I picked a spot and now it is WORSE

[nilbyname]

I have a big wedding to go to at the weekend. I have a massive scabby red spot on my chin. It is big. It is bad.

Help me?!

What can I put on it to lessen the red and get rid of the dryness?

I am so bloody stupid, I never ever pick spots, but I did and now I look a sight.

Bung a big blob of moisturiser on it and keep applying

Exfoliate any really loose bits

Cover it carefully in concealer on the day, but sparingly

aftershave? Or get some Freederm. It has an anti-inflammatory and reduces redness.

Sudocrem. Brilliant stuff.

It sounds infected. You need antiseptic cream.

OK< will put sudocream on it at bedtime. Just been moisturising on and off all day.

Bloody hell. It looks terrible. Like a cold sore.

I second Sudocrem. Brill stuff.

I third sudocrem! I put it on everynight bedore bed.

PS Sudocrem is Zinc based so is a good antiseptic.

Sudocrem here too, plenty of vit c too for wound healing.

We've all done it, everyone will be looking at the bride anyway and then later will be too drunk to notice.

kaumana - Zinc is not an antiseptic, and neither is zinc oxide which is what Sudocrem has.

Sudocrem Antiseptic has benzyl alcohol, which is an antiseptic.

Quite happy to be corrected..

However, can I ask you to refute the benefits of a zinc base cream.

Why would I want to refute the obvious benefits of zinc oxide creams?

So you would say that Zinc Oxide topical lotions are good?

Is this a trick question?

No. not at all , what is your solution to our bumpy faces.

Lots of ideas here:

tipnut.com/blemish-busters/

I put sudocream on it last night and it had reduced quite a bit, so thanks everyone x