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Blackheads
Zombiemambo
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My nose is under attack from blackheads. The small ones don't bother me much, but I get big ones on occasion that stick out (to me, anyway). I've been told just to wash my face and they will go away, but that doesn't seem to take care of all of them. Is there anything I can do about it?
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Does that work? I mean, it sounds like a recipe for skin irritation.
https://twitter.com/Hooraydiation
Also I started using the alcohol free pads simply because they're cheaper
Spend extra time lathering up the problem areas.
Maybe try tee tree oil too i hear thats good, though i get a skin reaction
Personally, I use Cetaphil with a washcloth in the shower and then follow up with a Witch Hazel astringent and an oil free moisturizer in the morning and, at night, use Cetaphil again but with Proactiv afterwards. Proactiv is harsh on some people's skin, though, and I think it only works on acne (which I occasionally get) rather than blackheads (which I never get).
Beyond that, a dietary change might help.
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1.) Wash your hands.
2.) Wash your face with warm water.
3.) Wash your face with a face wash (I use a Neutrogena one, it's great).
4.) Pinch the blackheads from your nose using your two forefingers.
6.) [Optional but recommended] Wash your face again.
7.) Dry your face off with a clean towel.
Here is a really disgusting video on how to do it:
I do it every 2-3 days and I haven't had a pimple ever since I learned how to do it properly.
They are awesome. Should you decide to try it remember to wash your face before. They don't stick as well when you have oil on your face.
Uugggghhhh, is squeezing that shit out really necessary? I do that sometimes with whiteheads, but I'd much rather find a different solution than brutalizing my face every now and again.
Anyway, if you are going to do something like this to yourself, you should get some Neosporin and place bits of it over any areas you may have squeezed.
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EDIT: and I had none of this as a teenager. This all started at 18 or 19. I was completely blemish free through puberty.
Probably completely unnecessary, unless he was going at it with a knife.
I use soap and water, leave it on while I brush my teeth, then rinse. I get minor acne/blackhead break outs when I avoid doing this for a few days. Everyone skin is different. See what works best for you.
I just switched to this stuff and oh my God what a difference. It is incredibly abrasive, but after you get out of the shower (which is where I wash my face) your face feels amazing. It makes my skin so smooth and it has helped with oil and blackheads on my nose. It really does feel like sand paper but it gets my face so clean.
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Just wash with water or use face soap? I have Neutrogena soap that helps with acne, but during the dry months (i.e. now until around June) it really dries out my face.
Also, where can I get these Biore strips? Would a common drug store have them?
Hehe, it works pretty well too. And it's not quite as bad as sandpaper.
You can find em in any drugstore in the skin care aisle. Though I think using them every other day might be a bit excessive. Once every few weeks is plenty for me, and it feels good to see all the little spikes of crap I can pull out of my pores
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This. Works great.
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Right under my nostrils (and my nose itself) is very oily. The entire surface area of my nostrils, you can see all my pores (I guess this is them being clogged with oil? Are these white or black heads?)... and I also occasionally get the big white things that pop and go splat when I squeeze. Also if I just squeeze my nose (anywhere, not where these little white pimples pop up) some opaque oil oozes out.
I rarely (like maybe one or two a year) get those big, red, inflamed mean looking pimples that everyone's so bothered by.
The ones on your nose are generally blackheads. Unless they get the big white bulges they are. The ones with the opauqe oil comming out are black heads. Blackheads are called such because sometimes they look like black dots wherever your pores are. If you squeeze them though white stuff still comes out. When you can see all of your pores that might mean you can see them because they have stuff in them. Or you may just have large pores.
but they're listening to every word I say
These things weren't bothering me before I read this thread, but now it's like there are things growing in my nose and I want to get them out...
You have to use soap when you wash your face. It really doesn't matter what kind (heck, I use bar soap). The key is just to get that oil off your face so the strips can adhere.
It is strangely satisfying in some strange twisted way
If you remove the blackheads and keep your pores clean they should shrink a little and be less noticeable. It gives your skin a smoother look. Its a good thing. It feels good too, sometimes you don't notice how bad your nose feels until you have done it because you are so used to it.
I've never found the strips to work that well unless I take a steamy shower first to open up the pores.
but they're listening to every word I say
Yeah, I was under the impression that Biore strips don't do shit to actually improve your skin. They just indiscriminately pull off whatever they stick to.
https://twitter.com/Hooraydiation
Not sure if any of this really helps except for the half an hour after having a shower when I'm looking at myself in the mirror before work.