AromatheraphyNose Blackheads
Blackheads are yellow-black type of material residing in a bump. Blackheads can appear anywhere on the face, but nose is the favorite area for their occurrence. Nose blackheads are same as the general blackheads. The only difference is that nose blackheads are more difficult, complicated and painful to extract than the general blackheads. Nose blackheads are more irritating as they affect your whole look.
Nose blackheads are caused due to the accumulation of excess oils in the sebaceous gland's bump. This causes the blocking of the pores of nose. The other causes of nose blackheads include:
- Hormonal imbalance
- Excessive use of cosmetic products
- Poor dietary habits
- Poor sanitary
- Less amount of water content in body
Presence of blackheads on nose can make a person look ugly. Therefore he tries all the possible means to get rid of them. Nose is a sensitive area and squeezing nose blackheads may damage the skin by leaving ugly scars. In order to control the growth of nose blackheads, the first thing you have to do is to minimize the causes. Drinking lots of water and taking an appropriate diet may help you.
Treatment for removing nose blackheads is same as the treatment for removing general blackheads. You can follow the steps given below or even go for the home remedies for nose blackheads.
Simple Steps for Nose Blackheads Removal
- Wash your face with a mild exfoliater, which is gentle to your skin like benzoyl peroxide. This exfoliater washes away the dead skin cells and exposes nose blackheads.
- After washing the face, pat the skin with a dry towel. Take steam on your face by using a bowl for five minutes. Adding a few drops of tea tree oil in it will help to wash away dead skin cells and remove the blackheads. Steaming helps in opening the pores of the skin.
- Once the pores are open you can use any of the nose blackhead remover techniques like blackhead extractor, Pore strips or an effective nose blackhead remover mask or scrub to remove nose blackheads.
- After removing the nose blackheads pat the skin dry. Do this twice a week, regularly. You will find that you are left with very little or no nose blackheads.
Home Remedies for Nose Blackhead Removal
Here are some home remedies for removing nose blackheads. They are very simple and quite effective. Also, they don’t have any side effects that the other nose blackhead remover products may have.
- Take a cup of sugar and place it in a washcloth. Wash your face with a bar soap and gently scrub the sugar on the affected area. This acts as a good exfoliater and helps in removing nose blackheads.
- Scrubbing your face gently with a mixture of salt, honey and lime juice will clean the dead skin cells and remove nose blackheads.
- Applying a mixture of lime juice and boiled milk may also help in removing nose blackheads.
- Adding sugar to almond oil or olive oil and applying it on the nose helps in removing blackheads and leaving a silky smooth skin.
- Add turmeric to a teaspoon of fresh coriander juice. Mix it well and apply it on your face. Keep it overnight. Wash it with cold water in the morning. It is a very good solution for removing nose blackheads.
- Take some curd and add one teaspoon of black pepper powder to it. Mix it well. Apply this paste on the face. Leave it for 10-15 minutes. Wash the face with Luke warm water and pat dry.
- Heat honey till it becomes warm. Apply it on face and keep for 10-15 minutes. Wash it with cold water.
- Cleansing the face with castor oil also helps in nose blackheads removal.
- Apply a paste made of ground reddish seeds and water on your face. This will help in removing nose blackheads.
- Applying a mixture of fresh lime juice and groundnut oil on the face helps in preventing nose blackheads.