes and had really terrible acne and took accutane throughout my twenties...it is my miracle drug! I only wish I had taken it sooner </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-you-get-a-big-zit#post-249494 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:13:29 +0000 kokobee 249494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>unfortunately, i pop it when it's ready to be popped and then pick at it when it's healing. can't help it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-you-get-a-big-zit#post-249485 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:09:54 +0000 edelweiss 249485@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i also cannot leave them alone, even though i know i should. i also leave a dollop of zit cream or plain yogurt on the zit overnight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-you-get-a-big-zit#post-249454 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 10:58:01 +0000 HLK208 249454@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't get them very often anymore but I steam my face and let it come to the surface. If it's a white head then I use a little pimple squeezer that I got from sephora and then apply zit zapper. Then I soak the pimple squeezer in bleach. If I have an under grounder, that thing gets layers of concealer and powder...and it bothers me until it goes down. Oh and if I'm bad about picking, I apply neosporin. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-you-get-a-big-zit#post-249371 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 10:08:15 +0000 LuLu Mom 249371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't really get them very often, but when I do I alwaysput on some topical stuff, and then pop it because they gross me out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-you-get-a-big-zit#post-249134 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 00:34:55 +0000 Sweet T 249134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I pop it. If it's the deep, under the skin kind, I try to leave it alone and use concealer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-you-get-a-big-zit#post-249106 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 23:12:05 +0000 cyndistar3 249106@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sweetchic: Glad to know I'm not the only one that does that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-you-get-a-big-zit#post-249095 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 22:32:49 +0000 Meridian 249095@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am not capable of leaving zits alone. Whitehead, blackhead, anything, I MUST pop/pick at them. And then I use concealer. And when it scabs over, I continue to pick at it... I suck.</p> <p> Sadly, my dad is a dermatologist, so obviously I should know better. :T </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-you-get-a-big-zit#post-249013 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 20:36:11 +0000 ladyfingers 249013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I pop/squeeze it if I have a whitehead, but otherwise just concealer. I have done the whole compress thing and it just makes them this mess of whitehead/blood that I cannot pop without making a scab, and try conceal that. My face has been a hot mess since I was 13, gotta love genetics. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-you-get-a-big-zit#post-248958 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 19:26:38 +0000 SleepyMonkey 248958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>the big ones i get are usually the really deep ones that have no exit, so i sear it with a hot compress for about 15-20 minutes 1-2x per day, which is supposed to help it drain underneath the skin. and then i slop the concealer on. i never ever squeeze these because it just makes it get worse. if it doesn't go away after a week, then i go to the dermatologist and a cortisone shot usually helps it drain. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-you-get-a-big-zit#post-248790 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 14:40:59 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 248790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove that's the one! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-you-get-a-big-zit#post-248786 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 14:37:48 +0000 autumnlove 248786@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Leialou: Queen Helene? :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-you-get-a-big-zit#post-248665 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 13:12:24 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 248665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I pop it. Or try to. I can't leave them alone! At night I put a bit of mint julep masque on it. That usually helps it go down in size. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-you-get-a-big-zit#post-248661 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 13:09:58 +0000 immabeetoo 248661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use a hot washcloth to try and draw it out, and then ice &amp; use cortisone cream.. unfortunately I get them a lot on my chin where they *hurt*. Hoping my skin goes back to normal after pregnancy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-you-get-a-big-zit#post-248625 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 12:29:01 +0000 sorrycharlie 248625@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If its a white head I concealer until its...good...then I *HOT* facecloth, drain, benzoyl peroxide.</p> <p>Underground ones get concealer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-you-get-a-big-zit#post-248623 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 12:21:53 +0000 PrincessBaby 248623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I squeeze it, pick it, harass it, until it is about 11X bigger than it originally was. And then I put concealer on it. And I just look like I'm walking around with a beige mountainous growth on my face.</p> <p>I don't get them often, so they drive me INSANE when I do get them. And I only get UNDERGROUND PIMPLES now that I'm pregnant! Those are the most painful, un-poppable ones! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-you-get-a-big-zit#post-248622 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 12:21:26 +0000 mrs. wagon 248622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh god... I am the worst!! I have so many scars from zits I have abused in the past. :-( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-you-get-a-big-zit#post-248620 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 12:18:23 +0000 autumnlove 248620@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you cake on concealer? Pick or pop it? Just let it be?</p> <p>I cake on concealer...it probably delays the zit from going away but oh well! </p>