How Can I Get Rid Of Blackheads and Make Pores Smaller?

[BeingMe]

Anyone have any natural remedies that work to get rid of blackheads? I have an extraction tool, but they just fill up again.

[tankgirl136]

Castor oil seems to help, but watch out too much can dry your skin so mix it with olive or another oil.

nak

[ScarletBegonias]

i really like indian healing clay masks. i mix mine with apple cider vinegar (acv) sometimes, but i usually just use a couple drops of lavender oil, tea tree oil and warm water.

i don't buy it from that site, it was just for reference sake. most health food stores carry it.

[ScarletBegonias]

a large jar of the clay can last for a couple years. you barely need any to make a really good mask. i use one generous teaspoon for each mask, and i can cover my whole face, neck, upper chest and still have some to smear on dd.

we call it our "monster mask". she thinks it's hilarious!

[paakbaak]

about to ask about this. i NEED this!
what if i can´t get this clay?

i don´t know what an extraction tool is, but i know that you have to get the pores to clse once cleaned...this seems to be the hardest!

help!!!!!!

[MaxMommy]

I don't get blackheads anymore and my pores appear smaller since I started washing with honey. I do it similar to the oil clansing method, where you use a cloth with water as hot as you can stand it. It's been a couple of years and athough I still have hormonal acne, (that's my pregnancy glow) my skin looks great.

I also do a mask every few days with honey and crushed aspirin, it exfoliates well which clears blackheads.

[Fuamami]

I have huge pores, and I think there's just not that much you can do about it other than cover them up with makeup, which I am unwilling to do. It's just genetic.

I have found that my blackheads all went away since I stopped washing my face very often. I only wash it once every day, and most of the time just rinse it. Sometimes I wash it with honey.

[paakbaak]

so you crush an aspirin and mix it with honey, exfoliate AND leave it on like a mask or just exfoliate?

[MaxMommy]

I crush a few apirins, mix with honey to make a paste, smear on my face, let sit for awhile, scrub a little when I'm rinsing. If you try this I'm sure you'll notice softer, smoother clearer skin. I get the same results from this mask as from a very expensive exfoliating treatment I bought.
HTH,
Sandra.

[paakbaak]

great, thanks!