How to Get Rid of Blackheads (Various Methods)

There are many ways to get rid of those nasty blackheads. Here are a few different methods.

Steps

AHAs

1. Use creams containing AHA's (Alpha Hydroxyl Fruit acids) like glyco-creams that will clear away any dead skin cells and "expose" the blackhead. Use the AHA's every 3 days or so.
   

Lime Juice

1. Make a lotion with equal parts of lime juice, almond oil and glycerin and apply on the face. It will not only cure blackheads but the discoloring spots on the face too.
   

Honey

1. Warm a little honey and apply on the trouble area.
   
2. Wash off after 10-15 minutes.
   

Egg White

1. Beat an egg white.
   
2. Add 1 tsp honey.
   
3. With a cotton swab apply on the face and leave for half an hour.
   
4. Rinse with warm water and pat it dry.
   
5. Rub cooking oil on your face and take a cloth and rub it off.
   

Olive or almond oil

1. Rinse your face with warm water to open your pores.
   
2. Generously saturate a section of washcloth with olive or almond oil.
   
3. Place a dab of toothpaste (not the gel kind) on the oily washcloth.
   
4. Gently and thoroughly rub the toothpaste over your nose with the oily cloth. Do it twice if you have a lot of blackheads.
   
5. Massage it into your whole face if you like. Add more oil or toothpaste as necessary.
   
6. Wait about 5 minutes, then rinse your face thoroughly with hot water and a clean washcloth.
   

Steam and moisturizer

1. Put a hot towel over your face for 10 minutes.
   
2. If you let it sit then the black heads can come to the surface.
   
3. Wash with warm water and soap.
   
4. Close pores with cold water and apply oil-free moisturizer.
   
5. Then rub alcohol on it for five minutes
   

Tips

• Avoid washing the face with soaps more than twice a day. Instead wash your face often with plain water splashes.
  
• Keep your hair away from your face. Greasy hair and skin don't go together, and hair can spread infection.
  
• Sunshine or ultra-violet light encourages skin peeling, and so helps to clear blocked pores. For this reason, sunbathing or use of sun-beds in moderation can be helpful. (Please note that continuous peeling has been linked to skin cancer.)
  
• Always use oil-free mosturizer because you don't want to clog your pores even more.
  

Warnings

• If irratation with any product occurs, contact any help line that may be associated with it ( usually found on the back of the products)and discontinue using the product immediately.
  

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