You wake up one morning, go to the bathroom and wash your face. You feel a little bump on your face and when you look at your face in the mirror, your suspicions are right. You have a pimple! Like most kids out there, having pimples is not one of the things we would like to have. The social trauma it can cause makes us very anxious and makes us want to pop that pimple. But as we have seen in the last post, there is a correct timing for doing so. So when do you pop a pimple?

Popping pimples has been the norm for many of us. We pop a pimple whenever it comes out. We don’t care if it painful or not just as long as we get rid of that ugly pimple! Our parents and dermatologists often caution us against popping pimples saying that it would cause scars in our faces and ultimately cause more harm than good. Well, they are partly right. However, not all pimples are created equal (lolz).

You pop pimples when it is ready to be popped. So, the question begging to be answered is, how do you know if a pimple is ready to be popped? First of all, the pimple should have been there for a while. Popping freshly acquired pimples would cause disaster to your face! What is the color of your pimple? If it pinkish-reddish, then it’s likely not yet ready to be popped. Pimples that are ready to be popped are white in color. Ok now for the final step.

In the last post, How to Pop a Pimple, it has been said that we need to wash our hands and face first before proceeding. The same is true here. Wash your hands and face first to remove bacteria from our hands. This is because we need them to test if our pimple is ready to be popped. Once clean, use your hands to apply pressure to the pimple. Use the tips of your fingers in doing so making sure to apply just the correct amount of pressure. If you feel lots of pain in your face then discontinue. If it is just a bit of discomfort and you feel that the pimple is ready to be popped then follow the instructions in How to Pop a Pimple.

In a nutshell, the correct time to pop a pimple is when it is white in color, has been there for a while and really ready to be popped by using the techniques above. But then again, do not pop a pimple if it has not passed the tests above. Doing so would be a disaster not only to your face but probably to your self-esteem as well.