In a surge of passion, you and your lover are carried away.
Result, the next day, you end up with a beautiful mark on your neck.
This reddish-violet bruise is more commonly known as a "hickey".
Hickeys appear as a result of the bursting of vessels and capillaries, just below the skin.
The blood drains and diffuses into the tissues, creating a beautiful dark mark that everyone can admire...
It's not dangerous, but it's not very aesthetic!
Fortunately, there are effective home remedies for removing a hickey quickly. Watch:
Are you looking for a quick and immediate solution?
If you have a scarf, chèche, high neck shirt or turtleneck, this is the perfect time to wear them!
Indeed, these clothes and accessories skilfully cover your neck and easily hide the hickey.
Got some concealer or concealer handy?
So, to go unnoticed, apply it on your hickey.
Admittedly, these little tricks do not help you make your hickey disappear faster…
But at least they'll help you fly under the radar and avoid prying eyes.
Know this:there is no miracle cure to make a hickey disappear overnight...
Indeed, a hickey disappears on its own after a few days, even a week or more.
But with these 8 dermatological techniques, you can speed up the healing of that nasty hickey by a day or two . Watch:
On the first day of your hickey, apply cold directly to the bruise , with a cold spoon.
The cold will slow the diffusion of blood from the broken capillaries, which will reduce the size of the bruise.
- Take a metal spoon and put it in the freezer for 30 minutes.
- Apply the spoon directly to the hickey.
- Leave on for 10 minutes.
- Repeat this several times for the first 2 days, or until the hickey begins to disappear.
Note that this trick also works with a cold compress, an ice pack or a washcloth soaked in cold water.
The thick, gelatinous pulp inside aloe leaves has powerful anti-inflammatory properties (Source 1).
Aloe vera gel is an effective remedy to reduce skin swelling and pain.
Of course, in case of skin irritation, stop using aloe vera.
Do you have an aloe plant in your garden?
So, click here to find out how to cut and use aloe vera gel.
- Apply a thin layer of gel directly to the hickey.
- Repeat this treatment twice a day .
To discover: 40 Uses of Aloe Vera That Will Blow Your Mind!
Because it is rich in menthol, peppermint essential oil helps to stimulate blood circulation where it is applied.
It is thus renowned for accelerating the healing of bruises.
Like most essential oils, peppermint oil can irritate the skin.
It is for this reason that you must dilute it in a carrier oil.
The recommended ratio is 1-2 drops of peppermint oil to 15 drops of carrier oil.
As a carrier, you can use sweet almond oil or jojoba oil.
- Mix 1-2 drops of peppermint oil with 15 drops of carrier oil.
- Massage the affected area with this mixture, exerting light pressure.
- Be careful not to press too hard on the hickey, as this may make the bruise worse.
To discover: 33 Amazing Uses of Peppermint Essential Oil.
Cocoa butter is used in many topical treatments for skin problems.
Scientific research on cocoa butter has yielded mixed results (Source 2).
However, women who have tested cocoa butter swear by it!
According to them, there is nothing more effective in eliminating or reducing superficial marks on the skin.
Indeed, cocoa butter is known to remove scars , but also fade stretch marks and wrinkles.
And because cocoa butter makes the skin more supple and elastic, it is also used in beauty care.
- Apply cocoa butter to the affected area
- Make one to two applications a day.
- Be careful not to press too hard on the hickey, as this may make the bruise worse.
To discover: 12 Incredible Benefits Of Cocoa Butter Nobody Knows About.
Pineapple is rich in bromelain.
This enzyme is scientifically known to relieve aches and pains (Source 3).
When applied to the skin, bromelain helps to reduce inflammation and swelling of the skin (Source 4).
- Apply a slice of pineapple to the affected area for at least 10 min.
- Repeat this treatment up to 4 or 5 times a day, monitoring the skin for risk of irritation.
Indeed, pineapple is a particularly acidic food, and the delicate skin of the neck can become irritated quickly.
Little known, vitamin K nevertheless plays a very important role in the body.
Indeed, it is the vitamin that intervenes in blood coagulation.
In the form of a cream, studies have shown that it accelerates the healing of bruises (Source 5).
- Get vitamin K cream, in pharmacies or on the Internet.
- Apply the cream to the skin, once or twice a day.
Don't have any cream? Know that you can also increase your vitamin K intake.
It is then enough to eat foods rich in vitamin K , especially leafy greens.
Leafy greens include:
- salads (watercress, endive, frisee, lettuce, lamb's lettuce, arugula, escarole)
- chard
- cabbage (kale, Brussels sprouts, Chinese cabbage, etc.)
- spinach
Soy beans, pork and poultry are also high in vitamin K.
To discover: Guide to Vitamins:What Are Their Benefits and Which Foods Have The Most?
Banana flesh is not the only beneficial part of this fruit.
Indeed, the skin of the banana is also rich in vitamins, nutrients and antioxidants.
It is also used for its soothing properties on the skin.
Banana peel helps to relieve skin irritations due to hickeys, and to make them disappear more quickly.
- Apply the banana peel directly to the hickey.
- Leave on for up to 30 minutes, or until the banana peel begins to blacken.
- Repeat the applications two to three times a day. But stop using it if your skin becomes irritated.
To discover: Stop Throwing Banana Peels! Here are 23 ways to use them.
Vitamin C is best known for its ability to stimulate the immune system.
But it also plays an important role in the production of a protein, collagen.
Collagen strengthens the skin, while giving it its elasticity.
Creams and other treatments with vitamin C help accelerate skin healing and make bruises disappear faster.
- Apply a vitamin C cream, directly on the hickey.
Rest assured:a hickey is not a permanent mark on the skin.
It naturally fades on its own over time and leaves no scars.
Without treatment, a hickey usually lasts between 10 days and 2 weeks.
Your body will slowly break down and reabsorb the bits of blood that are under the skin.
In the first days, the mark is darker and changes color, until it fades completely.
The above treatments can speed healing time by a day or two.
But we can't repeat it enough:don't press too hard on a hickey , at the risk of aggravating the bruise.
Therefore, when massaging the affected area for treatment, always use light, gentle pressure .
In just a few seconds, and you've got a mark on your neck...
But a hickey does not disappear quickly in 24 hours and even less overnight!
Its recovery can take several days, even more than a week.
To relieve irritation and inflammation, there are remedies that reduce healing time by a day or two .
The advantage of these remedies is that they work equally well for hickeys in the neck, arm, leg, breast.
But in any case, your body mainly needs time to repair broken capillaries, reabsorb blood and erase traces and stains.
