If you’re one of the many people who have multiple blackhead and whitehead breakouts on their face, you’ve likely considered purchasing blackhead removing tools and creams. One of the more popular tools available is a comedone extractor. It’s named after “comedones” which is the clinical term for blackheads. The long, narrow, metal tool has two hoops on either end which make it easy to apply firm pressure to your skin with leverage. Luckily, for less than $10 dollars you can pick the tool up online or at a drug store and save hundreds on costly spa treatments.
In order to comprehend how effective blackhead removers are, you should first learn how it is that blackheads form. In essence, our body performs two processes to keep our skin looking clean and vibrant- skin cell turnover, and oil production. People with frequent breakouts have issues causing their skin to overproduce cells or oil, which can then combine and clog our pores. A blackhead remover can be used to effectively squeeze that blockage out of the pore. Normal pimple remover products have a difficult time competing with the mechanical advantage of a comedone extractor. As a result, most professionals find them to be much safer than using your finger nails to pop pimples and much faster than creams.
Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should be popping your pimples at all. Just to be clear, it is never safe to pop your blackheads or whiteheads. The reason is, you hands are covered in bacteria and germs. Think about the last time you washed your hands. Did you thoroughly scrub underneath your finger nails with soap and water? If not you are seriously increasing your risk of spreading infection. Comedone tools are much safer for a number of reasons.
Secondly, it is much safer to use comedone extractors because of their hoop design. When you use your finger nails to pop a blackhead, you have no control of the pressure you apply. A blackhead removing tool will provide perfectly even pressure across the whole pore so that the clog will pop up through the center, not the side.
One of the clearest advantages of a blackhead removing tool compared to using your fingernails is how easy it is to sterilize and disinfect. With a cotton ball dipped in alcohol or peroxide, you can maintain a somewhat sterile environment for removing your blackheads without the risk of infection.
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