# What's the worst place to get a zit? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 23, 2012, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-place-to-get-a-zit/638643 "2012-10-23T18:03:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-place-to-get-a-zit/638643/1 "2012-10-23T18:03:56Z")
And let’s forget the obvious. Keep it above the waist. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-place-to-get-a-zit/638643/2 "2012-10-23T18:09:56Z")
Any place you can’t see easily, like an ear or in the inside of your nose. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-place-to-get-a-zit/638643/3 "2012-10-23T18:13:08Z")
I just had an ingrown whisker right on the edge of my bottom lip, and the pain was comparable to inside the nose. I know, not a zit…but still a pus-filled blemish. ---
**Author:** ![AHarris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@AHarris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHarris)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-place-to-get-a-zit/638643/4 "2012-10-23T18:14:35Z")
I’m going to second inside the ear. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-place-to-get-a-zit/638643/5 "2012-10-23T18:14:49Z")
Hershey, Pennsylvania. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-place-to-get-a-zit/638643/6 "2012-10-23T18:15:49Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > Hershey, Pennsylvania. Ouch. ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-place-to-get-a-zit/638643/7 "2012-10-23T18:29:20Z")
I disagree - I think anywhere you can’t cover it easily - like the end of your nose… ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-place-to-get-a-zit/638643/8 "2012-10-23T18:38:19Z")
Why do we have to limit it to above the waist? One on the buttocks makes it hurt every time you sit down. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-place-to-get-a-zit/638643/9 "2012-10-23T18:42:22Z")
I’m past the age where a plook is a regular occurrence, but I had one a few months back on a bit where my left ear connects with the rest of my head. Just right where the leg of my glasses sits. It was quite fantastically annoying. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-place-to-get-a-zit/638643/10 "2012-10-23T18:48:27Z")
> [@Ponch8](#): > > Why do we have to limit it to above the waist? One on the buttocks makes it hurt every time you sit down. I was trying to avoid “That’d be on the penis, Bob” submissions. But I get zits on my butt all the time and they don’t really hurt. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-place-to-get-a-zit/638643/11 "2012-10-23T18:57:03Z")
On your eyeball. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-place-to-get-a-zit/638643/12 "2012-10-23T19:00:29Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > I was trying to avoid “That’d be on the penis, Bob” submissions In the penis, Bob. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-place-to-get-a-zit/638643/13 "2012-10-23T19:01:58Z")
Upper shoulder blade, where it’s almost impossible to reach by yourself. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-place-to-get-a-zit/638643/14 "2012-10-23T19:04:59Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > On your eyeball. I currently have one just above there, right below an eyebrow. That’s what caused me to start this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Sister\_Vigilante](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-place-to-get-a-zit/638643/15 "2012-10-23T19:06:02Z")
Anywhere it’s hidden is fine by me. I once had the very unfortunate experience as a teen to have three huge ones all at once. One on the left cheek, one on the right, and one right in the middle of my chin. Mortifying when you’re that age. Thankfully I don’t get zits much anymore and when I do they’re small. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-place-to-get-a-zit/638643/16 "2012-10-23T19:16:17Z")
Middle of the back where you can’t reach it is annoying. Inside the nose is downright painful. ---
**Author:** ![humblebumble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5e925/32.png) [@humblebumble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/humblebumble)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-place-to-get-a-zit/638643/17 "2012-10-23T19:43:41Z")
OC, MD Those people are extremely judgmental during beach season. ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-place-to-get-a-zit/638643/18 "2012-10-23T19:44:13Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > I’m past the age where a plook is a regular occurrence, but I had one a few months back on a bit where my left ear connects with the rest of my head. Just right where the leg of my glasses sits. It was quite fantastically annoying. Are you maybe allergic to the metal your glasses are made out of? I seem to be, I get spots there whenever I take a break from my contacts ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-place-to-get-a-zit/638643/19 "2012-10-23T19:46:56Z")
The ‘third eye zit’ is not very pleasant. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-place-to-get-a-zit/638643/20 "2012-10-23T19:49:28Z")
Not inside your nose. Right on the nostril. You don’t notice it until you touch it, whereupon you are treated to a new dimension of pain. They are almost impossible to pop, but when they do, they become big sores that ooze fluid. And they take forever to heal. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-place-to-get-a-zit/638643.md?page=2)