I was going to name this thread “SQUEEZINS GALORE” but decided to spare our squeamish Dopers.
My husband has super sensitive skin. Ever since he moved here, he’s itched from our hard water system. He never has had to use deodorant, as he’s not a stinky guy… But he likes to spray some smelly stuff on his shirts in the armpit area.
It’s been quite hot for the past couple weeks, and he works in a non-air conditioned environment, so he’s been worried about getting stinky. Several days ago, he sprayed Axe ( :rolleyes: ) directly onto his pits. Result? He’s got welts on his right armpit, which are becoming gigantic pus-filled pimples.
He asked me to take a look at his pit this morning. The welts themselves hadn’t changed, but on top of each of them was a volcano just begging to be popped. At first he refused to let me work on them, but once I said the magic words, “But honey, I have to get the infection out,” he resigned to being the subject of my pimple lust.
Holy shit! These things are just FULL of stuff! It. Just. Kept. Coming. Lawdy, it made* me*, a seasoned popper of zits, want to hurl. After a few gentle but firm squeezings, he declared he had had enough torture. And he wasn’t at all pleased when I sprayed the area with Dermaplast. “Ahhh, it STINGS!” The big baby.
I don’t want to inflict pain on him, but dammit, I have to doctor these things for them to get better. They’re sure as heck not going to go away on their own. He’s always been free of blemishes of any variety, so I don’t think he really understands the nature of pimples, etc.
No, technically, I don’t think so. My dermatologist says it leaves scars. We’ve all done it, I suppose, but you’re really supposed to keep the area clean & disinfect. I would only drain them if the pressure was really painful, as it can be sometimes.
Medically speaking, probably not. All I know is that when faced with pimples or any nasty pus-filled infected pore, they go away faster if you can get the infection out and douse with alcohol or another antiseptic. This is just my experience, though.
I get one of these welt things on my inner thigh nearly every summer. Caused by friction and heat, of course. My standard procedure is the above, and the volcano goes away within a few days of fairly intense doctoring.
There are 4 welts in the pus stage. A couple more pre-pus stage. I’m hoping to prevent the other welts from forming zits. Any ideas, other than keeping them clean?
I thought about putting some gauze on his pit but I can see a few problems with this tactic:
He’s in constant motion, so the tape would come off.
The gauze would only trap sweat, oil and infection.
I’ve never had any problems spraying AXE directly on the skin. Of course, I could also add together all of the times I’ve used it using only my digits. Most of the scents are vile.
It’s what the young pups are using nowadays. chaoticdonkey’s right. Most of the scents are putrid. Voodoo is the least offensive, and better (to my nose) than Brut.
My can says something different. “A unique all-over bodyspray that combines a seductive fragrance with effective deoderant protection. Use Axe anytime, smell great all the time.”
The warning reads (I’m not making this up): “The Axe Effect may result in, but its not limited to, unrelenting female attention and/or late nights.” I wonder if popping zits in your husbands armpits is covered under “unrelenting female attention and/or late nights.”
I don’t mean to offend anyone who actually uses the product, but the impression I’ve taken away from seeing from their ads is that the vast majority of AXE users are likely to be under the age of 17 and extremely inexperienced with actual women.
Well, I don’t know about their users, but that’s certainly my impression of who they’re targeting. Although getting teenage boys to use deodorant of ANY kind might be viewed as a positive thing. I’ve never knowingly smelled AXE, though, and I’m pretty sure I don’t want to.
Seriously, what you’re describing sounds a lot more serious than zits; it sounds more like boils or even carbuncles. You need to make sure that they’re cleaned out completely, doused with lots of antiseptic, and dressed properly. If they’re allowed to infect, you could be looking at a trip to a dermatologist at the very least, or worse if it progresses to a full-blown abcess.
