What is the best way to get rid of blackheads? & what does exfoliate mean to do?

Question

No matter how much i wash my face with clean and clear kit, it doesn't help. My nose ecspecially, but my whole face has blackheads and i want to start school tomorow looking nice. I cant buy anything right now, because i dont drive. (14 yrs old) Also, my parents are busy and tired from the big bar-b-q we had yesterday. What does it mean to exfoliate and how shoul i do it? I have tried putting spot treatment, but its not helping! what should i do? What is a home remedy that works.

BTW i tried aspirin.

Answer 1

problems with black heads?

rub lemon on ur face...

look it up.

works WONDERS for me.

Answer 2

right this is quick and easy and works really well and its free =) right get a flannel and put it in really hot water and then hold then flannel onto the affected area for 12 seconds. then remove it and with some toilet paper over your fingers gently sqeeze the blackheads until thewy come out. repeat it until youve got them all out. then rinse your face with just warm water. your skin will be a little blotchy but by tomrow itll be really nice. you may have to sqeeze quite hard to get some of them out. youll be really disgusted by what you get out on the toilet paper espeacially from the sides of your nose.

Answer 3

Spot treatments don't work for blackheads. Spot treatments are for acne, acne is a small infection and blackheads are just dirt and stuff gathered up in one pore, just like acne only it's not an infection. So if you use Spot treatments on blackheads, it will just get the spot treatment inside the blackhead and gather more dirt. Here are some home made remedies (BTW, only wash your face twice a day, once in the morning and once at night):

Baking Soda Solution

You will need 1 tbsp. baking soda, 1 tbsp. water. Mix together ingredients and apply on face allowing it to sit for 15 minutes before rinsing it with warm water. Baking Soda is very cheap and one box will last you a very long time. You can also use baking soda as an exfoliator: be careful when applying it to your face, since it is a very effective scrub. Massage the baking soda into your skin for ten to fifteen seconds and rinse. Your face is now clear of the surface cells that will cause many acne spots.

Honey Yogurt Exfoliating Facial Scrub

Mix 1 teaspoon of granulated sugar with ½ teaspoon of honey and 1 teaspoon of plain yogurt. Smooth the mixture over your face and leave on for 10 minutes. Rinse off using lukewarm water.

Oatmeal Exfoliating Facial Scrub

Mix one pack of instant oatmeal with water to create a paste. Once the paste is formed, dab the mixture onto your entire face. Let the mixture set for approximately 2 minutes and rinse off with cold water. According to experts oily skin should be treated with an oatmeal mask to get good results. Oatmeal when mashed not only acts as a great scrub but also effectively soaks away the excess oil from your face. The usage of oatmeal paste must be followed by a cold water rinse that helps in contracting the pores.

Seawater

Wash your face twice a day in warm, salty water. This helps leave your face clean and oil-free -- without employing any potentially irritating products or soaps.

Answer 4

exfoliate means taking all the dirt and c**p out of your pores, which is what blackheads are. take a loofa or something and GENTLY scrub your face thats wet.  

Answer 5

Same for me! Ok do this.

Right now, go put on a pot of boiling water and let it boil. when it stops, pour the water into a big bowl. get 4 washcloths and soak then in the hot water for 3 minutes. then, put a washcloth directly on your face. let it sit for about 4 minutes. then take it off and get 2 tablespoons of baking soda and a few drops of water and mix it together in a small cup. it should become like a paste. then take the paste and spread it onto your face. massage it in for a few minutes to the areas that are bad. then, rinse it off with warm water. now try and pop the blackheads with your fingers. take another wash cloth that is warm and leave it on your face for a few minutes. take the wash cloth off and then wash your face with an anti-bacterial soap(like Dial, the one that you use to wash your hands in the bathroom) and rinse with cold water. keep rinsing with cold water for a minute. then your done! relax for a while. have a cup of tea or something and then relax. every hour just rinse your face with cool water.

whenever you dry your face, always dry it with a clean wash cloth.

if you happen to have an avacado around, then just peel it and take out the pit and put it in a bowl and mash it up with a little honey, about 1 teaspoon of salt and then a few drops of water. mash it up and then apply to your face. leave on for 20 to 30 minutes and then rinse off with cool water.

before bed, put ice in a bag and put it on your face where it is swollen for about 10 minutes.

Also, before bed, just wash your face with antibacterial soap (like Dial, what I was talking about above). and dont put anything else on your face.

keep your hair out of your face while you sleep and also, change your pillow case and sheets before you sleep tonight.

good luck!

Answer 6

Exfoliate is to remove dead dry skin cells.  You will need to use a really warm wash cloth almost to the point of burning, but dont burn yourself,  Hold it to your nose until all the greasy stuff trapped inside sortof melts and your pores will open.  If you have huge black heads use the end of an old pen and gently push the skin around it but not on it.  If they are small, the wash cloth should clear them up.  Oh, make it soapy water, that helps. :)