What are the methods to reduce swelling of red and swollen acne

If our skin is particularly prone to oiliness, especially in the summer when our face is always oily, if we do not pay attention to cleaning the skin at this time, coupled with irregular living habits, it is easy to cause acne on the face. When the acne that continues to grow becomes red and swollen, it not only affects the personal image, but also makes us feel very uncomfortable. Now I will introduce some methods to reduce swelling of red and swollen acne.

1. Clean your face

In particular, you should pay attention to washing your face every morning and evening, and it is best to use warm water to wash your face. This will open your pores and let the dirt inside run out without irritating the skin.

2. Don’t squeeze pimples hard.

Many friends think that squeezing the whiteheads out of pimples will help them heal faster. This is wrong. Squeezing pimples hard can easily lead to reinfection due to the bacteria on your hands, which can easily leave scars.

3. Moxibustion

Many of our friends like to do moxibustion. We can apply the ash from burnt moxa sticks on the red and swollen pimples. This can have an anti-inflammatory effect and will not leave scars. However, be careful not to touch the pimples that have already broken.

4. Most pimples are medically known as acne vulgaris.

There are two common manifestations of acne: one is called blackheads, which are small papules formed simply due to increased oil secretion causing clogged pores, and are not red; the other is called follicular papules, which are inflammations caused by bacteria breeding in the pores after the pores are blocked for a long time, and will turn red and even have pus spots. The occurrence of most acne is closely related to the skin's oil secretion and endocrine system.

5. Bloodletting

An external treatment method that treats the disease by using special needles to pierce certain acupuncture points or superficial blood vessels in the human body to release a small amount of blood, depending on the patient's condition. Acne patients who like to eat meat and spicy food are most suitable for acne treatment by pricking and bloodletting, because this type of people generally have a heavier stomach fire, and fire is a yang evil and its nature is to be inflammatory. When the fire starts, it will inevitably evaporate upwards. So when the stomach fire evaporates upwards, the lung fire will first be stimulated. Chinese medicine believes that the lungs control the skin and the lungs are the canopy. The pathogenic "fire" from the stomach and lungs will eventually react on the face, forming acne.

We know that when the human body has heat toxicity or severe heat, its Yang Qi is relatively abundant, which means that it is manifested through the Yang Qi of the human body. It should be said that heat and Yang Qi can be equated. This is the so-called heat is Yang, and excess Qi is fire. By puncturing the acupuncture points that control Yang Qi, you can quickly release and dissipate Yang Qi, thus achieving the purpose of purging fire. This is also the reason why bloodletting can remove acne.

6. Cupping

Cupping in Traditional Chinese Medicine uses physical stimulation and negative pressure to artificially cause capillary rupture and congestion, mobilizing the body's stem cell repair function and the necrotic blood cell absorption function. It can promote blood circulation, stimulate essence, regulate qi and blood, and achieve the effect of improving and regulating the body's immunity. Cupping for acne treatment in traditional Chinese medicine is often used in conjunction with bloodletting. Cupping is done on the basis of bloodletting, which increases bleeding and the power to dissipate heat through the absorption of negative pressure.