How to Reduce Acne Swelling with Ice Cube

This article will explain to you about how to reduce acne swelling with ice cube method. However, before discussing about it, we should recognize and understand acne briefly.

Understanding About Acne

1. Knowing the causes of acne

Acne affects between 70 to 87 percent of teenagers and many grown-ups. There are 4 major causes of acne, that is:

• excessive oil secretion in the skin,
• accumulation of the dead skin cell,
• clogged pores of the skin, and
• widened pores filled with dirt dan pathogenic bacteria.

2. How acne treatment works

Most cases of acne disease involve your skin pores. Because of that, acne treatments typically work in one of three methods:

• peeling your skin (to remove your dead skin cells),
• killing the pathogenic bacteria, and/ or
• unclogging your skin pores.

Benefits of Ice Cube to Reduce Your Acne Swelling

Learn why ice works

• Ice is helpful in resolving current acne outbreaks. It also prevents future outbreaks from occurring.
• Ice aids alleviating swelling in your skin where acne or a pimple persists. It can also reduce the redness associated with active pimples and old acne scars.
• Ice minimize your skin pores size. So, it will help prevent future acne outbreaks by decreasing the chances of your skin pores getting clogged or infected.
• Ice can be used for both short-term acne treatments and longer-term acne medications.

Steps: Ice Cube Can Deal With Your Acne Swelling

1. Make an ice pack

• Avoid applying ice directly to your face. It can harm your face. It is best to make an ice wrap or an ice pack. You can easily make an ice pack at your home if you don't have it.
• Grab as many ice cubes. You will need more ice cubes to deal with the outbreak area.
• Wrap the ice in a thin and clean towel. You may use a ziplock bag to hold the ice if you do not have a towel
• Do not apply ice directly to the skin, as this can cause capillaries in your skin to break.

2. Apply your ice pack

• Wrap the ice cubes in a towel.  Then apply it to your face.
• Rub your pimples and acne scars with the ice pack. Rub it for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Don't forget, don't apply ice for longer than 20 minutes. Why? Because it can cause damage to your healthy skin.

3. Make ice part of your skin regimen

• You may apply the ice method twice each day.
• You should use it first thing in the morning when the skin is swollen. You use it again at night before you go to sleep.

Well, that was the tips. You can find another tips on this Acne Advices Blog.

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