Often on the nose, sometimes on the chin, or on the cheeks or forehead…
Blackheads are usually hard to get rid of and keep coming back!
From products and skincare techniques to habits worth changing, we’ll give you everything you need
to tackle blackheads and make this beauty concern a distant memory.

Let’s start by identifying the problem so we can find the right solution… It all begins with
the sebaceous glands, which produce sebum. Sebum plays an essential role in keeping skin looking good (no, it doesn’t just cause blemishes!):
it helps maintain moisture in the skin and protect it from external aggressors. The problem is that when these glands produce too much sebum,
pores eventually dilate to release it onto the skin’s surface. Soon overwhelmed by the excess, they become clogged! Add a build-up of dead skin cells, and when this mixture comes into contact with the air, it oxidises and turns into a blackhead.

• Good hygiene is essential: make sure to remove your makeup and cleanse your skin every evening with a double cleanse. A cleansing oil or balm acts like a magnet for impurities and softens blackheads. Follow with a cleansing gel or clay cleanser, rinsing it off with lukewarm water.

• On thoroughly clean skin, add a gentle enzymatic exfoliant to your routine—it can make all the difference. Try our Exfoliating Powder to help prevent clogged pores and small blemishes and keep your skin looking its best.

• Add a mask that unclogs pores and detoxifies the skin to your routine once a week, such as the Charcoal Rescue Masque from Dermalogica, which is also ideal for minimising the appearance of pores.

• Choose a non-comedogenic moisturising day cream, such as Tea Tree Face Cream from Patyka, a moisturiser particularly popular with combination to oily skin types.

• Switch up your makeup: out go the mineral oils and artificial colourants that clog pores! Choose a foundation with a clean formula, such as PurePressed Base from Jane Iredale, which also works well to conceal blemishes.

• Take a close look at your habits: do your blackheads always appear in the same place? Look for the cause! A mobile phone pressed to your ear—and against your cheek—blush with questionable ingredients, dirty brushes or a pillowcase that isn’t washed often enough could all explain blackheads on your cheeks. If they’re mainly on your forehead, a conditioner or hair mask with too much silicone could be to blame, or even wearing a helmet or hat. If you often touch your face, your chin may suffer too. It’s less often discussed, but blackheads can also appear on your back: try changing your laundry detergent or fabric softener, as they could be responsible…