How to Get Rid of Blackheads on Your Nose in 3 Simple Steps
Of all our skin care woes, blackheads may very well be the most annoying among them. They’re not terribly intrusive or painful, like larger breakouts or cystic bumps, but they’re frustrating not just in their abundance—let’s face it, nobody ever gets just one blackhead on their nose, where they’re most common—but also in their stubbornness. Fighting blackheads on your nose may seem like a never-ending battle, but that doesn’t mean it’s a battle that can’t be won.
The best place to start is with steaming, because heat helps to open the pores so that blackheads come out of the skin more easily. With steaming, you have two options: You can start by boiling water in a pot, then transfer the hot water into a bowl and hover over the bowl at a reasonable distance with a towel draped over your head to prevent the steam from escaping, or you can use very hot water to saturate a towel, then hold the towel over your face in a similar manner.
If your blackheads are on the surface, you may be able to simply apply gentle pressure around your nose and find that the clogged areas squeeze right out, but you definitely don’t want to overdo it—the harder you squeeze, the more likely you are to push the bacteria further into your pores, so don’t force it if they aren’t coming out.
The next step is to exfoliate, which smooths out the surface of skin and helps to purge impurities. Exfoliation also helps to loosen the debris inside the pores, making it easier to bring to the surface and remove. A gentle scrub or similarly gentle chemical exfoliant is best, as over-scrubbing is the worst thing you can do to any skin type. Arcona Brightening Gommage has both super-fine jojoba beads and naturally exfoliating fruit acids, so it’s a two-in-one powerhouse that really helps to clean out the pores.
If you’re still seeing those dark plugs beneath the surface of your skin, turn to a clay mask, which works like a magnet to draw impurities out of the pores. You can mix your own super affordable version with the cult favorite Aztec Secret Indian Healing Bentonite Clay or use your favorite formula—the key is to remove with a warm, damp washcloth once you’re finished.
These three steps aren’t necessarily a one-size-fits-all approach to how to get rid of blackheads on your nose, but they’ll certainly put you well on your way to a blackhead-free face—that we can guarantee.
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