Everyone! It's just a fact of life. But of course, it's Women's Health's duty to remind you that zit popping can do some serious damage to your skin, especially if you don't do it the right way.

Everyone! It's just a fact of life. But of course, it's Women's Health's duty to remind you that zit popping can do some serious damage to your skin, especially if you don't do it the right way.

No matter which of these you're suffering from, there's one kind of acne we can all relate to: the kind that you just can resist popping. These blackheads and whiteheads just stare back at you ...

If a dermatologist opts to extract or “pop” a pimple on your face, they use “sterile and delicate instruments to extract blackheads and whiteheads,” explains Dr. Sharghi. “We can [also ...

Keep reading to see exactly what dermatologists recommend for getting rid of whiteheads and saying hello to clear, glassy skin. What are whitehea ...

The correct way to pop a pimple with your fingers depends on if it is a whitehead or blackhead: This method only works for pimples with large, obvious whiteheads that are close to the skin surface ...

With all that being said, some people are unable to resist the temptation of popping a pimple as soon as they see a whitehead appear. If you’re going to pop a pimple once in a while, follow ...

There’s not enough time to zap the zit with acne-fighting cleansers and face masks, so, you get your trusty fingers in position and go in to pop the pimple, hoping to drain all of that bacteria ...

So, your best bet is to leave popping a pimple to the pros. Instead of squeezing a zit, you could hide it with makeup. Choose a cover-up that's "noncomedogenic," Rice says. That means it won't ...

Don’t worry pimple popping fans—just because you have a higher tolerance of disgust for zit squishing doesn’t mean you’re less likely to pick up on actual harmful things that will make you ...