The bump/pimple/ingrown hair that won't die. Remedies?

[life-as-a-sock.livejournal.com]

Hey all! I've got a bump "thing" in my pubic hair, on the pubic mound, and it appears to be either A) a "blind" pimple that does not want to come to a head or B) a deep ingrown hair, which I'm prone to getting. My skin is very acne-prone and bump-prone everywhere, alas. The little bugger appeared on Monday; I'd both shaved the area and had a good amount of sex the day before, so okay, some irritation is to be expected.

Problem is, none of my at-home remedies are working on this sucker. Soaking in a bath and applying warm compresses brought out a bit of pus, but it's obviously not bringing out the whole mess. Trying to pop it (bad, I know!) has only served to make it tender and angry. My skin has recently become very sensitive to tea tree oil so I'm holding off on applying that to try and shrink it.

Does anyone have any other ideas for home remedies that might encourage this thing to run its course? Just keep hot-compressing it till it pops? It feels like there is a core (or whatever it might be) about the size of a pea under there, much like what happens when I get a blind pimple on my face.

I'm just no good at patiently letting things heal up! Sigh. Thanks in advance for any ideas!!!

Comments

[christiespace.livejournal.com]

I read some place that hemorrhoid cream will reduce the swelling... and it was used on the face too, to reduce swelling and redness of pimples.
I'm no expert but it may help

[life-as-a-sock.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I may try that!

[christiespace.livejournal.com]

You are welcome, I hope it helps you.
I have had those damn things before and I always poke at them! But now that I know about the cream myself I will try it next time! :)

Hope your better soon.

[crashhooligan.livejournal.com]

I do this, too.

[rockstarbob.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'd sterilize a needle (http://wiki.bmezine.com/index.php/Sterilization) as best I can and lance it myself, too. It's the only way I've been able to get any relief, and I am also not the type to wait it out. Plus, dang, it's uncomfortable!

You know your body best, OP, so you know if that kind of thing is going to leave you prone to infection. Use your best judgment!

[yeshailey.livejournal.com]

i do this, sometimes it's just necessary. my ingrown hairs will not calm down unless the hair is plucked.

[life-as-a-sock.livejournal.com]

I would totally do this if I could see the hair! :(

[elephantus45.livejournal.com]

Since its on the mound I'd suggest slathering it in a mixture of neosporin (kills bacteria) and Benedryl cream (reduces the swelling and pain as a by product).

I've been getting blind pimples frequently lately, its so frusterating.

[life-as-a-sock.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I've been putting neosporin on it especially since my attempts to pop it sort of messed with the top layer of skin and now it's a bit scabby. Ugh. :(

[water-childe.livejournal.com]

try some lavender oil. much gentler on the skin.
i also find white vinegar, applied with a a q-tip is excellent for almost instantly diminishing all sorts of zits or bumps.

[life-as-a-sock.livejournal.com]

Lavender oil, I hadn't heard of that. Good idea. Thanks! As for the vinegar, do you use it even if you've tried to pop the thing and broken the skin?

[water-childe.livejournal.com]

Vinegar, I've used on broken skin, but it is slightly burny.
No worse then rubbing alcohol, though.

[dreatastespie.livejournal.com]

Gah I have this too. Its been there for months. I've managed to pop it and it came back a week or two later. And it felt like a small pea was under it last month and I stuck a needle in it and clear liquid pussed out. but now its back to being like a pimple.
I'm not very patient eitherrr.
Sorry I'm not help lol I just felt like I could relate.

[life-as-a-sock.livejournal.com]

Ugh, how frustrating!! I hope yours clears up!!

[pinkbelle7.livejournal.com]

Okay, I would keep putting a hot wash cloth or what not on it same with neosporin or Benedryl.. I thought I had an ingrown hair like a week or so ago, turns out it was a boil.. (I would check on WebMD if thats what it is)

good luck, I hoep it goes away for you

[life-as-a-sock.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Yeah, I'm going to keep on with the compresses, and with neosporin. In trying to pop the thing I broke the skin, so now it's a bit of a mess. :(

[yeshailey.livejournal.com]

some suggested hemorrhoid cream. i apply that for acne cysts on my face and it works fairly well. i actually just applied some to a bunch of ingrown hairs on my mound as well.

[life-as-a-sock.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I may try this!

[pinkdramon.livejournal.com]

Topical, diluted Tea tree oil?

I would keep on with the hot compresses too.

[life-as-a-sock.livejournal.com]

Hot compresses, definitely! I just can't do tea tree. I didn't elaborate in my post but basically my skin dries up, blisters up, and scabs over if tea tree oil touches it! This has happened on three different spots - two on my face - and it's so painful! I know a lot of people who can use it with great results and I did, for a while, until all of a sudden this reaction started happening! :(

[princessdsf.livejournal.com]

I second tea tree oil. I use it religiously on any bump, bite, nick, scratch, pimple, etc. It's wonderful. Honestly, I don't dilute it at all to get the full effect. It can cause a bit of tingling at first, but to me it's soothing.

[life-as-a-sock.livejournal.com]

Man, I wish I could still do tea tree oil! For a while I could use it, and was having great luck with it on a hypertrophic scar on my nostril piercing and with zits on my face. Then, out of the blue, when I used it on a zit on my face, my skin went haywire. The skin dried out, blistered, crusted, itched, and just generally misbehaved. About a week later I tried again and same result. :(

[moropus.livejournal.com]

My doctor once told me to put toothpaste on pimples. It draws them out and dries them. Since you've already picked it will sting. We were discussing my face, but as long as its on your mound and not more delicate tissues, it seems the same to me. Or maybe a mud mask? Or a blackhead extractor? That's a little tool with a hole in the end they sell next to the nail files and things like that.

pimples

[tornishca.livejournal.com]

hi,
my name is Stewart T.
i suffer of forehead acne (http://www.forehead-acne.net) and i tried many treatments, but it didn't help.
you can try also Neutrogena products. For many peoples, it worked, but not foe me.
good luck!