How to Clear Blackheads: Home Remedies and Treatment

 

Ain’t you just so lucky if you usually don’t have to stress yourself to remove blackheads from your face especially the nose region? Yes! You are and for the rest of us that have either visible or non-visible pores on the chin, nose, below the eyes and even on the back, filled with blackheads, do we consider ourselves lucky as well? YES! because here we will be looking at some simple and easy home remedies to remove these tiny-like bumps with specks of dirt in it, caused as a result of clogged hair follicles called blackheads.

 

What Contributes To The Appearance Of Blackheads?

• A build-up of dead skin cells prompting irritation of hair follicles.
• Overproduction of oil by the sebaceous glands.
• Development of skin break-out causing bacteria on the skin.
• Certain types of medication like androgens and corticosteroids.
• In women, excessive creation of oil in the body due to change in hormones while on contraception pills or during the menstrual cycle.

 

 FACE STEAMING

 

Facial steaming makes the opening of pores easy thereby making it simple for you to expel the specks of dirt from clogged pores.

 

What You Need

• A big bowl of steaming heated water
• A towel

 

PROCESS

• Bend over the bowl of steaming hot water.
• Put a clean towel over your head in a way to cover it.
• Let the steam spread over your face and absorb the steam for about 5minutes.
• Dry your face with a towel while you gently remove the blackheads from the opened pores.
• You can do this twice a week for better results.

 

Toothpaste And Salt

 

Using Toothpaste will helps in getting rid of the oil develop on the skin. The combination of salt with toothpaste will help shed dead skin cells on the skin thereby discarding the dead skin cells resulting in blackheads.

 

What You Need

• 1 teaspoon of toothpaste
• 1 teaspoon of salt

 

PROCESS

• Blend a teaspoon of toothpaste with a teaspoon of salt.
• Apply the solution to your nose or areas affected and leave till its dry.
• When dry, wet your fingers and carefully massage your nose or affected areas in such a way remove the toothpaste solution.
• Wash your face completely and thoroughly.
• You can do this at least 1 to 2 times a week.

 

   RAW EGG WHITE

 

The raw egg whites adhere to the pores of the skin by helping to take out all of its dirt. It can help in reducing the appearance pores, also it fixes the skin and stops the development of clogged pores or blackhead.

 

What You Need

• A bowl
• 2 egg whites
• 2 teaspoons of lemon juice
• Tissues

 

PROCESS

• Separate the egg whites from the yolk.
• Add two teaspoons of lemon juice to the egg white and beat all together.
• Apply a little layer of the solution on the regions with clogged pores or blackheads.
• Leave to dry then place a tissue over the area you are treating.
• Apply a second layer of the solution over the tissue and leave for some minute to dry.
• You may proceed with a third layer in the event that you have large blackheads.
• When dried, you can pull out the layered tissues and you will be sure to get out the blackhead alongside.
• Wash your face with lukewarm water after this to get rid of the smell from the egg.
• You can repeat this two times per week.

 

 ACTIVATED CHARCOAL

 

The retentive properties of activated charcoal expel specks of dirt from the skin by stopping clogged pores, along the line making the evacuation of blackheads significantly easy. Activated charcoal soaks up the abundance of oil as well as aids in reducing the appearance of pores.

 

What You Need

• A bowl
• Half a teaspoon of activated charcoal
• One tablespoon of unflavored gelatin
• Two tablespoons of water

 

PROCESS

• In a bowl, add a tablespoon of unflavoured gelatin to 2 tablespoons of water and warm it for about 10 to 15 seconds.
• At the point when the gelatin thickens you should add 1/2 teaspoon of activated charcoal.
• Mix the combination well till it makes a paste.
• Apply the paste to the affected area and leave to dry.
• Carefully peel off the dried charcoal mask.
• Wash the treated area thoroughly.
• You can apply this mask twice a week.

 

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