What are blackheads? These are a form of acne which develops on the face, neck and upper back of people. They do not constitute any danger to the health of the affected person but can be irritating and painful. But most of all, they deal a huge blow to a person’s self-esteem because of the disfigurement they cause to the face. Blackheads are caused when the toxins in the lymph and the blood mix with the oil produced with sebum and form pasty glue. This glue gets deposited on the skin pores and blocks them – thus leading to blackheads, whiteheads and acne. Acne generally develops on teenagers and young adults although it is not uncommon even for people in their forties and fifties to get affected by it. There are basically two types of acne – the non-inflammatory variety and the inflammatory one. The non-inflammatory types form what are called blackheads and whiteheads. They are generally small and whiteheads may even be invisible. The inflammatory variety consists of nodules, papules and pustules. These are more prominent than blackheads and consequently cause more disfigurement. For the purpose of this article, we will deal only with blackheads and homemade blackhead removers.
Blackheads,
as the name suggests, has a brown/black color and
therefore are noticeable when they appear on someone’s
face. Image conscious people will obviously want these
removed as soon as possible and, while they can choose
to use prescription medication, more and more sufferers
from acne are turning to homemade blackhead removers.
One of the reasons for this is the large number of
adverse side-effects that prescription medications give
rise to. Let us therefore tell you about some of these
homemade varieties of blackhead
removers.
First,
there is the steaming process. In this, you steam your
face with a towel over your head so that the steam
doesn’t escape. The hot steam hitting your face will
force the pores to open and blackheads can then be
fairly easily removed. Another homemade method is to cut
a potato in two, and rub its flat edges on the
blackheads. The potato breaks down the oil in the pores
and, because of its texture, it exfoliates the skin,
slowly squeezing out blackheads in the
process.
Or
you may also want to try out the bentonite/vinegar
natural mask which has been a popular home remedy for
centuries. Made by combining Apple Cider Vinegar and
Aztec Secrets Indian Healing Clay, the mask works to
suck out the harmful toxins from within the body that
get deposited over time.
There
is also the three-fold approach that can be used for
blackhead removal. In this, the first step is
exfoliation. This involves removing the outer layer of
dead and dirty skin. It will expose the bacteria that
cause acne and allow the acne medicines to work on them.
The next step is toning which cleans the exposed healthy
skin and pores that are prone to acne. And finally
restore/repair and prevent. This is the final step which
kills the bacteria and prevents it from coming
back.
These
then are some of the homemade blackhead removers.
It is worthwhile trying these methods out as they don’t
involve your ingesting medication which could ultimately
harm your overall balance. You should, in this context,
try the holistic approach. This does not merely tackle
the symptoms but goes into the very roots of the problem
and fixes it. This approach is much more effective
because the causes of acne are many such as an
overproducing sebum gland, stress and high toxin levels
in the body. The holistic approach treats the body as a
whole, identifies all the causes and then treats them,
thus ensuring that the problem of blackheads is removed
from your system
forever.
