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Blackheads are also known as open comedones, look like small dark or grayish dots. Blackheads are caused by excess oil that is oxidized which causes them to turn black in color. Excess skin oil that drains to skin surface causes the skin to produce a black pigment melanin that reacts with the air causing black pore appearance.
Home Remedies for the treatment of open comedones
Simple home remedy for blackheads - Extract juice of one lemon and mix with equal quantity of rose water. Apply this mixture on the face and let it stay for about half an hour. Wash the face with fresh water. About 15 days application helps cure acne, pimples and reduces blemishes and scars.
How to get rid of Blackheads - Getting rid of Blackheads
Good home remedy for blackheads - Mix one fourth cup of hot water and one teaspoonful of Epsom salt with 4 drops of iodine. Mix well and allow to cool. Dip a cotton ball and apply to the blackhead and surrounding areas. When mixture is dry gently remove with a clean cloth. This is one of the good and effective home remedies for blackheads.
Homemade recipes for open comedones
Effective home remedy for blackheads - Take about 1 tsp of juice extracted from fresh coriander leaves and add ½ tsp of turmeric powder in it. Apply this mixture while going to bed. Wash your face the next morning with cold water. This will help in reducing blackheads.
Natural home remedy for blackheads - Use one tsp. of lemon juice and one tsp. of ground cinnamon as a scrub. repeat this everyday in the mornings for about a half month to see differences. Apply undiluted lemon juice, two to three times a day, on the affected areas. This will prevent blackheads.
Herbal home remedy for blackheads - Make solution with one cups of hot water and half a tablespoon of boric powder. Saturate a face napkin in this hot solution and press on to the skin, repeat it twice. Extract blackheads carefully with a blackhead extractor and sterilized cottonwool. The blackhead extractor you use should be a sterlized one. Now put on astrigent lotion. It is an good remedy for blackheads.
Diet tips for Blackheads
Eat plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. At least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables should be included in your diet.
Eat plenty of fresh fruits and and honey; yogurt can also be added to it. Scrub the face for 5-10 minutes and later wash the face and pat it dry. Good home remedy for Blackheads.
HERBAL REMEDIES and ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES
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