Before we talk about blackhead removal we probably should all agree on just what exactly a blackhead is.  A blackhead is a form of acne that hasn’t had an inflammation problem, yet.  They are formed when your pores react with dead skin cells or bacteria.  This oxidation causes the skin to turn black and have a mild eruption.   Some common causes for this is dehydration, oily skin, oily makeup, excessive skin scrubbing, and other medical conditions.  So now you know what a blackhead is you still probably want to know how to remove blackheads.

Blackhead Removal Tools

  • What You Eat – Just changing your diet can improve your blackheads.  By reducing your oily food intake and increasing your water consumption you can improve your skin a lot no drugs required.
  • Blackhead Strips – These strips are essentially specialty tape that you place over your blackheads, wait, and voila clean skin.  It doesn’t really hurt, though your skin feels funny for a couple of minutes.  This doesn’t solve your problems long term, but will help you look better for the evening.
  • Exfoliation – Using a mild benzoyl peroxide exfoliation tonic can be very effective at both removing blackheads and improving your general skin condition.  Again if you don’t solve the root problems they may return shortly.  Other options include chemical peels, topical retinoid, and topical creams.
  • Blackhead Removal Gun – These are being marketed heavily on the internet currently.  The blackhead removal gun or blackhead vacuum is used to suck the blackhead out of your pore.  This is the advanced version of the metallic extractors.  These small tubes were used to plug out each blackhead individually, though often caused skin damage from too much pressure.  You could just gently pinch or squeeze the blackhead out.  This is a bad idea if it requires so much force your skin hurts.  Damaging your skin is not a good tradeoff for a few less blackheads. 
  • Natural Remedies – Some of my favorites are lemon juice which tightens your pores, grapes (I have no idea why they work, but eating them clears my skin fast),  and oatmeal which will not only pull out blackheads, but bee stings and poison ivy also.
  • See a Doctor – Sometimes the best blackhead remover is a medical professional.  Most of the tips and tricks don’t solve the main health problem causing your skin to not flush properly.  If the basic treatments are helping your skin problems a trip to your local dermatologist may be called for.

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