How to Obliterate Blackheads
October 15, 2009
Acne is a skin disorder that can affect both males and females of any age group. Not everyone is prone to acne. Acne tends to surface during the teenage years.
As if being a teenager isn’t hard enough, now teens have to deal with clusters of pimples on their face, back and other body parts. Sometimes pimples are coupled with blackheads which can cause even more pain, frustration and discomfort.
When a person has a combination of acne and blackheads, they search hard to find out how to obliterate the blackheads safely without causing scars in the affected area.
People think that if they wash their skin harshly several times a day with a medicated cleanser they can get rid of the blackheads. This is not the case at all. Continuous scrubbing of the affected area will cause the skin to become more sensitive.
It will also cause the areas to swell and possibly even infected. When you are trying to remove blackheads, you need to do it with great care.
Blackheads are a result of acne. It’s tempting to pop a pimple when it surfaces, but should you do it? The answer is, “no”. Therefore, you should not squeeze a blackhead when it appears on your skin.
Blackheads are very hard to squeeze and pop; and when you continuously add pressure and aggravate the blackhead, you can make the problem even worse.
To clear a blackhead from your skin safely and effectively, you need to apply hot water on the infected area with a clean washcloth. Gently wash this area with an antiseptic cleanser.
The cleanser should have salicylic acid in it. This will make sure that the skin remains moist. Place the washcloth on the affected area for about 10 minutes. The washcloth should not be so hot that it burns the skin.
The hot compress will cause the blackheads to loosen from the skin without aggravating it. Once you have finished applying the hot washcloth, the blackhead should free itself from the skin easily by recleaning the face with the antiseptic cleanser.
You can also treat blackheads by applying castor oil to the affected area prior to going to bed at night. The castor oil will soften the area around the blackheads so that when you wake up the next morning you can gently wash your face with warm water.
Apply castor oil for a week. After one week of treatment, you will see that all the blackheads come cleanly off your skin and you won’t have to suffer from any infection or scarring.
Blackheads can also be treated by dabbing glycerin into the skin at night time. This also softens the area around the blackheads so that they can be easily removed the next morning by pressing the blackheads out of the skin.
There is a product on the market that has been developed by Neutrogena. This product will help keep your pores unclogged. Use the soap three times during the day to keep the skin free of oil and to prevent acne and blackheads.
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