You could be breaking out with pimples on your cheeks due to makeup, dirty pillowcases, touching your face, hormonal changes or even bacteria from your phone spreading to your cheeks.
Or you could simply have clogged pores that are leading to the pimples on your cheeks.
To treat the pimples on your cheeks you should wash your face with an acne product that contains benzoyl peroxide or salicylic acid. Resist the temptation to pop these. It can worsen acne.
Your pimples can smell because of bacteria in the pus feeding on the skin oil.
When your pimple smells it's normal and eventually the smell will go away as the pimple goes away.
Inside a Zit there is pus and the pus inside the zit is made from sebum (oil) that gets trapped in your pores, along with a combination of dead skin cells, debris (such as makeup), and bacteria.
Zits are also known as pimples.
A pimple is a small pustule or papule.
Pimples develop when sebaceous glands, or oil glands, become clogged and infected, leading to swollen, red lesions filled with pus.
Also known as spots or zits, pimples are a part of acne.
They are most likely to occur around puberty, but they can happen at any age.
Overproduction of oil and a buildup of bacteria contribute to pimples.
Areas of the skin that have the largest number of functional oil glands, such as the face, neck, chest, back, and shoulders, are often affected.
Symptoms of zits or pimples include small tender bumps on the skin, often filled with pus.
Treatment for zits and pimples can include topical creams or oral medications.
The best way to make a zit go away fast is to apply a dab of benzoyl peroxide, which you can buy at a drug store in cream, gel or patch form.
It works by killing bacteria that clogs pores and causes inflammation.
You can buy it in concentrations ranging from 2.5% to 10%.
Although it might feel good to pop a pimple, dermatologists advise against it.
Popping a pimple can cause infection and scarring, and it may make the pimple more inflamed and noticeable.
It also delays the natural healing process. Due to this, it is usually best to leave pimples alone.
Some ways to get rid of a zit include.
A small crushed up aspirin paste to a pimple helps with drying up the spot and inflammation.
Toothpaste the opaque kind, not gel can be used to dry up pimples.
Ice to a red pimple gives immediate blood vessel constriction and helps with redness.
A pimple typically heals on its own in three to seven days.
However, if you pop the pimple, it can become infected and take longer to heal.
Topical acne treatments can shorten the amount of time it takes to heal.