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hey i have been looking at sites for home remedies to help with acne. on one it said if you apply warm, salt water on to a pimple with a q-tip it should help make it disapper. ahs anyone tried this or know if it works? thanx, i hope it wasnt a dum question lol
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Actually, in my Emergency Response class, they told us that warm saltwater helps to draw out infection.
So I tried it on a monster of a pimple.
It came to a head quickly, and went away much quicker than it would of on it's own.
I use a nice washcloth and dip it in warm saltwater and ring it out, and hold it on my face for about five minutes before I go to bed. It works for me.
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A q-tip would probably lose the heat too quickly to be effective. A cloth will hold the head for a while longer and work much quicker.
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hope this doesn't sound stupid but where do u get saltwater from? Just mix salt and water? lol.
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Yep, just mix salt and water. Make sure the water is fairly warm when you mix in the salt (this will allow the salt to dissolve better and mix more completely/evenly with the water).
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My family has a water cooler with a heater built in, so we get piping hot water when ever we need it. I use about a coffee cup's worth of water plus a teaspoon of table salt. I let it cool down so I don't burn my skin (very important!) and then apply with a wash cloth. It's quite comforting to me.
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I suggest sea salt instead of regular table salt. You know how salt stings on cuts and stuff? Its because table salt has iodine in it, which burns the tissue. But sea and kosher salt (and one other kind I cant remember) are usually non-iodized and wont have that problem.
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hey me again well ive tried salt and it worked ok i guess but now after a while my pimples have become bigger again and i know you shouldn't pick at ur pimples but there is so much dry skin around them that i have to get them off somehow. i use mosturizer and all that but it doesn't help much. i just wish there was a way i could clear my face because it is really hurting my self esteem and makes me feel ugly. i guess ill just go to a dermotologist, what would you guys reccomend?
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And I thought i was the only one being ghetto by talking salt, forks, knives, and other things from the cafeteria!
But back to the salt----> it is possible to purchase non-iodize salt at the grocerie store. I believe Morton has a line of non-iodize salt.
FYI-Iodized salt was made for for nutritional purposes.Lack of iodine in your diet can cause a condition called a goiter. Goiters are prevented now by enriching our table salt with iodine. *just a lil science fact.
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In countries where there is no access to iodized salt there are serious birth defects including mental retardation as well. In my opinion, most americans eat so much salty prepackaged foods that using sea salt as a main salt source is no problem for most. Kosher salt is also usually non-iodized.
BTW, my can of sea salt cost me 1.78. Its cheap as... well... salt. And it wont burn like iodized salt. Great for healing piercings... (1/4 tsp per 8 oz water).
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