Hello, everybody. Welcome back to my channel, where we talk about skin care, grooming, and
sometimes hair care, so if that sounds like your thing, make sure you are subscribed.
I do a lot of finger wagging on this channel, you know don't do this, don't do that, that's
gonna ruin your skin, all that kind of stuff. But today we're gonna be pushing all that
aside. And to be honest, I think I'm about to give you some of the worst advice I've
ever given out. But sometimes we just want results, and one question I always get asked
is, "How do you remove blackheads?" So I think we all know the difference now
between sebaceous filaments and blackheads. What is a blackhead, what makes a blackhead,
how to safely remove them. But sometimes you know, you just want them out, and you want
your nose to look good, cut the bullshit, just get that shit out my nose (laughing),
and that's what we're gonna be talking about today.
So big disclaimer before we start. I would actually really recommend not doing anything
I'm about to tell you, but in extreme circumstances, emergencies only, this is what you can do
to remove blackheads and sebaceous filaments out of your nose to get a smooth, clean, poreless
looking nose. Number one, nose pore strips. If you haven't
already used one of these, you've at least heard of them. Biore's nose pore strips are
like iconic, iconic, and they're sold everywhere, all around the world. These are adhesive strips
that when applied to a damp nose, removes blackheads and unclogs pores. Seeing all those
blackheads being slowly ripped out of your nose and seeing how smooth and poreless your
nose looks after is one of the most satisfying feelings I think I've ever had in skin care.
So here's how to use them. After cleansing and exfoliating, take one of the nose pore
strips and apply it to a damp nose. Not a dripping wet nose, not a dry nose, you want
it damp. Somewhere in between. Make sure the nose pore strip is pressed all around your
nose, especially in the corners. And the instructions will usually tell you to leave it on for about
three to five minutes. I personally like to leave it on until it feels rock hard. Once
it feels hard, slowly peel off the nose pore strip and you'll see all those little blackheads
and filaments on the nose pore strip. It's disgusting, but so satisfying.
So it's important to remember though that these are a very temporary fix. They do not
solve the blackhead problem in the long run. They're not gonna prevent you from getting
any more. They can also damage your skin barrier by literally ripping it away. If you are removing
blackheads, these actually only remove the top layer. So you're ripping the blackhead
in half, so you've technically still got something lodged in your pore.
So whilst it looks good, really deep down inside it's not made that much of a difference.
Persistent use can also enlarge your pores so they can also kind of stretch them a little
bit more, because you're constantly ripping away. You only really need to use these once
every two to three weeks, if that. And once you finish using it, be sure to wipe down
your nose with a healing toner and a heavily occlusive moisturizer as well, because we've
damaged our skin, so we want to keep it nice and safe. (laughing)
Next tip is the steam and extract, as I like to call it. I love steaming my face in general,
whether that's with a steamer like I have or over a, a bowl with hot water and a towel.
Steaming your face in winter can dry you out a little bit, but in summer it's amazing at
unclogging all your pores and making your skin feel so much less congested.
So steaming your skin softens your skin, loosening your pores, allowing for easy extraction of
any kind of gunk and blackheads within your pores. Pair this with an extractor tool and
you have everything you need to remove blackheads from your nose.
So again after cleansing and exfoliating, you want to steam your face, whether you have
a steamer, or you just have a sink full of hot water and a towel, start to steam your
face. Once it's steamed, take your extractor tool and you want to apply the tiniest bit
of pressure onto your nose and gently push and drag down the skin. You'll start to see
loads of gunk coming out. You'll see blackheads. If nothing is coming out, do not push hard
on the skin. You will ruin your skin, you will damage your skin, you can pop blood vessels.
If your pores don't unclog with the tiniest amount of pressure after steaming, whatever's
in it is not ready to come out. So with this method you get amazing results.
But again you can really damage your skin (laughing). Make sure the extractor tool is
sterilized as well before doing this. I like to dip it in just a little bit of vodka. And
put zero pressure on the tool. The lightest bit of pressure even. This is something you
should really leave to the dermatologist to do. Get yourself booked in for a professional
extraction and like the nose pore strips, this is very very temporary. And it's not
gonna minimize the amount of blackheads um, or clogged pores that your body creates.
Number three, Vaseline. Just by everyone thinking that Vaseline is gonna poison you or that
it's gonna make your skin go black, Vaseline (laughing) is something that's always really
handy just to have away in your cupboard. Like [pseudocram 00:04:28] or cham- chamomile
lotion. Chamomile? As petroleum is an occlusive ingredients in
a lot of moisturizers, it's actually the perfect product to help remove blackheads. Left on
overnight, Vaseline softens your skin, so it creates like an airtight barrier on your
skin so it's not letting uh, moisture in or out, and it has like this really slow steaming
effect on your skin, softening your skin and loosening your pores so your blackheads can
be extracted the next morning. So this is really easy to do. You literally
just cover your nose (laughing) in a really heavy amount of Vaseline before you go to
bed. Some people like to cover their nose in cling film along with the Vaseline. I personally
think this is the most horrendous thing you could do to yourself. (laughing) If you want
a good night's sleep, in the morning, wipe away with a cotton pad. Then begin the extraction
with an extractor tool. This is basically just a really long way of steaming your face,
so if you're super lazy and you just want the magic to kind of work overnight, this
is something you can do. But yeah, it's just a really long steam.
It's pretty pointless, actually. In fact the whole Vaseline thing is stupid. Ignore it.
Ig- ignore the last few minutes. (laughing) One of my favorites, and they're not so dangerous
on your skin, not dangerous, none of these are dangerous, they might just ruin your skin
a bit. The exfoliation after a clay mask technique. This is something that um, as someone with
very oily skin, I used to do a fair bit. It's a much gentler way to remove blackheads and
can be easily integrated into your skin care routine, so you don't have to go out of your
way to steam your nose or take 10, 5 to 10 minutes to do a nose pore strip.
Exfoliating removes dead skin cells that are clogging up your pores, which usually lead
to blackheads, larger pores, things like that. Applying a clay mask after a gentle exfoliation
is gonna help bring all this crap to the surface and basically wash it away. Clay masks also
have that tendency to make your pores look a lot smaller. If not poreless, if you've
got the right mask. After cleansing with a very gentle physical
exfoliator, massage gently on your nose. An exfoliator like this from the Groomed Man
Co is perfect for gentle exfoliation 'cause the granules in it are super super fine. So
you're gonna get a nice exfoliation without damaging your skin. But it's gonna get rid
of all those dead skin cells, which we then wash away and now we're gonna apply a clay
mask. Usually with a clay mask, you'll leave it
on um, until it's semi-dry, but not really 'cause you don't want to over dry your skin.
But with this clay mask, for this particular purpose, we're gonna leave it on until it's
like rock solid. You know it's ready to come off when you can almost count every single
pore on your nose. Rinse away gently or use a cotton pad or wash cloth to kind of re-melt
the clay mask and rinse away. Follow this up with a moisturizing toner and a good moisturizer
as well. There's nothing really wrong with this technique.
The only thing is you shouldn't really leave clay masks on your face until they go rock
solid, 'cause it can over dry your skin. That's when you really know you've sucked out everything
(laughing) out of your skin including oils and moisture that your skin really needs.
And what's physical exfoliation is amazing for general overall exfoliating. If you're
really having problems with blackheads and clogged pores, a BHA is gonna work amazing.
Not just for temporary blackhead removal but overall completely in the long run. It's like
after a month or two of using a BHA, you'll look back and think, "I don't even remember
having blackheads," 'cause your nose is gonna look poreless and blackhead-less.
But yeah, this is pretty perfect in summer, when I think you know, we're all kind of producing
excessive oils and we are feeling clogged up. Out of all of this, this is the most gentle
way to remove blackheads. But if you really want to see results overall and you don't
want to worry about blackheads anymore, and you just want them gone forever, chemical
exfoliation, regular exfoliation, anti-aging products to tighten your pores, and hydration
to keep our skin young and tight pored. Yes, that will all see you much better than a nose
pore strip and digging at your nose. They are my no bullshit ways to remove blackheads.
Um, I hope you enjoyed that. I hope it taught you something. I hope it taught you what not
to do. But you can do it. Just don't. But remember guys, don't be scared to experiment
with skin care, to know what really works for our skin, we're gonna have to make some
mistakes sometimes. But instead, why don't you be scared about
world war three? I feel like that's within reach of the next couple of years. But that
is it for me now guys. (laughing) I will see you next time.