SPOTS!

Don’t you just HATE them? I do…

There are a few things that you might find useful to know

I warn you about some rather detailed information here that might turn your stomachs!

Keeping them at bay Removing Concealing them

 

First off, it’s natural! You’re going to get them anyway! And women don’t mind them at all, as they get spotty too but we still see them as gorgeous babes! But what reasons do we get them for?

 

Greasy skin

During puberty your hormones go CRAZY! This stimulates things such as your voice getting deeper, but on your face it stimulates the pores that create grease… a little too much! Not to worry though, the grease keeps your skin moist, as opposed to dry and flaky, which is quite painful, you will find. What’s to do?

• Try an exfoliating face wash (soap with bits of grit in it). This will leave your skin a little dryer and cleaner (exfoliating= removing dead skin). This should take a layer off the top of spots making them smaller
• Who nose of the power of steam?! Your nose is an area prone to getting blocked pores. Read on… Pour some hot water into a mug (glass will crack if you try this) and dome your hands over (if its too hot you’ll know) with enough space for your nose. This will allow the steam onto your nose, hence opening your pores. Also, clean around the sides of your nose as spots like to creep into there which can look disasterous!

 

Shaving

Yes, boys, shaving! It’s when a boy becomes a man and quite exciting at first. Trouble is, our young and sensitive skin cant cope with the razor going over and over.

• Try Nivea for Men aftershave balm to soothe the burning
• There’s this wicked shaving gel in the shops, King Of Shaves! It uses aloe vera and silicone so the razor glides smoothly across and the nicks don’t hurt coz it is cool and refreshing! Seriously, after your first shave you will REALLY notice the difference and smoothness (and so will the women!)
• Keep your razor sharp (use a triple blade to reduce friction) and shave less frequently

 

Not shaving!

Yes, even not shaving will give you spots! I shave every 3 days, which mostly keeps the spots on the low but if leave it any longer, white heads pop up! L Time your shaving wisely my friend!

 

STOP THAT SPOT!

After shave

Boys, we’re in luck here! Fortunately, we can use after-shave, which is a solution of alcohol and aroma. The after-shave is a disinfectant kind of thing (not medically) and once you burst (yuk!) your white heads, will dry them up

 

Toothpaste

With toothpaste you are generally suffocating the spot. Put some on the spot at night before you go to bed and by morning the paste will have dried up, with the spot under, ready for a scrubbing off.

• Use mint toothpaste, it is cooler and numbs any pain
• Don’t wear it during the day! Your mother will think you’re some kind of Aborigines hunter!
• Scrub using warm water until the head comes of, starting off slow

 

Removing them!!

Depending on where the spot is, how big and so on, some hurt more than others.

You don’t really want to burst them too soon; you’ll end up with a bigger one after. White heads, the most common form have to have their heads removed off the top

• White heads are in fact white blood cells moving to the pore to kill of any bacteria! They look terrible though!

Where to do it

Soft, tender spots are easily removed by squeezing gently in front of a mirror to see what you are doing.

Hold it between two fingers until it POPS! and use a tissue to squeeze all the pus out. After the pus is removed it will bleed a little, which will also need seeing to. Wash it and leave it as dry as possible.

The tougher ones, however, need more POWER put against them!

Try scrubbing them in the shower

 

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