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How I got rid of my blackheads naturally


For year I was suffering from blackhead and whiteheads on my face. Sometimes my skin would feel so rough thay I would hate to touch it. Just a swipe and my nose would actually turn white because of those ugly whitehead (yes, it was that extreme).

I tried every possible way to get rid of them. I would sometime use a tweezer to pluck them out (the bigger ones). It helps but not completely. 

Then I would try to squeeze them out. I started using scrubs once a week but nothing worked out. I started having acne too.

Then I started researching about the ways by which these could vanish completely.

It took me a long time to find these ways. You can do your research too but believe me you won't like these trial and error methods for a long time. Even I didn't. I wanted a solution at once. 

Though I couldn't get the solutions early enough. I had to try lots and lots of method to finally know the most effective ones. But you won't have to go through the same. 

Here I'm sharing some of the most effective methods which I actually find effective for myself. 


Oil cleansing



One of the best and easiest method  of all. 

Massaging your face with oils like olive oil, rose hip oil etc for 10 to 15 min pulls out all those dirty oil plugs from your skin, which in future harden to form whiteheads and blackheads. You can feel those oil plugs under your fingers while massaging. 

I have a whole blogs on oil cleansing under the name, All you need to know about oil cleansing if you want to know more about it. 


Salicylic acid 

Salicylic acid as tested has been found best for people with acne prone skin. Even dermotologists do recommend the same. 

Salicylic acid is believed to reduce the size of the pores. 

On doing some research, I found out that salicylic acid breaks down materials that clogs pores: excess oils, dead skin cells etc.  

Using face washes and gels which has salicylic acid in it are found to be very effective. 

I used it. 

I still use it. And believe me my skin was never this good. Do give it a try once. You won't regret it.


Baking soda 



One day I was watching a video on YouTube. There was this video which was telling about some hack to get rid of blackheads. The same hack popped in various other videos too. So I thought of giving it a try. 

All you have to do is 

Mix 1 teaspoon of baking soda/ powder in 1 teaspoon of water.

Apply it on your face and gently massage.

Wash it off using warm water, when the paste dries. 


The only problem with this hack was it made my skin super dry. I was even not sure if it was meant to apply on face. Though it work but I was a little iffy about this hack.

So try it only if you are sure about it. 


Sugar Honey Lemon juice



I have been always using this homemade scrub since I first learnt about it.

Sugar act as a natural exfoliant. Honey makes your skin soft and lemon juice balances the pH of your skin hence avoid acne, whiteheads and blackheads breakouts. 

This scrub is very gentle on face, So can be used regularly.

There are various scrubs that are available in the market but I find them little harsh. Even I am not very sure about the ingredients used in it.

Hence I used this scrub which is completely natural.

Note: Use powdered sugar instead of crystallized sugar. Sugar crystals are little hard hence can damage your skin. 


Coconut oil

Coconut oil should be avoided to use on face. 

Instead of coconut oil you can use olive oil, rosehip oil, castor oil etc. Coconut oil can block your pores which can result in blackheads and whiteheads in future. So it should be avoided. I have seen many people using coconut oil as a moisturizer which is a big no no. 

There are many good moisturizers available in the market. You can use them instead of this oil. 

My recommendation is use salicylic gel as a moisturizer. We have talked about it already. So I won't bore you by talking about it again.


Face masks



You can even use some good quality face mask. There are various face masks available in the market. A good quality peel off mask can also be used for this purpose. 

Though I am not very sure about the peel off mask because I feel like lots of chemicals are used in such masks. 

You don't even know the type of ingredients used in such mask. So I don't really use them because I don't feel very comfortable. But if you like them you can use it.

If you want to know the Face masks that I love, click on the link. 

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