{"id":5530,"date":"2025-04-09T09:41:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T09:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/5530\/"},"modified":"2025-04-09T09:41:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T09:41:16","slug":"terrifying-simulation-shows-how-to-remove-blackheads-without-causing-damage-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/5530\/","title":{"rendered":"Terrifying simulation shows how to remove blackheads without causing damage – Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

A simulation has shown how the most common way we deal with blackheads is actually making the problem worse.<\/p>\n

The awareness surrounding the importance of skin care has grown exponentially in the past few years, day and night-time routines have become all the craze.<\/p>\n

It’s not a bad thing either, good skin care can save you from a few wrinkles in your later years, prevent pimples, and even help to improve scarring.<\/p>\n

While people are becoming more aware of the importance of using sunscreen<\/a> to protect your skin from harsh ultraviolet rays, there is a specific type of skin condition that many don’t know how to deal with properly.<\/p>\n

These are blackheads.<\/p>\n

Here’s the science<\/a>: The common skin condition is caused by clogged hair follicles as a result of sebum oil and dead skin cells building up.<\/p>\n

This oxidises when it is exposed to air, which then turns the pore opening black and gives you a blackhead.<\/p>\n

\"ThisThis is not the way you should remove blackheads (TikTok\/mind_myst)<\/p>\n

They aren’t as troublesome or noticeable as pimples, so a lot of people don’t do much to remedy them.<\/p>\n

But the majority of those that do may choose to squeeze them until they come out – which can work, but this may not be the smartest choice.<\/p>\n

A simulation doing the rounds on social media<\/a> from the creators over at MindMyst<\/a> has revealed the safe method of removing blackheads, while highlighting why you may want to avoid the old squeeze-and-hope method.<\/p>\n

They explain that this way, ‘you may rupture the walls of the pore’, which would leave a hole in the skin and impair its ability to heal properly.<\/p>\n

Not only that, but the move may force the blackhead deeper into your skin, worsening the problem, according to the viral<\/a> video with over 73.8 million views on TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So how do you get rid of them?<\/p>\n

“Place your face six to eight inches from the steam,” the video advises, showing a man keeping his face above a pot of boiling water.<\/p>\n

“Pat a towel over your head to trap the steam and use a clay mask, the steam softens blackheads and opens pores, making extraction or treatment easier,” the video concludes.<\/p>\n

Other methods recommended include regular cleansing with gentle face wash, use of products with salicylic acid, exfoliation, or even a blackhead extractor.<\/p>\n

\"ItIt may be the most natural method to remove blackheads (TikTok\/mind_myst)<\/p>\n

Viewers were in shock at how easy the method was, as one wrote: “Wow never heard of this method before,” as another called it a ‘helpful suggestion’.<\/p>\n

However, a third said: “Yeah I did this and the holes still there.”<\/p>\n

A different user pointed out: “Gentle exfoliation helps, try it regularly.”<\/p>\n

This steam and towel method might be worth a shot, after all.<\/p>\n