Blackhead treatment is one of the key requirements of tens of thousand of sufferers -but what is the best treatment?

The important thing you need to remember when trying to get rid of blackheads is to know why they’re there in the first place.  

Blackheads breakout for various reasons and are caused by the hardening of the skin’s natural oil, called sebum, which is trapped or hardened in the skin’s pores.

The “blackness” that gives these little devils their name is the hardened oil protruding from the surface of the skin and it is one of the most common complaints affecting teenages, but it also affects adults and can occur all over the body.

Blackheads can be caused in various ways in the sense that various additives, skin creams, makeup applications, pollution and birth control pills can all affect your body and and lead to blackheads breakout.  They also affect pretty well any part of the body from the face to the back and elsewhere.

Drinking plenty of water is one thing you should be doing to  help ‘cleanse’ the skin from within and hydrate the body, which will help prevent the drying and build up of bacteria and sebum.
You should drink six to eight glasses of water a day.

Avoid  fast food that carries with it a lot of sugar, which includes sugar-based drinks and none of which is helpful in the prevention of blackhead breakouts.

The best blackhead treatment is to use natural makeups or skin creams as much as possible so you let the skin ‘breathe’ and therefore keep the pores open and clean.  If you exercise regularly you will ensure that increased oxygen and good blood circulation will keep the skin in good condition.
What about actually getting rid of blackheads?

You need to clean the skin that is most affected by blackheads by using warm water and not scrubbing too hard.  But you should use some natural exfoliant to cleans the skin, which will remove the dead skin cells and ensure that the oil build-up in the pores will not be hindered, leading to the development of blackheads.

There will be products you’ll find that can help clean up ‘dead skin’, which will let you more easily get rid of the blackheads.  Use a glycerin soap like Neutrogena, which is more gentle on the skin. Don’t use oil-based soaps.

You can use some scrubs  to exfoliate your face or a chemical like glyolic or salicylic acid.  Salicylic acid is frequently recommended as a good exfoliant and it will help open the pores to permit cleansing and good skin health.  Also frequently used is honey in warm water, applied to the affected area and then washed after about ten minutes with warm water.

‘Steam’ your face by standing over hot water with a towel over your head (or an electric jug) and open up the pores. This is like a face sauna that will greatly help opening those clogged pores and letting you then wash your face with a gentle water, even using rose water and lemon.  Equally olive oil in water or almond oil in water can greatly help in cleaning your pores.