Hello Everyone,
Today I will be talking about those nasty little blackheads which none of us like and keep looking for ways to have them removed, but before jumping straight in we should know what exactly is blackhead and what is the difference between a blackhead and whitehead.
Blackheads are small bumps that appear on skin due to clogged hair follicles. They are formed when oil and dead skin cells are trapped in the pore lining make their way to the pore opening. When this oil plug makes it to the skin’s surface and is exposed to air, it oxidizes creating black dots which are most commonly seen on nose, chin or center of the forehead. Whereas Whiteheads are small, hard, white bumps that look similar to pimples but without redness or swelling, and the contents cant be squeezed out. They occur most often on the forehead, cheeks or in the under eye area.
Some useful tips and tricks on removing Blackheads
1- Blackhead Removal Pore Strips: This is one of the easiest and quickest way of getting your blackheads removed. Such pore strips are easily available in the market, they look like nose bandage LOL and are very easy to use. But the question is does it remove blackheads completely?
Well as I searched and with personal experience the answer is – Sort of. These strips works like adhesive sheets, you need to wet your nose and place one strip as per the directions given then wait for few minutes, once it dries out pull it away you will see number of small and big blackheads attached on the strip. Basically these strips can pull off blackheads from the skin’s outer surface making your pores look smaller but deep down there they will still exist.
2- DIY – Blackhead removing at home: One DIY blackhead removing tip that I have tried and tested is using Moond Daal ( Green Gram Lentil). This lentil powder mixed with milk forms into a paste which helps in rubbing the nose and getting blackheads removed.
Ingredients required for this
- Milk 1 tbsp
- Moong Daal powder 1 tsp
- Few drops of lemon juice
Make dry yellow daal/lentil powder in a blender, mix this powder in cold milk and add few drops of lemon juice in it. Let this mixture set for 5-10 minutes to have the ingredients infuse together. You can apply with finger tips or with a small brush , spread evenly on your nose and then start rubbing with light hands in circular motions. When you see the paste is getting dry start pressing your blackhead in outward direction – you can do this with the help of your nail as well. By this the blackhead will start coming out from inside the skin. Small or thin blackheads comes out easily even while you are rubbing your nose but you will need to work little hard for your stubborn blackheads.
3- DIY – Egg white mask: You can use this mask all over your face or just at the nose area as well.
Ingredients required for this
- 1 Egg white
- Tissue
- Lemon juice ( optional)
Separate egg white from yolks. Now with the help of a brush or if you are comfortable using your fingers apply a thin layer on nose area, cover it with a small piece of tissue papers and let it dry for few mins. Repeat the same step twice or thrice depending upon how stubborn are your blackheads, make sure the last covering should be of tissue paper. Some people add few drops of lemon juice in it as well, if you like you can add I do it without lemon in it. Let it dry for few minutes. Once it is dry, pull the tissue layers away from your skin gently, you will see blackheads attached to the tissue paper. This works just like pore strips so we can also say it’s a DIY of pore strips at home 🙂
Do try out these DIY’s if you haven’t yet and share your experience. Also if you know of any other tip on how to remove blackheads then do share it with me in comments. Follow me on my Instagram and Facebook accounts and keep showing your support.
Till next time 🙂
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