Everyone, at one time or another in their life has had a pimple. The medical term is Acne. The slang term is zit. We all remember the first time we got a pimple and the horror we faced at the red angry pump on are cheek, chin, forehead or the dreaded NOSE zit! It the usually came on a big day, the dance, or the first day of school. Mom’s promise no one would notice. The put a dab of make up the ugly little monster and sent us out into the world. Oh the horror. But then you noticed that others too had the dilemma of the pimple. Some kids would scrap and scratch at the little thing until it bled leaving a rather nasty mark for the rest their life as a reminder of mom’s words…. “don’t touch “it” “

Yeah the pimple. The fact is that today there are many over the counter medicines that will aid in controlling the offending little bumps, and still there are some old fashion remedies that people swear by. Acne is caused but dirt and oily skin. Your pores get clogged up and thus…a zit is born. If you eat a non greasy diet full of fruits and veggies…you will still get acne. Also it a fact that stress can bring on a rash of pimples, and so too can a women period.

Kids feel horrific when they see the white head standing proud on the end of a red bump that atops the tip of their young nose….take heart my young friends. Even thirty something people get acne, and although we hide it better with make up we too are still just as horrified when we wake up to an unwanted pimple.

The best defense is to not touch the acne, the oil from your hands will aggreviate it further. Rubbing alcohol will dry out your skin, however it will do little to make the acne leave any sooner.