Whiteheads can be quite pesky! The tiny white bumps, especially around the nose and chin, look so annoying that you can’t control squeezing these out.
If you suffer from whiteheads, it’s really important to do a few changes in your skincare regime and what are the changes, we’ll be telling you later in the feed!
Before knowing to fight whiteheads, it’s really important to know what causes whiteheads.
What are whiteheads?
Whiteheads are small Comedo that happens when oil, dead skin, bacteria, and dirt get trapped in. While this type of acne doesn’t cause any pain or leave behind any scars, still it’s really important to get rid of it. And, the good news is that it’s really easy to control whiteheads.
We know, what you’re thinking now? After knowing what whitehead is, it reminds you of blackheads and what’s the major difference in both of these apart from the color, right?
Whiteheads And Blackheads
Whiteheads and Blackheads both are caused by clogged pores. Dirt, oil, bacteria, and dead skin get trapped in the pores which clog them and leads to the mild form of acne such as blackheads and whiteheads.
• The only difference is that blackheads are opened comedo and whiteheads are closed comedo.
We guess this is enough information you require on whiteheads. Now, let’s begin in tackling whiteheads.
It’s super easy to kick-off whiteheads from the list. If you want to get rid of them, do follow these 5 easy tips!
Using Salicylic Acid Cleansers
Salicylic acid helps in unclogging the pores. Its antibacterial properties make it the best ingredient for all types of acne. Not only it unclogs the pores controlling whiteheads but also controls the sebum production.
Look for mild cleansers that have less percentage of salicylic acid to clean your face twice a day.
Make sure you’re washing your face once in the morning and once in the night. It’s really important to wash your face twice a day. And, that’s enough you don’t need to wash more than that.
Double Cleansing While Removing Makeup
On the days when you have applied makeup, prefer using a double cleansing process.
Double cleansing is the only way that ensures your skin is squeaky cleansed. For the ones who don’t know what double cleansing is, read this out!
Double cleansing is a process of using two cleansers, one oil-based and one regular cleanser while removing the makeup. The oil-based cleanser traps in all the dirt making your skin feel great and regular cleanser gives you the prefect smooth and clean face.
This ensures your face is thoroughly cleansed.
• Removing makeup is really important to get rid of whiteheads, and to remove the makeup double cleansing is what you should prefer.
• If you have oily skin and don’t prefer using oil-based cleansers, micellar water is a great choice.
While removing makeup pay more attention to the areas such as around the nose and chin.
Toner Is A Must
When you suffer from whiteheads, you should keep in mind toner is something you have to use the entire life.
Add an alcohol-free toner in your regime and use it twice a day after cleansing your face.
Exfoliation Is A Must
You must weekly exfoliate your face, to control the breakout of whiteheads. Prefer using chemical exfoliation that helps in removing dirt and oil from the deeper layers of the skin.
Follow A Simple Routine
Make sure you’re using less but effective products in your skincare routine.
So, these are a few tips that will help you in controlling whiteheads. We hope the feed turns out to be a great help!