How to get rid of blackheads??

Jun 5, 2015

Liat T.

Hey girls,would love to hear your tips for getting rid of blackheads! Thank you :)

Jun 5, 2015

Brittany F.

A black head is an open comedo with debris covering it, and the most important thing to remember is that unlike a pimple you cannot just shrink them, you have to extract from the inside out. Blackheads can emerge if moisturizers, sun screens, make up, or foundations are overused and irritate the skin, so sometimes they are not preventable but you can definitely help your skin clear our sebum to avoid the clogging of pores. Be consistent with your skin care routine, and try your best to incorporate salicylic acid into your face washing regimen. Also known as beta hydroxy acid, salicylic acid dives deep into the pores to break up any mischief that the cells and oil can cause. It’s oil soluble, which means that it can easily blend in with other oils like skin’s sebum, making for easy access into the pores. Once inside, salicylic acid begins to separate the oil and dead skin cells, essentially unclogging the pore, this solves the problem from the inside out as sometimes simply extracting will just cause the black head to return.

Nose strips remove newer and looser black heads, but not all of them will come out if they are larger or more stuck in their place, this is a good place to start and minimize the appearance of black heads but ultimately will not get rid of them. You can also extract black heads, though not recommended to do often there are specific tools meant for this and you must be sure to research properly. The best ones to extract yourself are the more stubborn ones, they will come back but they will come back softer and easier to ultimately get rid of. You should also be exfoliating regularly to avoid any build up on your skin if you are prone to clogging of the pores.

Jun 5, 2015

Shreya S.

I know the orgin blackhead charcoal scrub is really good!

Jun 5, 2015

Tiffany P.

Following. :)

Jun 6, 2015

Indira E.

I have the same problem, the only thing that really helped me was the glamglow the white one you should definitely look in to it

Jun 6, 2015

Fifi D.

Do NOT use pore strips. It damages skin and it's not worth it when black heads (actually sebaceous filaments, oily buildup surrounding hairs) will come back in a few days or even hours depending on how bad it is. Exfoliating helps big time, either a scrub or chemical exfoliant like salicylic acid can help. Instead of ripping out the filaments they will gradually reduce them. They are pretty much impossible to get rid of permanently but you can minimize the appearance.

Jun 6, 2015

Liat T.

THANK YOU so much!!