Blackhead Removal Home Remedies

Secret confession: I am a 30  year old and have blackheads. *GASP*

We've all got things we hate about ourselves, and that's one of my many things.  I've used store masks with minimal results. I'm tired of spending money on things that hardly work. Time to use the web to find some home remedies.

Day 1:

First up is from 6 Best Homemade Face Masks for Blackheads, starting with their first tip: Baking Soda.

It states to make a paste but doesn't talk about water to baking soda ratio. I foolishly tried to measure it out at first before giving in to throwing water and baking soda together and mixing with a fork until it came out what I would call "paste-like".

I globbed the mix on my hands and rubbed, making sure to focus on the areas around my mouth, nose, and forehead like the article recommends.

As I wiped it off with a warm wash cloth I note it feels a lot like rubbing your face with sandpaper by this point. Maybe I rubbed too harshly? A few moments later and my skin is baking soda free, but also feels very raw and tender. 

15 minutes later and the redness from my skin is gone, and my skin does feel a little more smooth, if not also a little dry. The blackhead's don't appear to be lessened. I can't expect things to happen overnight, though. The article recommends to try this 2-3 times a week, so it looks like I'll be updating this again soon.


Update 6/17:
The day after I posted this a big zit grew on my chin (near my blackhead problem area, go figure). With that sensitive irritant I shied away from washing my face in what feels like sand and water. Last night the zit is near gone. I did a $7.00 facial peel from CVS, then followed it with the baking soda/ water scrub.

I woke up this morning with another zit. I'm officially saying No Good to the baking soda theory. Maybe for others, but this 'treatment' seems to be adding acne to my face!

Next Update will be in the next few weeks and try the Lemon Juice suggestion on the above site.