The scientific or medical name for black spots is comedones. They appear due to clogging of the sebaceous glands. Dust and dirt particles, toxins, and excess sebum also get into the pores. All this together forms a sticky mass and under the influence of the skin pigment melanin and comedone appears. As you know, the forehead, nose and chin are the T-zone, it has the most sebaceous glands, so black currents are formed here.
What do the black dots on the nose say?
Comedones can also indicate intestinal disorders. If you have started to appear massively comedones, then you should carefully study your diet. Perhaps it contains a lot of fatty and smoked food, sweet products, coffee or even alcohol. These foods most often disrupt the functioning of our food tract.
The reason for the appearance of black dots should also be looked for in the applied decorative cosmetics. It is possible that it does not match your skin type. High testosterone production in the body can also affect the formation of not only comedones,but also acne. In a number of reasons for the formation of comedones, there are also psychological factors, the main one of which is stress. Therefore, in order not to face such an unpleasant cosmetic problem, you need to resort to measures of constant prevention for the care of your face.
How to get rid of comedones?
The simplest recipe for getting rid of blackheads is to regularly wash off decorative cosmetics, which should be done at least twice a day. The second rule is a weekly cleansing face mask. You need to make sure that it fits your skin type. Cosmetologists recommend periodically steaming the face, and then washing with cold water. This method minimizes the appearance of comedones on the face.
If you have an oily skin type, then a good option is to periodically apply a mixture of soap cream mixed with fine salt. After lightly massaging, leave it on for 3 minutes, and then rinse thoroughly with warm water. Folk methods also include a mixture of salt with sour cream, cottage cheese or oatmeal. In such a scrub, you can also add a couple of drops of lemon juice, which has an excellent whitening effect.
In order to get rid of black spots forever, the cosmetic or folk remedies themselves are not enough. You also need to change your menu. Eat more fermented milk products, fish of fatty varieties, vegetables and fruits. These products are good at cleaning our pores from the inside, and the body gets the right amount of vitamins and nutrients.
Folk remedy for black spots on the nose
Folk remedies for blackheads include a gelatin mask. To prepare it, you need to mix 1 tablespoon of gelatin with the same amount of milk, heat it up so that it slightly thickens and becomes like glue.
After that, let it cool down, apply a brush to the problem areas of the face, glue the adhesive strip and leave for 10 minutes. After the time has elapsed, we tear off the strip, and the black dots “stretch” along with it.
Is it possible to squeeze out black dots on the nose?
Very often, cosmetologists are asked whether it is possible to squeeze out black dots. There is no categorical “no”, but it is still not recommended to do this, because there are good reasons for this. You need to know that after squeezing out the comedones, scars and scars can form, which are not so easy to get rid of. To make the comedones less noticeable, you can discolor them with hydrogen peroxide or lemon juice.
If you have comedones and there are not many of them, then you can get rid of them by squeezing at home, but you only need to follow certain hygiene rules. First, wash your hands thoroughly and clean your face. After that, you need to steam your face over a container with a herbal infusion, but not very hot. The pores will open and this will help to quickly squeeze out the black dots.
After the procedure, wipe your face with a disinfectant lotion and wash your face with cool but boiled water. It will be useful to apply a soothing mask of egg white with lemon juice. For two days, it is not recommended to use decorative cosmetics and alcohol-based products, especially if redness and skin irritation remain after squeezing out the comedone.
Since black dots are a cosmetic problem, they are also being dealt with in special beauty salons. They are disposed of both manually and with the use of special equipment-ultrasound, laser and vacuum devices, but it is not cheap, so home remedies remain more popular.