Can anything help reduce bruising?

Arnica is supposed to be good for bruises.

Afternoon TSRers.

Does anyone know of anything that really can reduce visible bruising/ swelling? I have a black eye/ nose and am back at work on Wednesday. I wouldn't worry but working in a school it feels very unprofessional and I'd hate for students to notice. I have a few cuts across my face to go with the black eye, so it's pretty noticeable even when the bruising is covered.

I am female so I will hide as much as possible with make up. The redness seems to cover ok but the blue/ black just looks very odd... green almost. So if anything could help I'm willing to try it I'm hoping that most of it will be gone by then anyway, but just in case I was wondering if there's anything I could try?

Any advice?

Afternoon TSRers.

Does anyone know of anything that really can reduce visible bruising/ swelling? I have a black eye/ nose and am back at work on Wednesday. I wouldn't worry but working in a school it feels very unprofessional and I'd hate for students to notice. I have a few cuts across my face to go with the black eye, so it's pretty noticeable even when the bruising is covered.

I am female so I will hide as much as possible with make up. The redness seems to cover ok but the blue/ black just looks very odd... green almost. So if anything could help I'm willing to try it I'm hoping that most of it will be gone by then anyway, but just in case I was wondering if there's anything I could try?

Any advice?

Arnica is supposed to be good for bruises.

Ice.

Not injuring your face.

Actually this sounds kind of suspicious, why is your face all bruised?

New boyfriend?

Arnica is supposed to be good for bruises.

Arnica cream and/or Hirudoid Cream (more suitable for deep bruising)

Ah, I think you go for the opposite colour make up. If the bruises is a blue, then go for an orange, purple go for yellow, etc. Try some strong eyeshadows to cover over the bruises and then cover with some light powder foundation.

Lol I had one of my teachers come into school like this... rumours spread fast...

Cover it up... somehow.

This works, haven't used it but I know someone who has
took a few days though...

Arnica cream works .

Are you okay?

You could try using an ice pack to reduce the swelling - I'm not sure how effective that will be on a bruise that's already developed, but it's worth a go.

A concealer with a yellow base will have the thickest consistency, thus being the most effective way to cover it up, or maybe try a bit of foundation that matches your skin tone.

I think there are professional bruise covering up kits if you're willing to go that far, though!

You probably won't be able to cover it up completely because bruises are capillary bleeding and you just have to wait for it to heal. If you don't draw attention to it, chances are people won't notice as much.

Ice/frozen peas or similar reduces swelling
Arnica cream helps bruises heal faster
Generally keeping bruises above your heart gets them to disappear quicker but obv your face is above your heart anyway!
Don't take ibuprofen, aspirin, naproxen or cortisone medicines as these promote bruising
spread fresh parsley leves on it
rub it! that will heelp to dissipate the blood
2 days after getting the bruise, don't apply cold but apply warmth instead

(My mum's a school first-aider and used to be a childminder lol this is what she recommends)

This. I play the trumpet and bruise my lip ALL the time. Bit of arnica does the job

Hirudoid Cream works really fast for bruises. That sounds pretty bad though, I hope you're ok!

How did you get the bruises? (just out of curiosity)
Use concealer of foundation that is more yellowy in colour which will help to disguise it
Arnica is also good apparently

Warmth? Never heard of that! Haha, reason?