Have you started noticing blackheads on your nose or cheeks? Yes, then welcome to adulthood. Where your pores beginning to appear larger than usual. In case, many of y’all don’t know it’s a not really uncommon to get blackheads on cheeks.
Now, to find out if you really have blackhead or not.
So,
What is blackheads? And how it is caused?
Blackheads are usually a type of acne that forms due to dirt, excess of sebum and dead skin cells.
They occur when the oil, sebum, and dirt in the skin pores push through it, exposing the tip, which oxidizes and turns black.
Tip : You can treat blackhead using acne free products. Want to know how? Read further.
Let’s go with,
Causes For Nose/Cheek Blackheads
#1. Clogged Hair Follicles On Cheeks
#2. Exposure To Dirt And Pollution
#3. Poor Diet
#4. Large Pores
#5. Hormonal Imbalance
#6. Dead Skin Cells
The Best Ways To Get Rid Of Blackheads
1. Use Salicylic Based Products
Using salicylic acid based products not only helps to treat active acne but also treat blackheads on your skin.
Salicylic acid is type of beta-hydroxy acid (BHA) which helps to remove build up of dead skin cells and promote skin cell turnover.
You can include salicylic acid to get rid of blackheads in your routine in forms of :
1 . SA face wash
2. SA gel
Using SA gel religiously is the best and easiest way to get rid of nose blackheads.
Direction : use sa gel twice a week and keep your blackheads at bay. SA can be drying so, follow with a non comedogenic moisturizer after.
2. Use Retinoids
Rich in vitamin – A. Using retinol or retinoids not only helps with anti – aging and getting rid of acne and acne scars. But, it also helps to get rid of severe blackheads and it is one of the best solution for getting rid of cheek blackheads. As they are much more stubborn in nature.
Note : Please read this carefully before using retinoids.
1. If you are just starting out with retinoids, start out with the lowest or semi lowest percentage available and slowly work your way up if needed that is. The main motto of starting out low is building your skin tolerance.
Although, you may face some initial plugging stage if you have severe blackheads but it does gets better with time. So, have patience.
2. Use it twice a week for 2 weeks first. And then, use it thrice and build your way up.
3. Use pea sized amount only. That’s it, always use pea sized no matter how well your skin tolerates.
4. Use sunscreen everyday.
3. Double Cleanse Your Face
If you are someone who lives in a polluted city or humid zone, goes out frequently and wears makeup everyday? Use double cleansing method. Why ? Because blackheads are caused due to deposits of dirt, pollution in your pores. And, washing your face once may not really clean it.
That’s why, we go with the double cleansing method.
Here,
•We use oil based cleanser or micellar water for the first wash.
• Then wash with regular face wash.
This method ensures that your face is totally clean and then proceed with the treatments above.
4. AHA /BHA Chemical Peel
Using AHA/BHA peel twice a month makes a huge difference. Since it helps with dead skin cell turn over. Our some favorites peels are
5. Benzoyl Peroxide
Benzoyl Peroxide greatly works as a spot treatment for acne and also blackheads. You can use the it the same way we mentioned to use salicylic acid by.
Special Mention : For someone who just has minute amount of blackhead, can just use this face-wash once a day, alternate days a weeks. And you don’t have to follow any other treatments mentioned above.
Final Thoughts
You only have to follow one treatment from the list of given treatments above and commit to it fully. And after getting rid of it fully follow the treatment only once a week most and you’re good to go.
Now,
Worst Ways To Get Rid Of Blackheads
1. Squeezing It Out
No, just no. Squeezing your blackheads can often similar appealing to get the gunk out of your pores. But, doing this you are not only risking inflammation and scarring but also potentially getting your pores more bigger.
Not only, it doesn’t looks appealing but now you are more prone with those nasty, fully puss-filled blackheads. So, ladies and gentlemen do not give in to the urge unless want to be walking around with huge pores and severe blackheads.
2. Suction Device
There’s 100 percent probability that many if y’all have come across those suction device for removing blackheads at least till now.
It works the same as squeezing out your pores, Which is not at all gentle for your skin. Remember, you are supposed to be gentle with your face.
3. Blackhead Removal Pore Strips
Yes, it does gets the work done. But, the strip pulled is so harsh for your skin. It just stretches your pores, which causes more production of sebum in your pores and therefore clogging it.
4. Physical Scrubs
I am not saying physical scrubs are bad for your skin or not. Rather, it provides you with relaxation and a good experience sometimes. But, using it to remove blackhead is just baseless as it you would have to scrub pretty hard to remove just some of it. And, you are supposed to scrub longer not harder. That is the correct way you use scrub. But scrubbing longer won’t have any effect on your blackheads whatsoever. So, why waste your time?
5. Blackhead Extractor
The amount of pressure you have to apply to extract the gunk out of your pores is very high, which again runs the risk of making your pores bigger.
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