Finding time to get done up like you used to is hard, life gets in the way with commitments, relationships, kids and work. Your skin shows these pressures, so reverse that clock and make life easy; prep your skin to look a million dollars and stop those blackhead terrors in their tracks.
Remember, nothing kills the romance faster than getting up close and personal only to have those super annoying black spots mar your skin, here are our top tips to stop them living rent free on your face.
1. Prevention is better than cure – Cleanse
Lots of cleansing treatments promise to be the one to remove and prevent blackheads. Cut through the hype and look for a product with benzoyl peroxide, it works fast to remove blackheads but isn’t good if you have dry or sensitive skin.
If you’ve sensitive or dry skin, a cleanser with salicylic acid is just as good as one with benzoyl peroxide. It will take a little longer for results but what it lacks in speed it makes up in preventative powers.
2. Pore Strips – wrap up that face!
Pore strips are a great quick treatment for Blackheads. Lots of people make the rookie mistake of not prepping their skin beforehand and don’t get the best value out of the strips. Prep your skin for a few nights prior to using the strips with a treatment cream that has salicylic acid or benzoyl peroxide in and slather up in the places you get the most blackheads.
Once prepped, stick on your strips and voila! Goodbye blackheads!
3. Wipe away the blackheads
Blackheads are notoriously stubborn to get rid of. Nightly wipes can help, or every other night – so don’t worry if you miss the odd night!
Use a wipe with malic, glycolic, lactic and salicylic acid. These ingredients wipe away dead skin cells for a more youthful look and dissolve oil on your skin helping to loosen the blackheads.
4. Face Masks – quick and easy
Dissolve even more oil from your skin with a clay mask. Only once a week for 10-15 minutes should show great results quickly. The clay mask will absorb and reduce the oil on your skin and help prevent future blackhead outbreaks. After 10-15 minutes, wipe it off with a facecloth using small circular motions.
5. Brush them away
A cleansing brush is a great weapon to have in your arsenal for skin care. Great for removing blackheads it doubles up to help rejuvenate skin and give a youthful fresh look when combined with a cleanser.
Price can vary with cleansing brushes, but they all do the same job so you don’t need to spend a lot – they all will make your face glow.