PIMPLE TREATMENT: Is Applying Vicks For Pimple Appropriate?

Will applying vicks as pimple treatment on your face works effectively?

PIMPLE TREATMENT – Vicks VapoRub is accordingly an effective treatment to shrink your pimple overnight, how true is this?

Acne and pimple problems are a common dilemma to a lot of people. There has been a lot of factors causing this and through time, a lot of remedies and treatments have been created to solve this particular skin problem.

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Meanwhile, some people has it that using Vicks VapoRub is also an effective product to shrink a pimple overnight. This is actually among the popular acne remedies. How true is this? Is this safe? How effective could this be?

Founder and medical director of Wall Street Dermatology according to an article from Insider debunks this belief. The product has accordingly contents such as camphor and menthol but it does not entirely helps a person treat his or her acne, it just gives soothing and cooling sensation. However, an ingredient of vicks is petroleum jelly which is accordingly making the acne worse by clogging the pores.

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According to Glamour UK, experts’ opinion about this is divided. Some said that some ingredients of this particular product are for antibacterial, antifungal and anti-inflammatory. But as much as we are all aware of, dermatologists approved that products with salicylic acid and benzoyl peroxide are best for treating pimples.

Meanwhile, among the little known uses of vicks are the following:

  • for a cold
  • rub on feet
  • for cough
  • to ease headaches
  • as insect repellent

In a previous article, we have discussed some of the effective ways to prevent and treat acne. Hormones, lifestyle, and hygiene are the common factors which contribute to this.

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