White plug around a pimple?

Feb 1, 2013

Carla T.

Hi! Okay so I have this one pimple on my cheek and I popped it! And usually after I pop it, it goes away. But this one hasn't? It has formed a little white "plug" or rim around the pimple and I don't know what to do!

Feb 1, 2013

Allison W.

I have one on my shoulder that did the same thing! Im also curious what to do. 

Feb 1, 2013

Kimberly B.

I have one that I popped and the white plug around it grew bigger!!! help 

Feb 1, 2013

Danielle N.

Leave it alone! Put a warm wet rag on it for like 20 min and let it heel itself unless it gits a good head on it then just sqeeze a little dont be pinching it forever lol

Feb 1, 2013

Evelyne K.

I put toothpaste on it, but some people have too sensitive skin and the toothpaste can be too harsh for them.. So if it starts really tingling, wash it off immediatly

Feb 1, 2013

Evelyne K.

Or pour warm water into a cup and add salt. Take a cotton ball and dip it in the cup. Put the cottonball on the pimple for 3 minutes then squeeze the pimple gently with tissue

Feb 1, 2013

Catherine W.

Get a clean washcloth and wet it with hot or very warm water (well as warm as your skin can stand it without burning). Then place it on the pimple for about five minutes. Do this three times a day if you can. This will hopefully draw out the things making the "plug".
If all else fails, there is this amazing stuff you can buy at a pharmacy called Magnoplasm. Ask your pharmacist about it - you have to sit the container in boiling water to soften the paste inside, then you apply a little bit on your pimple, cover it with a band aid and come back to it in about 12 hours. It draws out impurities. I used it on a boil and its awesome stuff!

Feb 1, 2013

Amy E.

You probably didn't get all of stuff blocking the pore out.