How to make our wounds heal AND disappear QUICKLY

Posted February 29th, 2012 by newperspective
Hi everyone! I've been doing a lot of research online on how to heal open wounds faster and to prevent or minimize scarring caused by my picking. I have two really big open lesions on my face (one on my chin and the other on my forehead). I stumbled across a site created by a sufferer of dermatillomania and he talked about how calomine lotion really helped in the healing and deminishing of his wounds and scars from years of picking at his skin. I figured it was worth a try and I went out and purchased a bottle for $1.44 USD ( at a price like that how could I not try it???) Well this is only my second day and my wounds have deminished significantly and are already healing twice as fast as they used to. Also, since I started using this as a mask, I have not yet experienced any new breakouts. I bought the Humco brand of calomine lotion because it had fewer ingredients than other name brand options. This is the stuff we used as kids when we suffered from chicken pox to help them heal faster and to calm itching. I don't know about you, but whenever one of my wounds is scabbed over and dry it becomes really itchy and sometimes cracks, prolonging the healing time. Calomine lotion prevents that and it stops any wound seeping we experience when the wounds are fresh. After I wash it off using my cetaphil antibacterial gentle cleansing bar, I apply a thick layer of Vaseline intensive rescue repairing moisture body lotion to my face and the results I've seen are incredible. I was worried at first that the moisturizer would clog my pores but it hasn't and I've been using it as a repairing moisturizing mask for about 3 weeks now. The cleanser, calomine lotion and body lotion I listed are all very inexpensive and you can purchase all 3 for around $15.00 USD. PS - I've been using the calomine lotion as a night mask and I sleep with it on and then I wash it off in the morning. I've chosen to do this so that I can heal the fresh wounds on my face and to lighten hyperpigmentation and scarring everywhere else on my face from previous wounds and acne lesions. I hope this helps someone out there as much as it's helped me thus far. Please keep me updated if you should choose to try this... I'm anxious to hear if anyone else experiences the same amazing results I have.
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On May 1st, 2013 veruca pepper said:
I have found this forum and have been reading and trying all the ideas here including calamine lotion, rosehip oil, honey, aloe vera and other things. Six days from my open wound from picking it looks worse than ever! I am so depressed about this as I have a 40th birthday to go to on the weekend and can't see it looking any better. I have picked it but only in the first few days. It is just a huge weeping crater with a pimple in the middle that refused to burst! I wish I had never touched it. Full of self loathing. Am just wondering if because my skin is so scarred from acne that the healing process is just going to be longer thn normal. :(
On April 3rd, 2013 Aaa mom said:
I am trying this in my own face now, but I can say with certainty that this works on all kinds of sores and rashes and is safe for babies. There are diaper rash creams (anti monkey butt) made with calamine and corn starch and I personally use this on diaper rash. Who knew calamine was like duct tape?
On January 26th, 2013 Graciebells2012 said:
Hello my daughter is about to be four months on February first she has been suffering from acne for three months already :( I was wondering if the lotion u speak of would safe for me to use on her skin ?
On January 26th, 2013 newperspective said:
Yes, the calamine lotion is definitely safe to use on a baby's skin :)
On November 3rd, 2012 falling4autumn said:
hi i picked at a pimple on my face which opened up and made a fairly small red wound. my mom went out to Target and didn't find any Calomine, but instead she found Caladryl. Should they work the same way? Thank you so much!!
On October 13th, 2012 Dawija said:
Hi thank you for posting this helpful tip... I myself have some ugly looking red scrapes from attacking unwanted acne on my face.... I just bought the Cetaphil soap bar, the Vaseline repairing moisture, and the Calamine lotion... now I understand at night I'm going to want to wash my face using the Cetaphil then apply some Calamine lotion with a cotton ball... But 2 questions I have are: when would I use the Vaseline moisture? And what should I do in the mornings, or afternoon? Thanks for your time. Daniel
On October 15th, 2012 newperspective said:
Hi Daniel! This post is really old and I have one that is more current and has proven to be a more successful approach for others on this site - wounds are HEALING and scars are FADING. You still need the calamine lotion and cetaphil antibacterial cleansing bar, but I would also recommend purchasing T.N. Dickinson's witch hazel. Here is the link for the forum topic I am referring to http://www.skinpick.com/node/2328. I hope this helps! :)
On May 6th, 2012 poorsadgirl01 said:
Hello :) right now im suffering from picked pimples with open wound type acne to the point where there is gooey yellow stuff in the inside guessing its the beginning of a scab. Will this help ? What do i do ? And how fast will it work ? Does it dry it up? I have scars all over my face also will this work ?
On May 6th, 2012 newperspective said:
Hi there poorsadgirl01! I'm going to refresh my latest post on calamine lotion: wounds are HEALING and scars are FADING. That post will tell you everything you need to know PLUS feedback from other people on this site who have given the calamine lotion a try. I hope this helps! - newperspective
On May 6th, 2012 poorsadgirl01 said:
Thank you :)
On March 1st, 2012 Butterfly56 said:
Thank you so much for this tip!!! I'll have to try this!!! Do you know how it works on scars?
On March 1st, 2012 newperspective said:
Here is a step by step guide for treating acne using calamine lotion..... Instructions - 1) Wash your skin gently and thoroughly with a natural, preservative-free soap. Remember not to scrub the skin when you wash your face, simply lather your hands, gently apply the soap to your wet skin, lather your face and rinse with clean water. 2) Dry your face with a clean towel. Apply Calamine lotion to a cotton swab and dab a little bit of the Calamine lotion directly to the acne blemishes. You can apply more than one coat if you like. Let the Calamine lotion dry and leave it on overnight. 3) Wash your face as usual the next morning, rinsing the Calamine lotion off of your skin. Apply the lotion as needed every night until the blemishes go away. You should see a marked improvement in about a week. I hope this information helps... I found that because the calamine lotion dries quickly and is hard to take off with just water, the urge to pick and obsess over blemishes has subsided. When it completely dries it leaves a light white/pink mask on your face so you can no longer see any imperfections, therefore, no reason to obsess :)
On March 1st, 2012 newperspective said:
Here is a step by step guide for treating acne using calamine lotion..... Instructions - 1) Wash your skin gently and thoroughly with a natural, preservative-free soap. Remember not to scrub the skin when you wash your face, simply lather your hands, gently apply the soap to your wet skin, lather your face and rinse with clean water. 2) Dry your face with a clean towel. Apply Calamine lotion to a cotton swab and dab a little bit of the Calamine lotion directly to the acne blemishes. You can apply more than one coat if you like. Let the Calamine lotion dry and leave it on overnight. 3) Wash your face as usual the next morning, rinsing the Calamine lotion off of your skin. Apply the lotion as needed every night until the blemishes go away. You should see a marked improvement in about a week. I hope this information helps... I found that because the calamine lotion dries quickly and is hard to take off with just water, the urge to pick and obsess over blemishes has subsided. When it completely dries it leaves a light white/pink mask on your face so you can no longer see any imperfections, therefore, no reason to obsess :)
On March 1st, 2012 newperspective said:
Hello Butterfly56! Here are instructions directly from the ehow website for treating your acne scars with calamine lotion... They say it takes around 30 days to see drastic improvement in the fading of acne scars using this method everynight. I would say my wounds are already about 80% healed and I've been using this method for only 3 nights so far. As far as my scars and hyperpigmentation go, the calamine lotion has helped them to not look so red and inflamed. Here are the instructions for treating acne scarring with calamine lotion... Instructions for treating acne with calamine lotion to follow **************** Calamine Lotion - Use a cotton swab or cotton ball. Coat the cotton swab or cotton ball in calamine lotion and smooth the calamine lotion into the acne scar at bedtime each night. Don't cake the calamine lotion on the scar, but rather blend the calamine lotion into the skin. Allow the calamine lotion to remain on the scar overnight. Wash the calamine lotion off with warm water and a soft washcloth the next morning.
On March 1st, 2012 newperspective said:
Hello Butterfly56! Here are instructions directly from the ehow website for treating your acne scars with calamine lotion... They say it takes around 30 days to see drastic improvement in the fading of acne scars using this method everynight. I would say my wounds are already about 80% healed and I've been using this method for only 3 nights so far. As far as my scars and hyperpigmentation go, the calamine lotion has helped them to not look so red and inflamed. Here are the instructions for treating acne scarring with calamine lotion... Instructions for treating acne with calamine lotion to follow **************** Calamine Lotion - Use a cotton swab or cotton ball. Coat the cotton swab or cotton ball in calamine lotion and smooth the calamine lotion into the acne scar at bedtime each night. Don't cake the calamine lotion on the scar, but rather blend the calamine lotion into the skin. Allow the calamine lotion to remain on the scar overnight. Wash the calamine lotion off with warm water and a soft washcloth the next morning.
On March 1st, 2012 Butterfly56 said:
Thank you!!! I am definitly going to give this a try
On March 1st, 2012 newperspective said:
You are so welcome! Sorry, it's the only thing I could find for scarring. All of my scars are from picking at my skin but I figure treating acne scarring and scarring from picking can't be too different, right? Please keep me updated and let me know how this works for you :)
On March 4th, 2012 Butterfly56 said:
I started using it 2 nights ago and it works great on places I just picked. It dries them up and they are almost healed by the morning. It is amazing. I haven't noticed a difference in the scars yet but I haven't been using it that long. Thank you so much for sharing about this. It really does work!!!
On March 5th, 2012 newperspective said:
Fantastic! I was so happy to read that it is working for you as well :) As for the scars, they say it takes at least 30 days of continued use to see any drastic results in the lightening of scars. Today is day 7 using the calamine lotion and all of my wounds have completely healed, except for a popped pimple, but that too is well on its way! I hope it continues to work for you and that we see the results we are hoping and praying for. Hope you have a wonderful, pick-free day! :)
For information on the skin picking disorder (Dermatillomania), symptoms, causes and treatment methods, get the Complete Guide to Skin Picking Disorders.