Easy Hacks to Remove Blackheads and Whiteheads
Whether it is 18th century or 21st century , everyone wants to look beautiful without any marks on their faces. But we can not go to salon every week for cleansing our face and detoxifying our skin. So basically these marks are more or less blackheads or whiteheads. Hence we need to know some home made remedies which remove blackheads & whiteheads.
According to an old proverb,
‘prevention is better than cure’.
We should first know the reason or the cause which generates either blackheads or whiteheads. Blackheads and whiteheads mostly appear on our nose or chin area. The nose, chin and forehead are collectively known as T – zone. But these can also appear on your chest shoulders etc..
We’ll an interesting point is that our skin is not flat we have some small pores on our skin which are u shaped. The pore size depends on your genetics. The people of darker complexion have a larger pore size as compared to the people with fairer complexion.
We can literally increase or decrease the pore size but we can shrink them. Dirt, oil and dead skin cells get accumulated and thereby they clog these pores and hence these are known as whiteheads.
Sometimes the upper layer of these pores gets open and when it comes in contact with air, it gets oxidized and thus blackheads are formed. If do not give proper attention and care to these pores then they may become acne or pimples.
So to remove blackheads we are sharing some remedies with you which can easily be done in your homes.
First step is steaming which is quite easy. You need a bowl full of hot water and a towel. You just have to dip the towel in hot water and then squeeze it and dab on your nose and chin area where there are blackheads or whiteheads.
So when you’ll do this step then the pores on our skin will get opened and thereby it will help in removing the blackheads. After steaming there are many remedies which you can do to remove blackheads.
Amazing Hacks to Remove Blackheads & Whiteheads
- First is – we can use bobbypins.. Yes it sounds too awkward but it is helpful. We just have to press the bobby pin against the eye of the blackhead and then slowly we have to lower it down. One by one we can remove all the blackheads.
- Second is – Apply a thick layer of fevicol on the parts where you see blackheads or whiteheads and then wait till it gets dried completely. Actually the fevicol has stickiness properties therefore it absorbs all the oil dirt present on our skin. Peel off the mask and all your blackheads will be seen on your glue.
- Third is – use a man’s earth C3facemask. It basically reduces the formation of acne and pimples. It reduces the pigmentation, tightens our skin and brighten it. The three Cs as the name suggests C3 represents coffee charcoal and clay.
- Coffee – it flushes out the toxins from our skin and deeply cleans it.
- Charcoal – it deeply cleans our skin and exfoliates our skin by absorbing impurities.
- Clay – it reduces pigmentation and fades away the dark spots and improves our skin texture.
- You just have to apply the mask in T-zone and after 15-20 minutes wash it with lukewarm water.
- Fourth is – put a small amount of toothpaste and a pinch of baking soda in a bowl. Mix them well and apply this on your blackheads affected area and remove it after a minute because if it is put for a longer period of time then baking soda will make your skin dry. Toothpaste helps on killing bacteria which are the root cause for the formation of blackheads.
- Fifth is put brown tape on the affected area and then gently remove it. You’ll see the result.Basically brown tape removes the dead skin but in some cases it also removes blackhead.
DIY Blackhead Remover Peel Off Mask
So basically we can make two different types of masks. Ingredients for first mask are white portion of egg, honey.. Ingredients for second mask are activated charcoal, aloe Vera gel.
[Note –activated charcoal is easily available in any chemical store.]
So for making first mask take an egg and break it from the center and remove the white portion of this egg in a bowl and add half a tablespoon of honey with and mix this well.
For second mask mix the ingredients in a bowl. Now once the mask is ready the with the help of your index and middle finger apply it on your nose and chin area where there are blackheads. Please note apply a thick layer of this so that it can be easily removed. Don’t store these masks apply them fresh.
How to Get Rid of Blackheads & Whiteheads
Now the question arises why we have used this egg white and activated charcoal and aloe Vera gel. So the basic idea behind using egg white is that it has properties which help in tightening the skin pores.
Simultaneously it absorbs the excess oil and dirt and finally helps in removing them. Activated charcoal helps in detoxifying our skin and thus remove dirt and impurities present in our skin. Aloe Vera gel helps in hydrating and moisturizing our skin and yes it is anti bacterial also, so if there is any bacteria in your pores then it will also remove them.
Ice taping – Actually it is done to close our pores so that further these may not result into blackheads and whiteheads. Take few ice cubes in a bowl and pack it in a piece of cloth and apply it on the areas where you have applied your mask . Do it as shown in video.
Some Amazing Tips
- After face wash always use toner.
- Use oil free skin products
- Use non-come dogenic cream or aloe vera gel
- Before applying sunscreen always use moisturizer
- Drink more water and eat less oily products.
So for making the mask take an organic egg and break it from the center and remove the white portion of this egg in a bowl and to eliminate this awful smell and add half a table spoon of rose water .
Now once the mask is ready , use the brush to apply this mask . Apply at least two to three layers of this mask so that it can be easily removed.
Then use a facial tissue and press it where you have applied this mask and remove the excess facial tissue and once again apply a layer of mask on the facial tissue as well .
Wait for 15-20 minutes and then pull it horizontally across your face .all your blackheads and whiteheads will be removed from your skin and it will be here on your tissue.
So with the help of these hacks you can easily remove blackheads and make your skin brighter and more beautiful.