Whats the difference between a whitehead and a blackhead?
Whiteheads and blackheads are considered non-inflammatory lesions when discussing the various stages of breakouts. Speak with your professional skin therapist about a customized regimen to help control the signs of skin aging. A blackhead is a clogged follicle opening containing oil and dead cells. Second, blackheads are not a sign of dirty, or unclean, skin. Blackheads are blocked follicles that have an opening to the skin’s surface, making them exposed to air, triggering oxidization which makes it change in color (think how an apple turns brown after it’s been cut/exposed to oxygen). A whitehead, also known as a closed comedone, is not open and has barely any or no exposure to air. Because air cannot reach the follicle, the debris inside the pore does not oxidize and change color.
