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 occur for various reasons, but they are essentially the hardening of the skin’s natural oil, called sebum, which is trapped or hardened in the skin’s pores.

The “blackness” you see 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.

They can be caused in various ways, both natural and ‘unnatural’, in the sense that various additives, skin creams, makeup applications, pollution and birth control pills can all affect you and lead to blackheads. Stress is another major cause.

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To avoid blackheads, before we look at getting rid of blackheads, you need to ensure you’re drinking plenty of water to help ‘cleanse’ the skin from within and hydrate the body, which will help reduce the buildup of sebum. You should drink six to eight glasses of water a day.

Avoid an over endulgence in fast food that carries with it a lot of sugar, which includes sugar-based drinks.

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, which does not mean constant washing – once or twice a day is quite sufficient. 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 or cloths 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.

Be careful what skin care products or make-ups you use and avoid the oil-based products that will clog your pores. As much as possible use natural, oil-free products that will cleanse rather than irritating your skin.

‘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.

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