Beauty Tips For Body Care
I rarely get cysts, but once every couple months or so, one will pop up on my chin. It’s huge, red, and painful. They disappear after a good month or longer, and I’ve tried everything on the internet to get rid of them faster: Ice, crushed aspirin on it, a hot spoon, benzoyl peroxide, OTC acne spot treatments, acne patches, differin, salicylic acid, AHA/BHA treatments, clay masks, etc.During my crazed search of literally anything to help get rid of my cysts, I came across a bunch of reddit posts about the Zinc Oxide. I went to Target last year and made my way to the baby aisle and saw the 4oz generic diaper rash paste for less than $5. You can opt to get the 2oz one, I regret going for the bigger size since I have hardly put a dent into this. The most important thing is to look for the paste/cream that has 40% zinc oxide as the active ingredient. Any less, and it won’t be as effective. Brand doesn’t matter either. This apparently works on all types of acne as well, and zinc oxide (in smaller amounts) is a common ingredient in some acne skincare items.Now to the good stuff. I recently felt a cyst coming in Saturday night. By Saturday morning, it grew to about a little under 1/2 inch and was very noticeable, red, and painful. This was the first time I’ve tried using the zinc oxide consistently and by Thursday morning I saw a dramatic decrease in size and redness, now it’s just a tiny bump 1/12 inch if that. Other times, I put it on overnight once and didn’t see a difference so just sat in defeat and waited for it to naturally go away. You have to be incredibly committed to spot treating it daily to see a difference.Here was my method:spot treat primarily at night, it gets difficult sleeping with it on because it will rub off. The paste doesn’t really dry and harden at all due to the ingredients in it.double cleanse in the morning with an oil based cleanser (due to the vaseline in the product) and a normal cleanser. additional spot treatments during the day if you’re able, luckily I was able to do it while I worked from home due to the COVID-19 crisisdon’t be shy with how much you put on. It should cover the acne and a little around the perimeter. I put about 1/4 a pea size and patted it on nice and thickHow it works according to /u/WAKEUPFUCKEDUP:The zinc oxide itself is an anti-inflammatory, and what it's mixed with (usually white petrolatum, aka vaseline) acts as nothing more than a vehicle to deliver the zinc and act as a barrier. Strong formulations (ie 40% zinc oxide, 60% white petrolatum) are used as diaper rash creams since it not only soothes the burn and itching, it also dries the area which helps prevent further irritation from rubbing.So the zinc oxide will work its magic (by that I mean science that I can't quite explain) and calm/neutralize whatever it is that is irritating your skin and causing the redness. This paper has a lot more information on other benefits and uses of zinc oxide topical and oral.Also, you should always patch test, because you could have a sensitivity to it which can cause hives, itching, rash, etc., which may not be life-threatening but are annoying as shit.Other Reddit posts that inspired my purchase:[Review] Diaper Cream is my HG for cystic acne!!!!!!Does anyone else use diaper rash cream on their face?[Acne] I used Diaper Rash Cream on my very stubborn PIE for 5 nights..Insight comment from /u/e1g53th on their personal experience with Diaper cream and helpful tips
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