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Not really a health question I guess but is there a way to get rid of a few zits I have like 4 and I want them to go away!!! Is there something at HOME I can try to use to make them go away or get smaller? I don't really wanna go buy something b/c I have oxypads but those take a few days... so please help me! O and I heard toothpaste helps is this true? thanks!!!
ps. 13/f
here's a few recipes for face masks i found online...
Mask Recipes:
Strawberry Mask
4-5 very ripe med-size strawberries
2 tsp. heavy cream
1 tsp. honey
Carefully rinse strawberries with lukewarm water and dry with a clean cloth. In a small bowl, mash fruit with fork....add cream and honey. Mix well. Apply the paste generously to face and leave on 2-0-30 minutes. Rinse well.
Do Not use if sunburned or have an allergic reaction to strawberries.
Whole Wheat Flour Mask
1 Qt. water
4 tsp. dried rose petals (or 8 tsp. fresh rose petals)
Peels from 2 organic oranges
6 tsp. milk
2 tbsp. rose water
2 tsp. honey
4 tbsp. whole wheat flour
Boil the water and remover from heat. Add rose petals, orange peels and cover. Allow to steep until water becomes lukewarm. In a seperate pan, heat milk, floral water, honey. Remove from heat, add the flour and whisk into thick paste. Apply the warm paste to the face and neck. Leave on for 20 minutes. Carefully wash off the dried mask with the fragrant rose/orange water. Pat dry. Apply your favorite moisturizer.
Mash 1/2 banana and add 1 tablespoon honey and 2 tablespoons sour cream. Apply to face and let set for about 10 minutes. Gently wipe off with a damp wash cloth.
Two tablespoons of cornmeal mixed with enough water to make a thick paste makes a great inexpensive facial mask. Gently apply to face and wash off.
In a food processor or blender, combine 1/2 cucumber, 1 tablespoon yogurt, a few strawberries, and 1 teaspoon honey. Apply to face and allow to dry. Gently wipe off with a damp wash cloth.
Grind 1 tablespoon almonds into a fine meal in a blender or food processor. Mix almond meal together with 1 tablespoon honey and 1 egg white. Apply to face and let set for about 15 minutes. Gently wipe off facial mask with a damp wash cloth.
To loosen blackheads, combine equal parts baking soda and water in your hand and rub gently on your skin for 2 to 3 minutes. Rinse with warm water.
Mash half of an avocado and apply to entire face. Let set for about 20 minutes and then gently wipe off with a damp wash cloth.
Soak 1 cup dried apricots in water until softened. Puree in blender or food processor with 2 tablespoons skim milk powder. Apply to face and let set about 15 minutes. Gently wipe off facial mask with a damp wash cloth.
Puree 1/2 peeled, sliced cucumber in a blender or food processor and add 1 tablespoon yogurt. Apply to face and let set about 20 minutes. Gently wipe off with a damp wash cloth.
Crush a handful of strawberries and mix well with 1 teaspoon honey. Apply to face and let set for about 15 minutes. Gently wipe off with a damp wash cloth.
Mix 1 1/2 teaspoons honey, the juice from 1/2 of a lemon, and 1 small carton plain yogurt. Stir in 1 whipped egg white. Apply to face and let set about 15 minutes. Gently wipe off with a damp wash cloth.
hope it helps... =)
i think your advice was the best i got so i wanted to thank you but i have a bit of a problem. He liked me about 2 or 3 weeks ago and it might be too late now and we both liked eachother last year but we both didnt know. Now im afraid its too late. Also after i told him that i didnt like him, we had a long talk and we became better friends, i still dont even see him every day. also he said something that i found a little creepy. he said "ill look forward to seeingyou in the halls" and wrote a few other things that made me less than comfortable. I was in such a weird mood then and went and told my friends and they think of him as creepy. he was known by a few people for not leaving his ex alone. I was very flattered when he said i was pretty because no guy has ever said that to me and i consider myself as ugly. some of my friends think of him as annoying and i just dont know what to do. he is also one of my best friends, best friends ex. she would be fine with it but still. and ive never had a boyfriend so i dont know how that would work, we dont have cars so if we wanted to go out how would we get there? ask our moms to take us? my mom would make weird jokes and i would be embarraced but as the days go on i think i would stop liking him but i like him more and more and every time i see him in the hall i get butterflies in my stomache. I see him only once a week and maybe not even that. im so confused.
thanks for saying my advice was the best.. i feel soo special =)... anyways this is a very strange situation... you said how he makes you feel uncomfortable and that he's a little creepy... it seems like he has the qualities of a stalker...=/... idk wat to tell you... but i would keep my distance... never go out with this kid... if he asks you again... just tell him that you don't think it would work out... and i'm sure that you are pretty.... you don't have to feel obligated to go out with any guy that says this you are. If you feel like maybe you should go out with him... first get to know him better.... like sometimes if you're going to the movies or the mall with a BIG group of friends then get to know him. If you still feel comfortable and you get to know him enough... maybe you could be friends with benefitz...??... hope i helped.. and tell me how it goes =)
I know this is going to sound like a stupid high school crush, but thats what it is i guess, this guy said that he liked me and he asked me out. At the time i didnt like him, i did about a year ago but since we had no classes together and i barely saw him. Now over the past few weeks ive started seeing him in the halls and beginning to like him more. I am very shy unless im with my closest friends and have never told anyone to their face that i like them.I want to know if i shud just wait it out and let it, like all my crushes, slowly fade away or should i tell him how it is?
awww... that's sooo cute... you definately should tell him that you like him... if he likes you.. and u like him... what's keeping you two from being together?? just go for it... if you don't want to tell him to his face pass him a note or talk to him on AIM...good luck.. and tell me how it goes...=)
~>Rae
I have a boyfriend and we've been going out for 2 months and 1 week. I really like him and all..but sometime he bugs me so much!! I kind of miss being single and I dont know what to do..
and i dont want to break up with him...ugh..i'm sucha mess...please tell me your answer
the answer is so obvious.. i shouldn't even have to say it.. if your unhappy in a relationship.. then atleast talk to him about it... if that doesn't work then just break up with him.... then you will be single like u wanted to be.. and u won't have unnecessary problems.. hope i helped =)
I have an extremely sore throat. It wouldn't be a big deal but I have singing try-outs for the school play on Tuesday. Does anyone know how to heal a sore throat fast? Thanks.
drink tea with lemon and honey... don't put sugar in it.. also gargle with warm salt water... put A LOT of salt.. don't swallow tho.. lol... anyways hope i helped and good luck with ur tryouts =)
I have a huge problem..im only 13 and weigh 98 pounds but i love to eat!! When i get home from school i eat like a bag of popcorn, some chips, and a salad just to make myself feel better. I excercise but not like a TON. and im healthy ..so whats wrong? I eat breakfast, then a snack, lunch, then a snack and dinner, then dessert. But, when im bored or sad - i eat. even if im not hungry..how do i stop this eating problem ?? =/
ok... first off all that is so0o0o not fat!!!... ok the other problem is called a binge eating disorder.... your trying to find "comfort in food"... the best way you can try to change this is find something else to do instead of eating when you're bored and upset.... and stop being so0o obsessed about your weight... it's unhealthy and causes unnecessary stress... try to talk to a trusted adult about it.. and what kind of things trigger it.... maybe ur guidance counsiler... ??.. they can help you sort out what causes ur binge eating... and help you come up with ideas on how to stop.. hope i heled=)
ok..me nd my bf have been together for 7 months. just recently we had oral..and he busted...so he went to the bathroom and everything was ok. later that day, he fingered me. my period has always been irregular. im late a week nd my bf is freaking out. is there any way i culd b pregnant?
no.... if you were then you wouldn't be having your period at all.
Im 14/f and ive never had a boyfriend..is this weird...is it normal??
Yes it is very normal... just cause u haven't had a b/f doesn't mean you're a loser or that your ugly or anything.... think about it.. most guyz at our age are shy and MOST of the time.. not as mature... and quite scared of rejection.. some guyz might not even be interested in girls at our age... don't worry about whether you have a b/f or not.. right now just work on your friendships with guyz... and eventually all the work you put in will pay off... hope i helped =)
Alright, this is sort of a random question, but I'm cleaning out my closet today, because I have WAY too many clothes. It's hard to find anything to wear because I have so much STUFF that I simply never wear...does anyone have a solution to this problem? Like, can you list out what a good amount of clothing to have is? For example, how many jeans you should have, how many tee-shirts, how many skirts, etc. Also, what's the remedy to this? I have so much clothing-but nothing to wear! Should I limit where I shop to like...2 or 3 certain clothing stores? HELP!
Maybe it's because you buy stuff that lasts for a season and then goes out of style and you never wear it again.. i bought the chic-simple books and they give you the basic wardrobe to have((of course it's very flexible and you can fit it to your style.. it just lists the basics.. you can work off of that))... everything that you need...of course it's very flexible and you can fit it to your style.. it just lists the basics.. you can work off of that... you could probably find them at your library.. anyways if you like something that's in season limit yourself to buying three or four things... make a list of the stuff that you don't wear.. and then make a list of the stuff that you do wear.. ((and not just because it's in style now)) when you go shopping work around that list.. and you'll start buying more of the stuff that you do like... and it will help you to stop wasting your money on clothes that you won't wear...don't limit yourself to a few stores... but always keep in mind that you shouldn't impulse shop... always make sure to check out a few stores for the same item.. and shop for quality... and when you buy something... make sure you will want to wear it.. and that you like it.. hope i helped =)
I have this friend named Emily. She has recently just liked this guy named Justin. Well a week ago she decided she didn't like him anymore. Last night they were talking online and Justin told Emily that he really really liked me and he was going to ask me out and if i said no then he would like be at da point crying. I don't like him and i don't really want to go out cuz i like someone else but my friend wants me to go out w/ him... what should i do?
don't go out with him... i hate people that go out with kids just cause they feel sorry for them... it's a bitchy thing to do.. so0o tell him no.. he'll get over it.. and if he doesn't that's kinda sad.. you could try to find someone else for him.. and talk to him about it... hope i helped =)
hi i'm 14 year old girl and my friend has this boyfriend who she's been dating for 11 months and he totally cheats on her! i;ve told her about it many times! finally she asked him about it when i told her he frenched one of my friends! after she talked to him about it she said it was ok cause he said it was only a friendship kiss cause she was down in the dumps! i told her that it was on the lips tounge and all and she was like i know! she believes EVERYTHING he says! wut should i do? she won't listen to me! can't just sit there and watch him cheat on her!help plz!
you have to find some way to prove it to your friend that this kid is cheating on her... i guess it's true when they say love is blind.... if you can't find a way to prove it... then get her interested in another guy... if that doesn't work.. confront the dude.. tell him that you aren't gonna just sit back and watch him cheat on ur best friend... tell him he either has to stop cheating or break up with her... i know it will hurt your friend for a little bit and she might be pissed and not talk to you... but you have to do this... she will just get hurt.. if not pull a trick on the jerk and teach him a lesson....=)
I know this sounds stupid but here it goes..THere is this guy at our school that FLIRTS with all the girls, but he flirts with me the most and all the girls say so to. I really like him too. He always plays footsie ne and like he always drinks out the same cup as me and then he is like oh sorry but I can tell he does it on perpose and he tries to hold my hand. THe only thing is we are not going out, and this has been going on for about 2 months and I just cant stand it why wont he as kme plz type back
wow...it's so obvious this kid likes you.. maybe he's just shy.. i think he's probably trying to get you jealous when he flirts with other girls... maybe?? idk... but anyways... try to drop little hints that you like him back... if it doesn't work then just go for it and ask him out... hope i helped =)
does anyone know of any good s/n ideas. i'm looking for a new screenanme and i was wondering if people could just give some random ones. i asked beofre but people only gave ideas like "pick something that is your fave and some of your numbers before and after it".... well that didnt help to much. so please and thanks.
just do something like ur last name or the nickname your friend's call you and the word says... so if ur nickname is Rae for example.. do Rae says.... it's cute and it doesn't get old.. and if it's taken don't put numbers after it... just pick another name or something.. hope i helped =)
me and my boyfriend fight on and off all the time we never het along ne more but i love him i have been with him for almost 2 years and i almost had a kid with him but he treats me really bad. He yells at me all the time and calls me really mean, hurtful names he hurts me so bad sometimes that i cry and sometimes cry myself to sleep he means the world to me but he always makes me feel like i am nothing and puts me down all the time. Ihave tried to kill myself before because he has made me feel so bad about myself. I am so confused and i dont know what to do please help me WHAT DO I DO?
BREAK UP WITH THE STUPID JERK!!!!!!!! nobody deserves to be treated that way.. and if your in that type of relationship break it off as soon as possible... don't throw away your life... it's just not worth it.. there's so much more to live for.. just cause of one bad relationship... you don't throw away your life.. if there's someone that you could talk to about it... a friend ... a family member... it doesn't matter who just as long as you get it out in the open.. forgive him, forget him, and move on...find someone new and if not who cares...the single life is just as good as being in a relationship.. so break up with the asswipe and don't kill yourself because of his problems... hope i could help =)
Ok, I really like this guy at my school. In a couple weeks there is going to be a dance and I really want to ask this guy out. But I have self esteem and dont think that Im pretty enough and am afraid of rejection. All my friends keep telling me that I should go for it. But Im very very VERY nervous. What do I do?
whatever you do.. don't do the whole have your friend ask him thing.. it's definately a lot better if you ask him yourself.. you should just go for it... and before you ask him just take a deep breath and come out with it.. if you really don't feel like asking him to his face.. maybe you can do it in a note.. or find out his sn.. i wouldn't call him on the phone.. cause most guyz don't like it if a girl calls them on the phone... so0o just go for it... what's the worst that can happen?? hope i could help =)
In my school should I do lacrosse or track? I like them both but I'm not sure which to try out for. Can someone give me their opionon? Please don't say one is better than the other give me reasons why. Thank you!
i think you should try lacrosse.. it's a lot more active than "just running" like you do in track... and it's definately a lot more fun!! and it's a lot more agressive too.. and competitive i think... you also have a chance to do teamwork unlike track where you just run against your opponents.. it really depends on whether you want to be more independant.. or to have a team that you can depend on.. but really in the end it's your decision.. hope i could help =)
what are the signs for a guy liking you? ok, i know the signs that everyone says are like, he talks to you alot, kind of flirts, sits with you, looks at you, stuff like that. ok so this guy i am in like IN LOVE with did that and i thought he liked me. but he didn't tell me directly, like "i don't like you" but he said ifyou don't know someone well enough he can't like them and i was talking to him. and i sooo thought that he liked me! but the signs were wrong... how could you REALLY tell if he likes you?
there's no REAL way to tell if a guy likes you... i mean if there was there would be no need for a relationship spot in the advice column... and if everyone had it figured out then all the mystery ((which is sometimez tha fun part in love)) would be taken away... all i can tell you is.. when this guy is ready.. IF he DOES like you... he will ask you out... and even if he doesn't.. sometimez friendship is a lot better.. especially friendz with benefitz.. =)... anywhoo'z hope i could help ya =)
Okay, well last night i had a dream that my crush asked me out ..so i invited him over except "my house" wasnt really MY house! It had a pool which i dont have and i had a different family. so anyway, the whole time we never hung out! He just hung out with these boys i think were my cousins (and i dont even have boy cousins!!) And didnt talk to me..then all of a sudden were outside and we start talking when a landmass happens and the only people left are me and him on this little peice of land that somehow DIDNT fall!! ?!? Then he says i want to break up withh you!! After all that ..what is this telling me? do you think i shouldnt ask him out cuz he will dump me fast? Im so confused ..i rate! sry about the length! I really need to know so plzz dont delete!
dreams are always weird... and they usually don't mean anything... but i would definately wait a while and try to get to know this kid before you start doing anything drastic... try to strike up a conversation with him and see what kind of things he's interested in... and just be yourself around him... if it was meant to be he would ask you out.. if not.. move on.. hope i helped =)
My name is Kayla and I'm 13 years old. I started my period not too long ago. But I have skipped about 3. Is this normal for me? I don't want to be able to not have children or anything? Is it serious? Please help.
Kayla... don't worry... it's normal.... when you first start your period it is very irregular.. it doesn't start to run a "schedule" until a year or so after... it's nothing serious.. and it doesn't mean you won't be able to have children... so just don't worry about it.. hope i helped =)
I am really depressed. I just feel like every one thing that is good in my life, there are three bad things. In other words, the pros outweigh the cons. I really need help, but don't want to ask my mom to go to a shrink. So, I'm waiting for someone to notice. I don't want to cut myself, but it's the only way for people to notice. So, I just take a pin and scratch myself so that it will make slight cut marks on my wrists. I know it's stupid, but I just need help beyond my stupid friends' advice.
I hate these bribe things, but I do rate high, if that will help you to answer me.
I have gone through the same thing that you have... and here's what I've figured out.. it's stupid to just sit around and wait for your friends to notice.... cause honestly hun... they won't... you don't have to cut yourself to get people to notice.... you derinately should try to get help.. if you don't want to tell your mom and ask her to go to a shrink.. maybe you can find a trusted adult that you can confide in.. whether it be a teacher, a friend's mom, or the student counciler...it's up to you to find help... hope i could help ... and remember... many people have been in the same situation as you are... and are living happy lives now.....there's still hope =)