The number 1 rule: Do not pick, poke, irritate, scratch, rub anything on your face that look, feel or resemble a pimple/ zit. Do not touch your face in search of lumps, bumps, flat spots, dry skin, wet skin, itchiness, and etc…
Unless you are a professional dermatologist or skin doctor, whatever it is, leave it alone.
Solution? Eye redness relieve product like Visine can reduce redness and make whatever it is less irritable. If you already irritate it, you may cause skin infection therefore, remember to clean the affected area, apply Polysporin to disinfect. If you think you will continue to pick, put a little band-aid on. If there is swelling, use ice or very cold water to reduce swelling before using Visine. There are alot of bacteria hidden underneath your fingernails, if you must pick at your face, remember to wash your hands with soap first.
If you see something that is freakishly weird, go see a professional. If it is just your standard pre-pimple bump, don’t even think about popping it until it forms a visible pop-able white head.
I tried applying toothpaste to my pimple before and it did not dried up my zit. so whatever you see forming on your face, just leave it alone and don’t irritate it. Zits come and go in weeks, scars from picking will last much, much longer.
If you know are you are going to be home for a few hours, apply Polysporin every few hour and it will speed up the healing process and less scarring.
There are some home made remedies you can put on pimples as well! Nutmeg & milk blended together works well for me…