Easy steps to remove blackheads at home

Many said squeezing blackheads is a no no but there are safe ways to remove the annoying blackheads that will eventually turn into acne. Key items I need are hot towel, facial treatment oil, blackhead removal tool (aka comedone extractor)

1. soak towel in hot water

2. rub 2 drops of treatment oil on palm and cover your face with your palms for 10 secs

3. cover your face with warm towel for 30 secs, and repeat so the treatment oil got absorbed (from my experience this step helps soften the blackheads so can be extracted more easily)

4. the pores should be open by now, sterilize the tool with alcohol

5. work gently with the blackhead removal tool to press out blackheads or whiteheads, use the big loop on forehead and the small loop on nose

6. when done, soak towel in tap cold water, cover your face to cool it down, repeat to close pores (use ice water if you prefer)

7. spray on natural water or rosewater to calm your skin and prep for lotion / cream

8. for areas that turn red, soak rosewater on cotton pad and press on red areas for 5 mins to calm the skin