Blackhead Removal and Masks

[gw3ndolyn]

Hi everyone,

I know that this has been discussed like a million times but I'm finding it difficult to comb through everyone's threads and pieces together information I need for my skin care issues so here goes.

I'm looking for a way to get rid of my blackheads on the nose (a lot of little ones and a few big ones here and there) and the area below my lips (below the corners of my mouth, chin, and areas there). I've tried the Biore Nose Strips and they work relatively well as I can actually see the blackheads on it but I don't need a big different when I look in the mirror. It usually gets rid of the larger ones, some small ones as well as the ones below the corners of my mouth but there's still a lot on my nose and other areas.

Do you guys have other recommendations (other than the extraction tool and steaming my face)?

Also, I am looking for masks for my face. My skin is combination and I'm looking for one for someone with an oily face as well. I would prefer peel off masks but I would love to have suggestions on other masks as well. I don't really know anything about face masks. I have ones at home that's a white mask soaked in some serum/liquid that I apply on my face and remove after 10 minutes or so. I haven't tried anything else before so any suggestion would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

 

[melissamellie]

Skin around eye is extremely delicate which makes it prone to get dark circles, wrinkles, and puffiness. Dark circles are caused either by thin skin in the under eye area, lack of sleep or stress. Mostly they are caused by oxidized blood that leaks from fine capillaries present underneath eye skin. You should have need to use a eye cream that  is powered by clinically tested ingredients that help fight – Under eye dark circles, puffiness and wrinkles. I hope it will helpful to you.

 

[marrymemakeup]

Baking soda, lemons,oats they strong ingredients to remove black heads.

Prepare this mask at home->Add to 1 spoon of baking soda 2 tablespoons of water. Use it only once a week, at most. It is the simplest and best way to get rid of black heads.

 

[sarah1820]

i have the EXACT same problem. apparently st. Ives blackhead remover mask is supposed to work miracles. I haven't had a chance to try it yet but I love their products so maybe it'll actually work? (plus it's cheap!)

 

[shay-marie]

A salicylic acid toner works well for black heads, just be sure to get an alcohol free one. Prescription Retin-A (retinoid) is also a good option.

As for facial masks, you should try Aztec Healing Clay mixed with apple cider vinegar. The clay comes as a powder - you can order it on Amazon. It's very very cheap and works wonderfully on oily skin and blackheads.

 

[Celyn]

Are you sure the tiny ones are true blackheads? 

I used to have what I thought were blackheads on my noes - turns out they were sebaceous threads! 

Sounds odd, but mine look a lot better after using Bare Minerals Night Treatment stuff. I thought that it was a gimmick, but there you go - it actually helped me!

I do have one or two real blackheads that are very difficult to get rid of as they seem to keep filling the same enlarged pore. Very depressing. 

Under a 9 x magnification mirror, I can just about see some true clogged pores. These come out like little white worms, but I mainly go by feel with these as they rarely have the oxidised head.

 

[amandagreen]

Why don't you want to steam your face? Its the best way to open up the pores and loosen the blackheads. Just splash your face with cold COLD water afterwards to close up the pores again.