How To Get Rid Of—and Prevent—Blackheads

  • February 16, 2009
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Don’t squeeze that blackhead! There’s a gentler way to get rid of it, and several steps you can take to prevent new ones from forming.

You Will Need

  • A medium-size pot of boiling water
  • Tea tree, eucalyptus, or lavender essential oil
  • A large towel
  • A mild soap or facial cleanser
  • Moisturizer containing retinol
  • SPF 30 sunscreen
  • Oil-free foundation
  • Facial cleanser containing glycolic acid
  • Baby shampoo
  • Facial masks
  • A dermatologist
  • A natural sea sponge
How To Get Rid Of—and Prevent—Blackheads: Don’t pick them

Step 1: Don’t pick them

Don’t try to remove blackheads either with your fingernails or with any kind of instrument. Both can lead to infection and scarring.

How To Get Rid Of—and Prevent—Blackheads: Steam your face

Step 2: Steam your face

Boil a medium pot of water, add a few drops of tea tree, eucalyptus, or lavender essential oil, and place it on a table. Sit with your face over the pot for five minutes, with a towel draped over your head to trap the steam. The combination of steam and those particular oils will loosen existing blackheads. Repeat weekly.

Keep your face at least 12 inches from the water to prevent burning.

How To Get Rid Of—and Prevent—Blackheads: Wash your face

Step 3: Wash your face

To prevent future blackheads, wash your face daily with warm water and a mild soap or cleanser that is color- and fragrance-free.

Replace your face cloth with a natural sea sponge, which exfoliates skin better.

How To Get Rid Of—and Prevent—Blackheads: Moisturize

Step 4: Moisturize

Slather on an over-the-counter moisturizer containing the collagen-booster retinol every night after you wash your face. If you have sensitive skin, only use it every other day.

Retinol increases skin’s sensitivity to the sun, so use a sunscreen with SPF 30 daily.

How To Get Rid Of—and Prevent—Blackheads: Clean up your makeup act

Step 5: Clean up your makeup act

Always use oil-free foundation, never put makeup on a sweaty face, remove makeup at night with a cleanser that contains glycolic acid, and clean makeup brushes and sponges with baby shampoo monthly.

How To Get Rid Of—and Prevent—Blackheads: Put on a mask

Step 6: Put on a mask

Use a facial mask once a week. Clay masks are especially good for drawing impurities out of pores.

How To Get Rid Of—and Prevent—Blackheads: Go to a pro

Step 7: Go to a pro

If new blackheads keep developing, consider going to a dermatologist for a medical facial.

The “black” in “blackheads” isn’t dirt. Your skin’s natural oils turn black when they oxidize after getting trapped in clogged pores.

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Susan_Rvg

Is there something wrong? I couldn't view the video.

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Frank_Kramer

so yeah... it should be kept in mind that tea tree oil is toxic when swallowed. It has been reported to cause drowsiness, confusion, hallucinations, coma, unsteadiness, weakness, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach upset, blood cell abnormalities, and severe rashes. mostly just rashes, though. and when you've taken it in with the steam you're breathing -that's you're entire respiratory system turning into one giant rash. I found that out the hard way. Man does it hurt...

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katy_basham

maybe you are just sensitive... i've never had a bad reaction to tea tree..i've put it straight on my skin and inhaled it. It kills bacteria in the air if you put it in a diffuser. Tea tree oil is one of the few essential oils that actually does work well with our skin. so no it does not ";turn your entire respiratory system into one giant rash";..that is very very false. I can see how maybe inhaling insane amounts of HOT steam might do that, but you are only supposed to steam for 15 minutes maximum and waaaay less if you have sensitive skin. Plus don't inhale the steam immediately after putting the oils in because it is extremely potent then.

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beavertalk

The retinol cream is definitely the key. Works great...Good video!

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