These quick skincare steps a day keep blackheads away!

Every time you wake up in the morning and see that your face looks darker by the day. When you zoom in on the culprits, you see the development of tiny black bobs, especially around your nose and T- section of your face. These are blackheads. In simple words, a lot of clogged pores start dominating your face and it gives rise to the black patches or dark skin look to your face. To keep blackheads away, you have to follow simple skincare routines and be consistent at it.   

How to prevent blackheads with these basic skincare routines

The primary idea is to keep the face free of oil and dirt or grease. The fresher and cleaner the face it, the better it is for preventing blackheads. You can actually follow a three-step skincare routine during the morning, when you wake up, and at night before going to bed. Both the times are crucial for prepping your face- while one does it for the day, the other gives it time to relax and rejuvenate during sleep hours.

Prepping your face for the day

Each morning, whether or not you go outdoors, the face is exposed to dirt, pollution, and oil secretion. These are the exact conditions that you want to stay away from to prevent blackheads. Hence, you adopt a three-step routine, every morning. Once you wake up, use a face cleanser, ideally with ingredients like salicylic acid, which helps in removing the nighttime oil buildup. Right after, use a gel-based or oil-free moisturiser which hydrates the skin and keeps in fresh and supple. The last step for the day is to apply a sunscreen that suits your skin. Sun damage can aggravate an already existing blackhead condition on the face. Thus to reduce the effect, it is important to protect it from the sun.

Rejuvenation at night

A night-time routine is very important because that is when the skin rests and fights against all the facial inconsistencies. Begin by first applying a face wash to clean off all the dirt accumulated throughout the day. Then apply a serum that contains salicylic acid of retinoid which helps in prevention of clogging or clearing pores. And lastly, seal the deal with a moisturiser so that the skin remains hydrated throughout the night.

Additional routines:

Apart from these daily skincare routine, keep these three things in mind. First, never squeeze blackheads with bare fingers. This aggravates the situation, causes scarring and irritation and also makes way for dirt in the fingernails to enter the layers of the skin. Second, use a gentle exfoliation product once a week to get rid of the dead cells which are a prime reason for the pores getting clogged. Third, use a clay-based face mask once a week. This helps in removing the blackheads and cleaning the pores in a more organic way.  

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