blackheads

[stylinsam]

does anybody no a good way to get rid of blackheads i cleanse and tone every morning and night please help.

[teag1rl]

they're blighters aren't they? I've been using those strip things you stick to a wet nose, let dry for ten mins and gently!! remove. I reckon if I bothered to do if more frequently I'd see a lot more difference, but currently only do it less than once a week when I remember!

[lia*]

Blackheads are caused when sebum (the skin's natural oil) collects and hardens in the pores. The congesting toxins that are being expelled through your skin from the blood and lymph fluid combines with sebum creating a pasty glue. The exposed tip becomes oxidized and black, hence the name - blackheads . Oily and combination skins are most susceptible to these. The skin's most dense oil glands are located in T-zone. That is why there you get the most blackheads.

1) Apply an astringent. It helps reduce oiliness. If its a bit harsh mix a bit of rose water in it. .

2) Apply a good quality medicated cream or gel containing resorcinol, salicylic acid or benzoyl peroxide. This helps in soaking the oil and helps in peeling away the blackheads. You can get creams or gels of Benzoyl Peroxide treating blackheads If benzoyl peroxide leaves your skin dry, apply an oil-free moisturizer after 10 mins of applying benzoyl peroxide.

[whiskeysheri]

I know what you mean, stylinsam, I use the nose strips that teag1rl mentioned twice a week, which removes the majority of them, but they're back again within a couple of days. I don't even have oily skin really.x

[Lonnie]

The best way, and don't worry, it doesn't leave any marks, get a Biro pen, take the ink tube out, and place the narrow end of the casing over the Blackhead, push in, not too hard, and pull out, wallah, Blackhead and root gone. i'm not joking, it really works.

[stylinsam]

thanx lonnie just tried it it really does work

[BigMac]

I'm not a great fan of creams and potions - they're not really very natural, are they?

I would recommend regular (at least morn and eve) use of a very hot flannel - as hot as you can stand. If you must use something on your face, use aqueous BP cream. It worked for me.

[stevie-p]

they sell a little gadget in the bodyshop that works ok,a strip of metal with a small hole in the end.