7 Majorly Important Reasons Not to Pop a Pimple ...

No one wants to be in pain, least of all me. That makes this one of the best reasons not to pop a pimple. After the initial break, the area may stay painful, which means you’re more apt to mess with it, prolonging the pain and making the situation worse. Save yourself some trouble and leave that pimple alone.

Sure, a pimple that you leave alone is likely to leave a spot for some time afterward, but if you pop it, you run the risk of having a scar to show for it. That could mean a pink spot for years after the pimple goes away. I can vouch for that statement because I have a faint scar above my eyebrow that I sustained from popping a pimple back in college. So resist the temptation, please!

Think about this – anytime you have an open wound you run the risk of germs and bacteria getting in. The same goes for a popped pimple. It leaves your skin vulnerable and might result in an infection that could be devastating. If you must pop a pimple (and I highly discourage it), be sure to clean and disinfect it well afterward. Then keep it covered for additional protection.

Obviously the pus inside a pimple contains bacteria. That bacteria is partially responsible for the pimple in the first place, so exposing the rest of your skin to the fluid ups the odds of getting more pimples after popping the initial one. I can tell you that this has happened to me before, so it’s easier to just worry about the one pimple instead of a whole breakout. Am I right?

According to the experts, the average pimple will bother you for up to a week before it resolves itself. On the other hand, if you pop it, you may be dealing with the effects for weeks or months afterward. This is especially true if you don’t go about popping the pimple properly. Better safe than sorry, if you ask me!

I have woken up to a huge pimple that made me want to crawl back under the covers and forget facing the day. It can also make it even more tempting to pop it and get on with my day. However, it’s important to remember that your pimple looks in no way as bad to those around you. People might notice it, but it isn’t the bright red, throbbing mess that you perceive it to be. So forget it and focus on more important things.

If nothing else on this list convinces you, I think this will. When you pop a pimple, you are injuring your skin, which means your body jumps into wound repair mode. That means inflammation and redness. So really, popping the pimple just makes the area look worse as the wound heals. It’s easier to use make-up to cover the pimple rather than turning your entire face into a red, puffy mess, right?

Do you pop pimples? I won’t pretend to be someone who never does or who isn’t tempted from time to time, but I try to ignore the issue until it goes away. Did anything on this list convince you?