The8BestStyeRemediesMedicallyreviewedbyCynthiaCobb,DNP,APRN,WHNP-BC,FAANP—WrittenbyRenaGoldmanonJuly1,2020WarmwashclothSoapandwaterTeabagcompressPainmedicationGonaturalOintmentsMassageMedicaltreatmentRemovalQ&A:Contagious?PreventionOutlookSeeadoctorShareonPinterestWeincludeproductswethinkareusefulforourreaders.Ifyoubuythroughlinksonthispage,wemayearnasmallcommission.Here’sourprocess.Whatisastye?Astye(hordeolum)isaredbump,sortoflikeapimple,thatformsontheoutsideedgeoftheeyelid.Youreyelidshavelotsoftinyoilglands,especiallyaroundtheeyelashes.Deadskin,dirt,oroilbuildupcanclogorblockthesesmallholes.Whenaglandisblocked,bacteriacangrowinsideandcauseastyetodevelop.Symptomsofastyeinclude:painandswellingincreasedtearproductionacrustthatformsaroundtheeyelidsorenessanditchiness“Styesusuallygoawayontheirownwithin7to10days,”Dr.MicheleGreen,NewYork-basedcosmeticdermatologist,tellsHealthline.Ifyourstyeisn’tpainful,itmaybeachalazion.Treatmentsforchalazionsandstyesaresimilar,butachalazionmaytakelongertoheal.Hereareeightwaystospeedupthehealingprocessforstyes.1.UseawarmcompressAwarmcompressisthemosteffectivewaytotreatastye.Thewarmthhelpsbringthepustothesurface,anddissolvesthepusandoilsothestyecandrainnaturally.Wetacleanwashclothwithwarmwater.Makesurethewaterisn’ttoohot.Wringtheclothsoit’sdampbutnotdripping.Thengentlyplaceitoveryoureyeforabout5to10minutes.Don’tsqueezeortrytopuncturethestye.Youcandothisthreetofourtimeseachday.2.CleanyoureyelidwithmildsoapandwaterGreenadvisesavoidingharsh,syntheticchemicalswhencleaningtheeyearea.Instead,shesays,ingredientsshouldbehypoallergenicandnonirritating.“Theskinaroundtheeyesismuchthinnerthantherestofyourface.Therefore,youneedtobeverycarefulwithproductsyouapplytoyoureyearea,”Greensays.SherecommendsusingOCuSOFTtocleanseeyelidsbecauseit’sbeenshowntobeeffectiveagainstbacteriacommonlyfoundontheeyelid.Itsformulaeffectivelykillssevendifferentstrainsofbacteria,accordingtoGreen.Youcanalsochooseatear-freebabyshampooandmixitwithabitofwarmwater.Useitwithacotton