Is there a home remedy to help get rid of

[yes, Me too]

severe acne..whiteheads....preferably overnight or within a few days

[Hippie]

i've heard toothpaste works on some people.put it, leave it to work overnight, and by next morning it should be reduced.it works on light acne, i dunno about severe...

[Emily]

No you need to go to the doctor.

[Victoria]

I heard that toothpaste works, or peroxide. Im not sure how well it works though, or how long it takes.

[mumontherun]

To get rid of current pimples - Tea tree oil. Can be purchased in pure form from the supermarket. Each night before bed massage it into face. It is a natural antiseptic, so there are no hidden nasties going into your skin. To keep pimples away - recently a study was done in Queensland which linked pimples to a high GI diet. They did clinical studies that showed if the diet is kept at a low GI level the pimples will reduce dramatically. (Eskimos didnt have pimples until western foods were introduced into their diets.)So I suggest you change from white rice to brown, eat a wide variety of fruits and veges - and find a website that gives a value for the GI of everything, and then only eat foods that are below GI 50. And make all your own food: anything pre-prepared or take-away is unlikely to have a low GI.

[Silver Tipped Wings]

Okay, take a deep breath, stressing makes pimples worse.Are they big pimples or small pimples?Small Pimples:Get a very very hot washcloth (as hard as you can stand it, but don't burn yourself!) and place it on the pimples for about 30 seconds. Then immedietly place an icecube on the pimples. Repeat this process a couple of times. If the pimples still aren't going away or getting smaller, take a q-tip and dip it into rubbing alchohol. Press the q-tip against the pimple for a few minutes. That should dry it out. If that still doesn't work, go out and buy a powerful, smelly product called Dry-Lo. It is a pinkish product in a nailpolish looking container. You dip a q-tip into the bottom of it. You place it on the pimple and it dries it up overnight.Big Pimples:You are going to have to do all the things above several times a day for a couple of days. Be sure that you are drinking plenty of water and although greasy, fattening foods won't cause pimples, healthy foods will help to clear them up! Start taking vitamins and eat a lot of veggies and fruits! 8+ cups of water is essential too!To prevent pimples, steam your face once a week to open up your pores. Turn on the water in the bathroom so its super hot, then drape a towel over the sink and stick your head under the towel. Let the steam penetrate your pores for a few minutes. If it gets hard to breath, lift up the towel to let some air in. Use a simple exfoliater once a week to get rid of dead skin cells and dirt in your pores, like a brown sugar honey mix. Never sleep with your makeup on! Just follow these tips and you will have beautiful skin in no time! Good luck and have fun with your soon to be beautful skin! All of this works with blackheads, whiteheads, all types of acne, and other problems you might have with your skin.

[Natural]

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[Marianne]

Try taking 3 tablets of aspirin and adding a few drops of water until the tablets become grainy. Then add a little toothpaste and mix it around and apply it to your face for half an hour.