14 Home Remedies To Make A Pimple Vanish Overnight

Our skin protects us from the elements and literally keeps us together. We in turn do our best to protect it from any kind of damage.

But then one day, you stand before the mirror and a red, hot and swollen pimples on your face appears which eventually spoils your time and mood.

What do you do then? You can either bear with it and leave it on its own or try to take some easy and homemade treatments to remove pimples at the earliest.

Here are the few home remedies to get rid of pimples overnight. 

1. Aspirin

The active ingredient in aspirin is salicylic acid is the same key ingredient in many topical acne products. Just crush one aspirin in water and make a paste. Apply the paste directly to the pimple with a cotton swab and leave on for 10 minutes. Then rinse off with warm water.

2. Ice

Just as ice controls swelling on a sprained ankle, it can reduce inflammation. Wrap an ice cube in a wash cloth and hold it on the pimple for a minute. It will vasoconstrict the blood vessels and take down the redness and swelling.

3. Apple cider vinegar

For a DIY toner, dilute one part apple cider vinegar with three to four parts water and then apply all over your face using a cotton ball or pad. It will kill surface bacteria and give a mild chemical peel.

4. Lemon juice

Like apple cider vinegar, lemon juice contains citric acid. It also boasts L-ascorbic acid, a natural astringent and antioxidant. Simply wipe it across your pimples with a cotton ball and leave on overnight.

5. Garlic

Garlic has mild antiseptic and antibacterial properties, which may help when applied topically. Make a paste of crushed garlic and water. Apply it directly to the blemish, and then wash it off after 5 minutes. 

6. Egg whites

The protein and vitamins in egg whites help tighten and draw oils out of the skin, which may help unclog pores and reduce inflammation. Smear egg whites over your problem areas and leave it on 10 minutes before rinsing off with water.

7. Honey

Raw, organic Manuka honey has been shown to aid in wound-healing with its antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties. Spot treat a pimple with a dab of honey, or use the sweet stuff as an all-over face mask. Leave on for 5 minutes, then rinse off with warm water.

8. Baking soda

This kitchen staple has many surprising beauty uses, including as an acne-clearing facial cleanser and mask. Make a paste of three parts baking soda to one part water and rub into your face with gentle, circular strokes. Leave on for 5 minutes, then rinse off with warm water.

9. Banana peel

Banana peel applied with the inside layer against the skin can cure plantar warts on the soles of the feet, so there's reason to think it may be helpful applied to pimples as well. Gently rub the peel over the affected area for 5 to 10 minutes, and then wash your face.

10. Raw white potato

Potatoes have been applied to bruises and wounds for a century as the tubers are anti-inflammatory and may also be antiseptic. Just apply shredded white potato to the skin like a mask and massaged for 2 minutes.

11. Cucumber

Cucumber help reduce the swelling associated with acne. It  also cooling to the skin, hydrating, and full of vitamin C. Take a cold cucumber slice and apply to the skin to hydrate and alleviate discomfort from acne.

12. Orange peel

Orange peel can help improve your skin's all-over appearance, because like the rest of the fruit, the peel contains vitamin C, an antioxidant that's essential for skin regeneration. Grind the peel with water to form a paste and rub onto the skin. Rinse off after 10 minutes. 

13. Toothpaste

The white part of the toothpaste has the ingredients that help heal acne, which are baking soda and hydrogen peroxide. Leave a dab of toothpaste on a pimple for a few hours.

14. Eye drops

Eye drops reduce redness in your eyes, and they can do the same thing for your skin. Soak a few cotton swabs in a redness-reducing drop and then store them in your freezer. Next time a zit pops up, grab the swab, apply it to the blemish, and watch the redness go away.

(Source: Health)