How to extract Blackheads?
You should not pick blackheads on your skin as it can leave skin bruised and can damage inner layers of skin. Rather when you feel that blackhead is ready to pop up, use blackhead extractor to gently remove the blackhead. It is small stick like instrument having a small hole at one end. When you place it around blackhead, it gives gentle pressure from all sides of the blackhead and helps it come out. You can also use pore cleanser strips to remove blackheads. You should use them once a week to remove blackheads; it clears the pores. Other way to extract blackheads is by exposing your face to gentle steam for few minutes. It will soften your skin and the debris blocking the pores. Now use an abrasive wash cloth and rub it gently over the black head. It will exert pressure on blackhead to come out but if it does not pop out, leave it as it is. Fighting with blackhead can make the skin red and blotchy. It can break the skin and broken veins.