Proper extractions: what the pros know that you don’t.

When you go to your favorite aesthetician do you leave the spa with the question how does she do it?! How does she extract the blemish that you have been trying to “self-manage” at home with out any luck what-so-ever? “”Why didn’t she extract that awful red bump on my chin? Or even touch it for that matter”? Well my lovely readers let me educate you. To begin, I want to explain something very important; the difference between an extractable blemish and the type that IS NOT. In order to properly distinguish between the two types we need just a small skin physiology lesson (don’t worry it will be short). The skin has two layers. The epidermis is the top layer of the skin.When a blemish is extractable, it will be present in the hair follicle(s) (known by most of the world as a pore). The follicle becomes infected, for one reason or another, the skin around the pore begins to show the early signs of a blemish, and before you know it, the irritated follicle is a full-blown pimple. Now, the second layer of the skin is called the Dermis. This layer is comprised of two very important skincare systems: the lymph and circulatory (among many other wondrous body systems). The Dermis is responsible for housing the type of blemishes (which are actually deemed cysts in the industry) that are never, ever going to make their way to the surface of the skin to be properly extracted. The reason being: no channel is present for the infection to make its way to the epidermis. The walls of the pore begins in the Dermis and continues through to the opening of the skin. It is “sealed off” from the epidermis. The red, inflamed and often itchy bump is an internal issue; ranging from hormonal imbalance to dietary issues. Because these tender bumps are often so uncomfortable, we tend to want to “squeeze the life out of them”. Thinking ” that way it will just heal”. Sadly this is the exact opposite of what should be done. In the next post I will explain what type of care can help these cysts heal as well as keep them at bay all together.