No matter how regular and effectively you clean your face, the daily grime, sweat and dirt you come in contact with can still creep into your pores and get stuck there. This material gets impacted and bacteria starts to grow inside the pore, resulting in a blackhead, according to MayoClinic.com. While it's best to try other methods such as exfoliation and steam before popping your blackhead, sometimes popping is the only way to get rid of an especially stubborn blemish. If that's the case, use a specially designed blackhead removal tool and never your fingers for the safest and most effective results.
Step 1
Boil a small pot of water. Insert the rounded loop end of the extractor into the water to clean and sterilize the device. Remove the extractor using tongs and, without letting the extractor loop touch anything, place it in a small cup, extractor loop side up, to let it cool.
Step 2
Wash your face with soap and warm water. Warm water helps to loosen blackheads and make them easier to remove.
Step 3
Exfoliate the area containing the blackhead to further break up the impacted material. Rinse the exfoliant away and pat your face dry.
Step 4
Place the loop of the blackhead extractor aroound your blemish and gently press down to pop the blackhead until you see the impacted material come out of the clogged pore. Make sure you're pressing down on the area directly outside the blackhead and not on the blackhead itselt, according to Daily Glow.com, as pressing directly on the blackhead can cause infection. .
Step 5
Clean away any material that you've extracted from your blackhead. Apply an antibacterial ointment to make sure your blackhead site doesn't become infected. If it becomes infected, you run a higher risk of scarring.
Things You'll Need
- Pimple extractor
- Exfoliating face wash
- Antibacterial ointment
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