Whiteheads are ugly. No two ways about that. They are caused because of clogged pores, just like acne and blackheads are caused. When our skin produces excess sebum, the oil build-up sucks dirt and dead skin in and clogs our pores. The trapped oil swells to form a white or yellow pustule that we (not so fondly) call white head.
If you have whiteheads too, don’t fret. Here’s how you zap them off your skin:
Step 1: Boil water in a saucepan and add a spoon of rose water to it.
Step 2: Lean over the saucepan (at a safe distance) to allow the steam to touch your skin.
Step 3: Let the steam open up and widen your pores for 15-20 minutes.
Step 4: Combine oatmeal powder and yoghurt to form a paste and gently massage on the areas that have white heads. Rinse your face with lukewarm water.
Step 5: Wrap a cloth around an ice cube and run it over your face to soothe the exfoliated skin and close the pores.
Step 6: Moisturize your face with an oil-free moisturizer containing salicylic acid.
There you go! The whiteheads do not deserve a place on your skin. Time to show them that.
