10 DIY Blackhead Removal Masks for You!

As the name suggests, Blackheads are those small dirty black spots that start appearing around your nose if your skin is typically oily. You barely notice them until someone in front of you straightforwardly points them out. 

Blackheads have become such a big problem today because of all the pollution and dust levels outside. There are so much dust and dirt sitting on our face, which makes our skin oily. In the end, these things fill the pores, and blackheads become more noticeable.

Blackheads are formed due to the oversecretion of sebum and natural oil on the surface of your skin which clogs the pores, and thus a blackhead appears. If not cleaned, the pores keep on filling up, and the blackheads become more prominent. 

The oil oversecretion is white, but it turns black when it is oxidized and pokes out of the skin from small cracks; thus, they are called blackheads.

People who have oily skin go through the inconvenience of having blackheads collected on and around their noses. While it is pretty easy to treat blackheads through products, many people with oily skin also have sensitive skin, and a lot of products do not suit their skin type.

If you are fed up with your blackheads and clogged pores and want to remove them naturally, we have ten ways to make blackhead removal masks at home. 

Easy Blackhead Removal Masks you can do at Home!

1. Milk and Honey Mask

Things you Need:

1. ¼ cup milk
2. Two tablespoon honey
3. Cotton balls

The Correct Process:

1. Mix milk and honey and use the cotton ball to spread it on your face evenly.
2. Leave the mask for around 10-15 minutes, and then rinse it with warm water. Repeat this twice or thrice a week.

Milk has lactic acid in it, a very mild exfoliator that helps clean pores, and honey adds moisture and glow to the skin to make it look more radiant. 

2. Egg white and Lemon Juice Mask

Things you Need:

1. One egg white
2. Juice extracted from half a lemon
3. Facial brush

The Correct Process:

1. Mix the egg white and lemon juice and apply it on your face with the brush avoiding eyes and eyebrow region. 
2. Wait for 10-15 minutes while the mask dries up. Then wash it off with normal water and follow it up with a little moisturizer. Repeat this once a week.

Egg white is a type of astringent, and it also functions as a toner. It contracts your pores and makes your face look clean and flaw-free. Lemon juice is a type of bleaching specialist and assists with lighting up your skin.

3. Honey and Cinnamon Mask

Things you Need:

1. ½ teaspoon cinnamon powder
2. Two tablespoon honey. 

The Correct Process:

1. Mix cinnamon powder and honey together. Mix till it becomes like a thick paste. 
2. Apply it thickly on the area mainly clustered with blackheads. 
3. Leave it on your face for 20 minutes, and then rinse with warm water.
4. Repeat it every alternate day for two weeks for better results. 

These ingredients have antibacterial elements, which are great to clear out acne and are the best for the blackhead-prone skin type. Cinnamon powder is an astringent which makes your skin look even more and smooth.

4. Bentonite Clay Mask

Things you Need:

1. 2-3 tablespoon Bentonite clay
2. Water

The Correct Process:

1. Mix the Bentonite and water till it forms a paste-y texture. 
2. Apply the mixture to your face.
3. Wait for 20 minutes for the mask to dry up.
4. Remove it with a wet cotton cloth. Repeat it twice a week.

Bentonite cleans out our pores and removes blackheads from our skin. It also helps treat acne scars and helps reduce inflammation and redness.

5. Oatmeal and Yogurt Mask

Things you Need:

1. Four tablespoons oatmeal
2. Two tablespoons yogurt

The Correct Process:

1. Roughly grind the oatmeal.
2. Mix yogurt in it and let it sit for a while.
3. Apply the mixture to the areas where there are blackheads for 20 minutes.
4. Rinse it off with water. Repeat twice a week.

The coarse texture of the oatmeal acts as a natural exfoliator. The lactic acid from the yogurt cleanses your face.

6. Turmeric and Sandalwood Mask

Things you Need:

1. One tablespoon yogurt
2. 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
3. 2-3 drops pure sandalwood oil

The Correct Process:

1. Mix yogurt, turmeric and sandalwood oil together. 
2. Apply it to the areas where the blackheads are present. 
3. Rinse it off with water. Repeat twice or thrice a week.

Turmeric has antibacterial elements which help in improving the skin after acne and blackheads. Sandalwood not only cleanses the skin but also reduces inflammation and any infection in the skin. 

7. Green Tea and Aloe Vera Mask 

Things you Need:

1. ¼ cup green tea
2. One tablespoon aloe vera gel

The Correct Process:

1. Boil the green tea in water for some time till it steeps, and then let it cool down.
2. Mix it with Aloe Vera gel to make it like a runny paste. 
3. Apply it to your face and leave it for 20 minutes.
4. Rinse with water. Repeat twice a week.

Green tea has skin-alleviating, soothing elements that likewise balances sebum produced on your skin, therefore, reducing the chances of unreasonable oily skin. Aloe Vera gel has hydrating properties as it will moisturize your skin but not make it oily.

8. Baking Soda and Honey Mask

Things you Need:

1. Two tablespoons baking soda
2. Two tablespoons honey
3. Facial brush

The Correct Process:

1. Mix baking soda and honey together.
2. Apply it to your face with the brush.
3. Leave it for 10-15 minutes and not any longer.
4. Rinse it off with water. Repeat once every week.

Honey adds moisture and glow to the skin to make it look more radiant. While baking soda acts as an exfoliator and neutralizes the pH of our skin. 

9. Baking Soda and Apple Cider Vinegar Mask

Things you Need:

1. One teaspoon baking soda
2. One teaspoon water
3. Diluted apple cider vinegar

The Correct Process:

1. Mix baking soda and water.
2. Apply it on your face as an exfoliator and leave it for a minute.
3. Rinse it off with water. 
4. Use apple cider vinegar as a natural toner.

Apple cider vinegar is a type of astringent that makes your skin looks more apparent, and it closes the open pores while baking soda clears dead skin cells and impurities of the skin. 

10. Charcoal Face Mask

Things you Need:

1. One teaspoon bentonite clay
2. One teaspoon activated charcoal powder
3. One teaspoon water

The Correct Process:

1. Mix activated charcoal powder, bentonite clay and water together. 
2. Apply the mixture to your face and let it dry.
3. Rinse it off with warm water.
4. Follow with a moisturizer. Repeat this only once a week and not more than that.

Activated charcoal has excellent absorbing properties, and it removes all the blackheads from the skin. It also removes dust, bacteria and other impurities from your skin. You should not use this mask too much, as overusing charcoal might damage the natural blockage of dirt from your skin.

If you are having problems with Dirt and especially Blackheads then these were your Remedies. Try these at home and we are sure you will glow after continuing this for 15days. Tell us what the transformation was like? We are always listening to you!