Here are some bits of advice on basic home care for pimples –

• Clean your skin gently with a mild, nondrying cleanser.
• Wash the skin as soon as possible after playing sports or other activities that cause a lot of sweating.
• Dab your skin dry.
• Shampoo your hair daily, especially if it is oily.
• Remove make-up as soon as possible.
• Comb or pull your hair back to keep the hair out of your face.
• Wash or change your pillowcase and bed-sheets once to twice a week.

• Wash your face frequently, acne is not a disorder of weak hygiene.
• Try to squeeze, scratch, pick or rub the pimples.
• Wear tight headbands, baseball caps, and other hats.
• Frequently touch your face with hands or fingers.
• Use greasy cosmetics or creams.
• Leave make-up overnight.
• Get a Facial for a quick fix, it may aggravate your pimples.
• Apply things like toothpaste, garlic paste, crushed aspirin over the pimples.
• Scrub the skin with a washcloth or loofah as these can irritate and inflame your acne. Acne does not come from “dirt”, so it is not necessary to scrub the skin clean. In fact, scrubbing may lead to dryness and irritation that makes the acne even worse and harder for patients to tolerate acne medications.
• Switch skin care products too frequently.
• Use a soap for cleansing the pimple affected area.
• Expose your face to excess sunlight.
• Use hair oil.