bleh, blackheads!

[unspoken figure]

To keep things short and sweet, I was hoping to find some advice on eliminating blackheads.

I have at least a hundred around my nose, below the eyes, chin, and a little bit in the forehead
region, and I have been trying to get rid of them since I was in middle school. My face is super
oily and sensitive, so I only use Neutrogena (during night showers) and Noxzema (in the morning)
for my face routine, which has significantly kept my acne low; I just need to get rid of these blackheads.
I try my best to not touch my face at all and even though I'm fairly sure you're not suppose to, I
sometimes end up picking at my blackheads in hopes they'll disappear if I shower and leave my
face alone after doing so-- but it's never helped. If anyone could share some advice as to losing
their blackheads or ANYTHING I'd greatly appreciate it!!

*Also I really hope I'm posting in the right forum, I tried to find the best suiting for acne

[TENNO HEIKA]

Have you tried this?

[The Nekomimi]

They do make tools for removing blackheads. If I remember, I think they're called comedome extractors. You basically press it on the area you want to remove the blackheads (don't press to hard though) to remove the stuff out of it.

[TwistedWits]

Cause
Medical word for these isComedo. It is very common to have it with regular pimples, and is due to overcompensating collagen and estrogen in the body. Body is trying to avoid break outs on the face, spontaneously layers of dead skin cells develop on top which are blocking the pores from opening up. This prevents secretion of sweat from the skin.

Solution(prevention)
Hygiene procedure: special soap
Prevention: Moderate aerobic excercise recommended, followed by self extraction (try out an esthetician's salon) with hands which is alot easier with dilated pores due to body heat.

[Skyllaeh]

You could try to carefully dry your face with some toilet paper (or other paper) during the day. A bit of oil buildsup as you go, and if you carefully wipe your face there'll be less on your skin.

I'm not sure about your age, or what you do for a living but blackheads and the like can be very common up until your early 20's.

And depending on what type of skin you have, those product might actually be what's causing the blackheads. Some people's skin feel better without any chemicals or changes disturing the natural oil balance.