Alright, I believe majority of people are having the same problem with blackheads and it makes our pores appear bigger and especially for girls who love wearing make up would find it hard to achieve the smooth-like effect after applying foundation. It happened to me before =( So, what exactly is blackheads??? If u look yourself into the mirror closely you would see some black spots/dots on your face and if u know how to extract those evils well, you will find that it's a semi hard sort of like a yellow-brown, cylindrical stuff. It's pretty loathing to know, but it does exist right in our face...and for your information it is actually
sebum that clogged our pores and it does cause pimple/acne when "attacked" by
propionibacterium acnes (a.k.a p.acnes) if u wish to know how it looks like you could Google the image =)
Anyway, the solution is to scrub your face....I believe people know that but did you know why you do that??? Ok so, clogged pores is due to the
dead skin lining that obstruct the flow of sebum from flowing out to the surface.
visual i found somewhere.
This is actually the condition where the p.acnes love the most! Then inflammation happens. So, u need to shed those dead skin by scrubbing. Note : DO NOT OVER SCRUBBED OR SCRUB YOUR FACE TOO HARD OR ELSE IT WILL WORSEN THE INFLAMMATION. Just because scrub is good it doesn't mean that you have to use it everyday. =)
This is what i use because it works well and it's against animal testing (this is also suitable for all skin types)
The granules are not too big or too small. I am loving this product!!
If you think granules are too harsh, you could opt for AHA (Alpha Hydroxy Acid) or BHA (Beta Hydroxy Acid aka salicyclic acid) products to unclog your pores.
p/s BHA is great for treating pimples or acnes. AHA is great for exfoliating and prevent pores clogging too.
I used to wash my face with this, and it works well too but I can't seem to find this anywhere now in Watson store. =(
So, I switch to this.......
Hada Labo, AHA+BHA this works fine for me =)
Note : After using products with AHA please stay out of the sun if you can because the UV rays can actually
increase the sensitivity level or if you really need to go out, use SPF creams.=)
***My skin feels a little bit dry after washing with AHA but feels great after putting on moisturizer . I don't know whether this could trigger redness to people with sensitive skin. I am not any professional skin specialist, I am just some random people with blackheads problem before.
That's my share for you guys. Thanks .