Treatment of pimples with Tetracycline can be carried out by different methods. And all of them will be effective.
How to take Tetracycline tablets for pimples?
The tablets should be taken 3 times a day. Depending on the doctor's prescriptions, you can take 2-4 tablets at a time. The dosage of each tablet is equal to 100 mg. The difference between the doses should be at least 6 hours.
During the day it is not recommended to take more than 4 grammes of Tetracycline tablets.
Remember that antibiotics (tetracycline) should not be drunk with milk or taken while eating dairy products. These products completely neutralize the active substance.
The full course of admission is usually 5 days. And you should not shorten the period of treatment. The treatment may continue up to 12 weeks.
Tetracycline masks
Tetracycline from pimples on the face can also be used in a form of a mask. In this case, the drug is applied only to the surface of the skin, does not penetrate into the blood, and therefore does not get into the blood. There are two recipes for masks with tetracycline.
Recipe One
Roll up a few tetracycline tablets, dilute the powder with a small amount of water and apply the mixture only to the pimple. Leave for 15 minutes and wash off with water.
Recipe Two
Mix a few pills of this drug with a powder, preferably baby. Use an equal amount of both ingredients. Pour all the hydrogen peroxide. Apply to inflammation for 20 minutes. You can do this procedure 2 times a week.
Lotion for pimples
Tetracycline from subcutaneous pimples can also be used as a lotion. It not only helps to get rid of acne, but also becomes an excellent preventive agent, reduces skin grease and gets rid of heavily dilated pores.
The lotion should be prepared according to the following instructions:
- 10 tablets of tetracycline crush into powder.
- 10 tablets of levomitsetin crush into powder.
- Mix 1 bottle of salicylic and 1 bottle of boric acid.
- Transfer the powder from the tablets into the mixture.
- Add 10 ml 1% dimexide solution.
- Pour into a bottle of dark glass.
- Place in the fridge for 24 hours.
Wipe your face twice every day with the obtained lotion.
How to take Tetracycline cream for pimples?
Tetracycline cream from acne on the face is applied only to cleansed skin. It can be done with any lotion or foam for washing.
It is recommended to use only 3% variant of ointment.
Apply the cream pointwise or to the entire inflammation area. It should be done in a thin layer, after which it should be lightly rubbed into the skin.
Tetracycline cream should be applied 3 times a day.
If you have been diagnosed with subcutaneous pimples, it is good to use compresses with tetracycline ointment. For the compress, the ointment should be applied to a cotton pad, put it on the place of inflammation and fix it with a adhesive plaster. Exposure time - from 20 minutes to one hour.
