Why does tweezing cause pimples/zits for me?

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When I tweeze hairs in my unibrow area (usually a few at a time, a couple times a week), I sometimes get a pimple/zit a day or so later in that spot. Could this be a cleanliness issue, such as needing to sterilize the tweezer tips beforehand (by flame, hydrogen peroxide, etc)? Or swabbing the area with something like rubbing alcohol or betadine solution before and/or after? Should something specific be applied to the area after, like a moisturizer or salicylic acid based product? I'm just not sure what my skin is reacting to and how I can prevent it, so any input would be appreciated!
 
well that is part of your "t zone" which is the most likely area to get pimples on your face. you should wash your face with face wash once in the morning and once before you go to bed, and if u excersice, then after that. But during the middle of the day you should rinse your face with water in the middle of the day. as far as tweezing causing pimples, it is possible. Clean the tweezers in rubbing alcohol, but DO NOT clean yourface with rubbing alcohol. Make sure u just wash your face as i explained and use a face wash with scalystic acid in it. Make sure to keep your face moisturized, if it is dry, it could cause your face to create more oil which would in turn cause more pimples! Good luck, hope that helped!
 
The reason for the breakout is often that the hair follicle gets caught underneath the skin when regrowing and it causes irritation. The best thing to do for this is to moisturize and even soak that part of your face to loosen your pores. Dove Facial Lotion is a great product to use for this and it makes your skin radiantly soft!
 
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