How to remove blackheads on the nose?
Do you have blackheads on your nose? Tips, tricks, home care, and effective treatments, learn how to remove blackheads to display clean and tight pores.
Even S’s are usually less showy than large red buttons, the black dots are among the most feared imperfections that they can have on the face. Even if they tend to believe it, these are not impurities that they’ve found only on oily skin and prone to acne. These comedones that’ say “open” touch all skins, whether they are mixed or even dry!
Why? Simply because the black dots result from the accumulation of sebum in the pores of the skin and its oxidation in contact with air. This is why these unsightly comedones most often appear on the face, and more precisely at the nose, forehead, and chin. In other words, mainly on the T-zone whose skin is richer in sebaceous glands and therefore produces more sebum.
Why do I have blackheads on my nose?
We were starting to explain it to you in an instant, it doesn’t have anything to do with a lack of hygiene, unless maybe you don't do a face cleanse every night. This kind of comedone is, in reality, due to an overproduction of sebum by the sebaceous glands. The latter then lodges in the pores of the skin and mixes with the dead cells and other impurities present on the face (which are then deposited when the pores are enlarged). Once in contact with air, the sebum becomes black. In some people, the entire T n’ area is not affected by blackheads but imperfections focus on the nose.
If you have a lot of blackheads overnight, know instead that it happens that the use of comedogenic care is at the origin of the problem. But other factors regulate the production of this natural oil that remains beneficial to the skin because it is moisturizing and protective: this’ is the case of hormonal problems or taking certain medications. Finally, an excess of hygiene (too irritating scrub or applied too often, aggressive facial cleanses) can also dry out the skin and cause it to produce excess sebum to protect itself.
Why remove blackheads?
To display a refined skin texture, a clear skin, and prevent them from degenerating into inflammatory pimples. If you let sebum S’engorge into your pores, they will eventually expand and this will be visible to the naked eye. The result will not be pretty. This is why it is better to act as soon as they appear by applying a treatment or changing your daily beauty routine.
There are several ways to get rid of the blackheads you have on your nose, but here are the most effective :
- Make a scrub: it is an underestimated care of the beauty ritual which, when it is carried out regularly, nevertheless makes it possible to the dead cells and to unclog the pores. Always do this by making small circular movements so that it is effective and manages to dislodge each common.
- Use anti-black dot patches: easy to use, and they are rather effective solutions to remove a lot of shots. Just put the patch on your nose and let it sit for a few minutes so that the care that imbibes has time to act and soften the sebum plugs. Afterward, gently peel off the patch starting at the edges, and the blackheads should remain stuck on it.
How to remove blackheads on the nose naturally?
- Baking soda as a scrub: mix 3 tablespoons of baking soda with the juice of a half lemon. You then get a thick paste. Apply it on your nose and let it act a quarter of an hour before rinsing with COLD’eau.
- A purifying mask with clay : the indispensable weekly mask - and that you may forget - is nevertheless a major ally in your fight against the APPEARANCE of blackheads’. The best is that is a mask with clay, an ultra-effective trick to purify the skin. Apply the paste of the mask on your skin and let it simply act for a few minutes before rinsing with clear.
- Make a patch with egg white: prepare several small pieces of a handkerchief, so that has a shape adapted to your nose. Apply a little bit of egg white on your skin and cover it with a piece of handkerchief, before putting some’ white on top. Let it dry until the patch has hardened. Remove then rinse.
Is it good to remove the blackheads?
Yes, provided you use products and treatments that will not damage your skin by sensitizing it. Often, people who have blackheads on their face adopt a beauty routine specially designed for skin prone to acne. However, having a black dot from time to time is not always synonymous with acne. It is important that the products you use do not unnecessarily dry your skin, otherwise, you risk the rebound effect with increased sebum production.
How to remove deep blackheads?
Sometimes the solutions and tricks that work (such as patches, a purifying mask, or a scrub) do not work on some blackheads because they are more embedded than others. In this case, you have to trade your products for even more effective treatments.
If you only have a deep black dot here and there, the comedone shooter is an option. But it will then be necessary to combine it with a steam bath made with a little WARM water for about fifteen minutes to open the pores of your skin as much as possible before. You can also take advantage of the heat released by the WARM water that you have poured into your bathroom at the time of the shower or bath to expand your pores before the extraction.
If you have a lot of deep blackheads, entrust your face to a qualified dermatologist who will be able to carry out a deep skin cleansing rather than exfoliate your skin to excess at home with care that will eventually aggravate the problem. The dermatologist will be able to perform a light peel instead of the scrub, which will be much more effective in opening the pores of your skin and facilitating the extraction of each deep black spot, which will usually be done, manually after.