Overview

Blackheads are common skin blemish and occur in many people. They can be troubling and leave you feeling self-conscious about your skin. Even worse, a blackhead that remains in the pore too long can leave that pore permanently stretched out and enlarged. Luckily, there are ways to remove blackheads easily at home. It is very important to perform the extraction in a specific and careful manner to avoid damage to your skin.

Step 1

Wash your face well with an acne-fighting cleanser. It should be a gentle formulation so as to not cause over drying of the skin. Pat your skin dry.

Step 2

Take a wet washcloth soaked in warm water and press it onto the blackhead for several minutes. Repeat this process for a total of 10 minutes to soften the material inside the pore.

Step 3

Sterilize the area by dabbing a bit of an alcohol-containing astringent on the blackhead with a cotton swab.

Step 4

Wrap cotton around your index fingers and press on either side of the blackhead. Be sure to press down then up, moving your fingers around the blackhead to encourage the material to pop out from every angle. Use gentle pressure and the material should come out.

Step 5

Dab the area with the astringent once more, wiping away the blackhead and thoroughly cleansing the open pore.