Ways to prevent blackheads

• Don’t wash your face with harsh cleansers. This makes your skin overreact and produce more oil, which means your blackheads will be back much faster.

• DO wash your face twice a day with natural sources. (Say, the no-nonsense daily scrub in the morning and the honey wash with baking soda in the evening.)

• Wear makeup as little as possible.

• Wash your pillowcase on a weekly basis (to clean off any dead skin cells and oils your face leaves behind on it).

• Use an astringent like witch hazel or apple cider vinegar after you wash your face and before you moisturize (this will help get rid of any residual gunkiness and tighten the pores a bit).

• Once every two weeks, use a facial steam to help open your pores and let them unclog.

• Consider using the oil cleansing method to wash your face (pop over and read this thread in the Crunchy Community to see why).

• Make a homemade peel-off mask with gelatin and tomato juice.

• Blot your face with tissue paper throughout the day to soak up oil before it can accumulate.