Suffering from blackheads? Want to fight against them?
Before you begin to treat this obnoxious problem, you need to understand what it really means, what causes it to occur and how it can be different from acne, pimple, whitehead or a zit. When you understand all these points you will know how to accurately treat it.
When the reasons and origin are known, we can attack the source of problem and the blackheads will get eliminated. So, what is a blackhead, whitehead or pimple?
A clogged pore is the humble start of any breakout. Each hair follicle is in fact a combination of a sebaceous gland, a follicle and a pore. Blockage of pore by dead skin cells can cause clogging of pores. The sebum oil secreted by sebaceous gland gets trapped inside the pore and the light coloured oil causes a whitehead.
When a pore is partially choked up, some air can get through to the oil. Oxygen reacts with the trapped oil which darkens in color giving rise to a blackhead.
This could become a pimple or zit in the future. This is because the bacteria which reside on the skin consumer the sebum oil. Since the blocked pore does not allow air to come in, it provides a perfect space for it to grow and multiply. White blood cells arrive at the pore in an attempt to eliminate these foreign bacteria. This causes inflammation and bumps on the skin. This reaction by the immune system forms a pimple.
When it comes to treating blackheads and pimples, there are two main types of treatments involved. The first method is to exfoliate the skin. This treatment facilitates the cleaning of the dead skins cells preventing them from clogging a pore. These substances can seep through these blockages and remove the dead skin. This will allow the oils in the pores to escape.
The other form of treatment is to kill the P. Acnes bacteria. Such treatments mostly use benzoyl peroxide to increase the level of oxygen on the skin, thereby successfully killing the bacteria and curing the pimple.
Lemon juice is also an excellent skin exfoliant because lemon contains salicylic acid. The acid helps you to get rid of the dead skin cells. It too can pierce through the clogged pores and remove blockages and permit the sebum oil to escape. Again, this relieves the underlying cause and eliminates pimples, blackheads and whiteheads.
But lemon juice can cause rashes as it is rather taxing on skin dues to the number of acids in it, including citric acid.. Doctors often recommend you to test your skin type by using lemon juice on a small patch of skin. That way you can determine if you have an adverse reaction. It can sting as well, especially if you accidently get it in the eyes.
The sodium bicarbonate compound in baking soda makes it an excellent exfoliate. The grainy particles are good for scrubbing the dead cells from skin. This will be a good choice for gently massaging into the skin. It will also clean the pores and let the trapped oils out. Since it is mild on skin, it will not cause any harmful rashes.
The only thing to take care of is not to over scrub. This might damage the skin and cause inflammation, feelings of tenderness. This will cause more breakouts.
Applying toothpaste is also a tried and tested remedy for pimples. The hydrogen peroxide element along with baking soda and alcohol content is known to be effective in getting rid of pimples. These compounds increase the oxygen levels on the skin and remove the bacteria, via alcohol content. The baking soda acts as a perfect exfoliate. This makes the toothpaste a good treatment combining both the methods.
Toothpaste tends to dry out the skin and eventually cause redness, irritation and peeling of skin. Some people have reported that toothpaste burned their skin.
When the reasons and origin are known, we can attack the source of problem and the blackheads will get eliminated. So, what is a blackhead, whitehead or pimple?
A clogged pore is the humble start of any breakout. Each hair follicle is in fact a combination of a sebaceous gland, a follicle and a pore. Blockage of pore by dead skin cells can cause clogging of pores. The sebum oil secreted by sebaceous gland gets trapped inside the pore and the light coloured oil causes a whitehead.
When a pore is partially choked up, some air can get through to the oil. Oxygen reacts with the trapped oil which darkens in color giving rise to a blackhead.
This could become a pimple or zit in the future. This is because the bacteria which reside on the skin consumer the sebum oil. Since the blocked pore does not allow air to come in, it provides a perfect space for it to grow and multiply. White blood cells arrive at the pore in an attempt to eliminate these foreign bacteria. This causes inflammation and bumps on the skin. This reaction by the immune system forms a pimple.
When it comes to treating blackheads and pimples, there are two main types of treatments involved. The first method is to exfoliate the skin. This treatment facilitates the cleaning of the dead skins cells preventing them from clogging a pore. These substances can seep through these blockages and remove the dead skin. This will allow the oils in the pores to escape.
The other form of treatment is to kill the P. Acnes bacteria. Such treatments mostly use benzoyl peroxide to increase the level of oxygen on the skin, thereby successfully killing the bacteria and curing the pimple.
Lemon juice is also an excellent skin exfoliant because lemon contains salicylic acid. The acid helps you to get rid of the dead skin cells. It too can pierce through the clogged pores and remove blockages and permit the sebum oil to escape. Again, this relieves the underlying cause and eliminates pimples, blackheads and whiteheads.
But lemon juice can cause rashes as it is rather taxing on skin dues to the number of acids in it, including citric acid.. Doctors often recommend you to test your skin type by using lemon juice on a small patch of skin. That way you can determine if you have an adverse reaction. It can sting as well, especially if you accidently get it in the eyes.
The sodium bicarbonate compound in baking soda makes it an excellent exfoliate. The grainy particles are good for scrubbing the dead cells from skin. This will be a good choice for gently massaging into the skin. It will also clean the pores and let the trapped oils out. Since it is mild on skin, it will not cause any harmful rashes.
The only thing to take care of is not to over scrub. This might damage the skin and cause inflammation, feelings of tenderness. This will cause more breakouts.
Applying toothpaste is also a tried and tested remedy for pimples. The hydrogen peroxide element along with baking soda and alcohol content is known to be effective in getting rid of pimples. These compounds increase the oxygen levels on the skin and remove the bacteria, via alcohol content. The baking soda acts as a perfect exfoliate. This makes the toothpaste a good treatment combining both the methods.
Toothpaste tends to dry out the skin and eventually cause redness, irritation and peeling of skin. Some people have reported that toothpaste burned their skin.
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