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How to remove a blackhead?
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Hello,
I've just changed to a better daily facial routine which reduces the amount of oil on my face which should hopefully lower the chance of getting blackheads in the future. However, i still have a couple of small onces on my face...does anyone have any advice on the best method to remove them?
I do a bit of steaming (about 1/2 a week) and I don't really have any facial specialists near me.
Has anyone got any effective methods please? :chin:
Thank you.
I've just changed to a better daily facial routine which reduces the amount of oil on my face which should hopefully lower the chance of getting blackheads in the future. However, i still have a couple of small onces on my face...does anyone have any advice on the best method to remove them?
I do a bit of steaming (about 1/2 a week) and I don't really have any facial specialists near me.
Has anyone got any effective methods please? :chin:
Thank you.
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I dont know if you have the brand clean and clear there, but they have a facial scrub that is designed for blackheads. They also have an astrengent for that too. Those are excelent. Failing that, look for a facial scrub that is... a scrub. As in they have those little beady things that scratch around your face. I'm sure if you look nearly every brand of product will have a specific black head line.
He should have used a bobby pin which is this by the way because i'm going out on a limb here and guessing that you may use a different word for it than I.
I think we use the same word. Not that I've ever felt the need to go buy one or nothing.
I think you could do your hair really pretty with them.
Other than that, I'm shit out of information for this thread.
I get mine from e-bay all the way from Japan but you can get them in Boots. And there are similar ones that are a bit cheaper (the biore ones are ÂŁ8 for 6 on the high street but you can get them for a fraction of this online).
Me too. Hair grips are a bit different to me.
Those strip things are quite good though.
Oh I'm jelous you got those to work. I've tried them and nothing happened except I got the gooey residue stuck on my nose.
Its dirt trapped in your skin, isn't that reason enough to be rid of them? Would you leave dirt in your fingernails?
Personally, to answer the actual question, I only do something if they become unsightly...
I have loads on my chin, I get rid of some and then more appear, it is a nightmare.
Blackheads are a type of acne. It is cause by that over production of sebum [oil] in the skin. This along with cells and bacteria plugs the pore and then oxidises giving it the black colour.
Its bacteria, oil and flat out nasty in your skin. Would you leave dirt in your fingernails?
And I still stick by my Clean and Clear makes the best black head oriented scrub and astrengent. I think its been literally years since I've had one. Use the astrengent every day, prevention.
Still pretty grim. I'd rather get rid of them.
:yes: I love the Clean and Clear blackhead scrub. Tis wonderful stuff!
is it just me or does anyone else get a big feeling of satisfaction when the strips are full of gunk?!
That's weird, I have very sensitive skin and I find it really good for me. It's a lot gentler than so many other scrubs I've used. You have to be quite gentle with it though, and not just scrub at your face like it's sandpaper. I guess it just depends what ingredients you're sensitive to - this one just seems to work for me somehow.