Home Remedies for Blackheads

Have you given up fighting the stubborn blackheads on your face? Are you done being deceived by all kinds of cosmetic agents to eliminate of the pesky tiny dots that eclipse the beauty of your skin? Well, buckle up! The battle isn’t over yet! When everything fails, nature comes to your rescue. On the scale of 1 to 10, how surprised would you be when I tell you that the simple ingredients resting on your kitchen shelf can help you get rid of blackheads? You read that right! Home remedies that very are effective for removing blackheads do exist.Now you might want to ask some questions. What are blackheads? What causes them? So, let me explain it to you. Blackheads are actually the skin pores clogged with dead skin cells and grime. While blackheads can emerge anywhere on the body, they are most bothersome when they appear on the face. The skin of your nose and chin is very susceptible to being ridden with blackheads.Many of you might have tried blackhead removal tools like the nose strips, blackhead extractors, and blackhead removers. Nose strips remove only the superficial part of the blackheads. They are not capable of cleansing the entire pore. The extractors can be painful and sometimes do more harm than good; such as causing redness and swelling of the skin.These simple home remedies will certainly help you remove as well as prevent the recurrence of blackheads. Let's take a look.The Goodness of OatmealOats are certainly the Jar Jar Binks of the breakfast cereal. But don’t let its blandness convince you to undermine its goodness. Apart from being a healthy food, oats can prove to be an excellent exfoliating agent. Take some oatmeal and mix in some honey to make a paste, which is a great treatment for blackheads. Use this paste to gently exfoliate the blackhead-ridden skin for 6 to 7 minutes and then wash it off. Use the oatmeal scrub once a week for the better result.
Milk and Honey – The Terrific DuoApart from making a delicious beverage, the two ingredients can zap the blackheads off your skin in no time. Take 3 parts of honey and 1 part of milk and warm up the mixture. Apply a thin layer of this warm blend on the affected area and gently stick a cotton strip over it. Wait for about 15 minutes till everything dries off a bit and peel off the strip gently. Wash off the skin with water.
The Wonderfully Aromatic NutmegHow to get rid of blackheads on the nose you ask? Here is your answer! Being a gentle exfoliant, nutmeg works like a magic for all skin types. But if you have an oily skin, you should definitely give this remedy a try. Mix some nutmeg powder with buttermilk and use this paste to gently scrub your skin in circular motions for about 3-4 minutes. The nutmeg eliminates the blackheads and the lactic acid in the buttermilk makes your skin clear and radiant.
The Citrusy OrangesOranges are brimming with the citrusy wholesomeness of Vitamin C, which makes your skin clearer and fairer. When you enjoy an orange, don’t forget to save the peels. Allow them to dry off for a few hours and use them to gently rub your skin. It will certainly eliminate the blackheads. Alternatively, you can grind the orange peels and make a paste and use it to gently massage the skin to ward off the blackheads. Being loaded with antimicrobial and antibacterial properties, orange peels make an excellent cleanser.
The Earthy CinnamonApart from imparting a delightful flavor to your food, cinnamon can be used to get a blackhead-free clear skin. Make a thick paste using one part of cinnamon and one of honey, preferably organic. Apply a thin layer of the cinnamon & honey paste onto the affected area and place a cotton strip over it, pressing it gently against the skin. Allow to it stay for about 5 minutes and peel off the cotton strip gently. Wash the skin well and nourish it with a good moisturizer.
The Refreshing LemonLemon juice is a natural astringent and will shrink those open pores to a remarkable extent within a few days. After you are done with cleansing your skin, dip a cotton ball in a freshly squeezed lemon juice and apply it onto the areas prone to blackheads. Let it stay that way overnight and wash it off in the morning. This remedy can be used on alternate nights. If your skin is too sensitive, you can mix some water with the lemon juice. Since the application of lemon increases your skin’s sensitivity towards the sun, you would want to use a good amount of sunscreen.
These six home remedies that you just read happen to be some of the best ones. However, not every remedy works for everyone. So try any one of them at a time to find out what works best for you. The open skin pores are the primary reason of developing blackheads. Using a good toner to shrink the pores makes a lot of sense.These natural remedies would help you remove blackheads and enhance the radiance of your skin like never before. Stay tuned for more interesting home remedies for skin and hair issues.