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Permalink Reply by Jennifer Dietrich on August 5, 2012 at 2:54pm

Hey Tianna-

I usually advise gals with oily/combination skin to follow these three rules: exfoliate, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial. To keep your blackheads at bay, find a face wash with scrubby beads in it, or use a face loofah (you can get em super cheap at Sally's). Then make sure you use a toner with aloe, chamomile, cucumber, or some other type of anti-inflammatory property. Then for the antibacterial part, you can usually find a moisturizer with a natural antibacterial botanical in it, like tea tree oil, for example. DO NOT go get the benzoyl peroxide junk! It's super-harsh. I've had great luck with my clients who followed this routine with my products, and some of them had WAY worse problems than blackheads! Hope this helps a little....

Dr. Jen ;)

Permalink Reply by Viola Von Kitten on August 23, 2012 at 3:20pm

Exfoliate 3 times a week... I do this at night when I'm on the shower after my workout... apply a ice cube after for tightinh your pores & plenty of moisturizer after.

I use St Ives apricot scrub... it seems to work very well & I have semi sensitive skin which is slightly combination. 

Viola

Permalink Reply by spencer marie on August 5, 2012 at 3:46pm

I have had lots of luck with Lush's fresh face mask in brazened honey and Catstophe cosmetics. I do a mask 3 days a week and I alternate between these two. The honey one is warming and blueberry is deep cleaning. They have helped keep my skin in check. I haven't really had blackheads since starting this. I also use LUSH tea tree toner.

Permalink Reply by Fernanda Gomes on August 8, 2012 at 5:07pm

I just saw this blackhead rememdy on Pinterest - I haven't tried it yet, but it looks cheap & easy:

BAKING SODA BLACKHEAD REMOVER

This gentle, quick facial uses baking soda’s acid-neutralizing alkalinity and milk’s lactic acid to clear out pores and lightly exfoliate.

1 tbsp baking soda 

1/4 cup milk

Mix all the ingredients together. Rub into blackhead-prone areas using a soft makeup sponge. Rinse and repeat if needed.

http://www.expressnightout.com/2010/04/diy-natural-skin-care/

Permalink Reply by Denise on August 10, 2012 at 4:21pm

Black heads are just pores with dirt/oil etc clogged in them. So the good news is that you can remove them, the bad news is that they are going to become clogged again. Facials usually help as do masques etc. However your going to have to come to terms with having them around (trust me most people do). I usually masque and exfoliate once a week and this keeps me black head free for about a week :)

Permalink Reply by Joanne Opazo on January 24, 2013 at 6:21am

I am a face obsessed woman. If you use and harsh exfoliant brown sugar and honey. But plenty of water, you are what you eat. Vitamin C will brighten, moisturizer always. Don't pick you face. I have had a Clarasonic for seven years and it does work.. The brush pops into two pieces for you to focus on tzone. I use Dr Perricone MD line. Also OleHenriksen is great. If you dont know they have so many discovery kits that gives you everything for night and day regimen.

Permalink Reply by Shay D on January 28, 2013 at 10:54pm

I do oil cleansing method.  I clean my face with cold pressed oils, castor, olive and grapeseed mixture with lavender, tea tree and ylang-ylang.  I steam this off completely, I do this a few times a week, I also moisturize with facial oil.  Alternate nights i wash with a glycolic acid wash.