Cure Blackheads With Home Remedies
July 17, 2009
Glowing skin enhances the beauty of the face. It is very important to keep the face clean and blemish free for the glowing skin.
Blackheads or whiteheads appear as dots on the skin and they are caused by the widening of the open pore of the skin follicle and hyper active sebaceous glands. Sebaceous glands are predominant on the face, chest and back in body and hence, the blackheads are found on these parts.
Clogging of dust particles in the wide open pore of sebaceous gland causes the gland to appear as black. White heads are the wide open pore without the dust.
There are many home remedies available to get rid of the blackheads and also to avoid their formation in the skin. Read further to explore the various cost effective and easy to execute home remedies.
Radish Seeds – Grind the seeds of radish and mix them with water. Apply this paste on face for five minutes. Rinse with water. It clogs the open pores of the sebaceous glands.
Fuller’s Earth – Prepare a paste of 1 spoon fuller’s earth with 2 spoon glycerin soap and add 4 spoon almond powder. Add boiled water and prepare a thick paste. Leave the paste on face for few minutes till it becomes dry. Rinse face with lukewarm water. This face mask provides nourishment to face and also works as a sure shot technique to remove the blackheads.
Fenugreek – Make a paste of fenugreek leaves with water and leave it on face overnight. Rinse face with lukewarm water in morning. This face mask hinders the growth of whiteheads and blackheads on the skin. Fenugreek seeds boiled in water can also be used to cure blackheads. Boil fenugreek seeds in water and wash the face daily with this water.
Potato Juice – Grate a potato and apply its juice on face. It removes the blackheads and closes the pores of the sebaceous glands. This also reduces the secretion of oil glands, thereby, reducing the pimples and blemishes.
Groundnut Oil – Apply groundnut oil with freshly squeezed lime juice and leave for 20 minutes. Rinse with lukewarm water. Regular use of this potion ensures the hindered formation of whiteheads and blackheads.
Steam – Expose face to the steam for 6-7 minutes and then apply fenugreek pack. Leave it for five minutes. It removes the whiteheads and blackheads.
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