If I had a dollar for every time I was asked what is a Blackhead………well I wouldn’t be here.

Blackheads are those pesky black spots on your nose, ears, chin or back. They occur in clusters and are unsightly, and unfortunately like to re-occur .

Do Blackheads cause acne? Well, blackheads are a form of acne. However, they are non inflammatory acne and may be a cause to other severe form of acne which are inflammatory in nature.

So how do you get Blackheads? Our skin contains hundreds of tiny pores. Blackheads occur in partially blocked pores. When dead cells in the bod drain slowly to the surface of the skin, the colour in the skin turn black when it meets the air outside.

Inside a blackhead consists of keratin and sebum- which is the oily substance that comes out from sebaceous glands.

To get rid of blackheads it is important that you realize what is causing blackheads to you. Getting new blackheads frequently indicates a greater problem inside you. The possible factors that cause blackheads are:

 

Lack of water in the body.

Excess dead cells blocking the opening to the pore.

Excess facial oil.

Poor cleansing routine wherein the facial oil may not be getting removed.

Excessive scrubbing of the skin.

Use of products/makeup that may contain too much of oil.