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Chelsea
HELP PLEASE, what are blackheads?
what are they??????????
what do they look like
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versantly
pores with dirt -which gives them a "black" color. use salycylic acid & see your dermatologist.

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crunkkkb
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usually looks like little black points that do not appear on the surface of the skin.

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choclate_lvr96
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Black heads are one type of pimple that can appear almost anywhere on the body. They look like an ordinary pimple, but the tips appear to have a dark or black dot on them. The most common reason people get blackheads are that they're pores may be dirty because they don't wash they're face regularly. Hope you find this answer useful!!

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S R
Blackheads are hardened sebum which blacken with exposure to the air and are embedded deep into the pores. Check out http://useinfo-blackhead.blogspot.com/ for more useful tips to control blackheads.

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Diogenes
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Dirt and sebaceous fluid that solidifies and accumulates
in your pores.
Try steaming your face....boil water and take it off
the stove. Keep your face about three feet away from
the pan of water but allow the heat to open up your
pores. The blackheads should soften and lift out.
Then dab each spot with a mixture of Isopropyl Alcohol 71%
and water 50:50 ratio.
Then wash your face with a good Antibacterial soap
like Dial..yes...I said Dial...ppl always ask me how I get
my skin/face to look so good...I use Dial...it's excellent.

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April
Blackheads are little black dots on people's face if they have acne. It is caused by clogged pores.

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scarrycookie
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a pain in the ****, a black clogged pore

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Kelsey! (:
Blackheads, also known as open comedones, are follicles that have a wider than normal opening. They are filled with plugs of sebum and sloughed-off cells and have undergone a chemical reaction resulting in the oxidation of melanin. This gives the material in the follicle the typical black color.

Heres a pic for you:
http://www.facegymindia.com/images/black-heads-pics.jpg

There super tiny.

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Blackheads and whiteheads are tiny pimples on skin. When the oily substance (sebum) blocking them is deep, it appears as a white dot on the skin surface. As the material moves to the skin surface, chemical changes turn it black, and it appears on the skin surface as a black dot, called a blackhead.

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Willow
If you need to ask, you mustn't have any. Count your blessings....

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Bo
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Chelsea


You'll know a blackhead when you see it.....tiny and black dot on the surface of your skin. There is a little instrument you can buy thru AVON and you gently press down on the area and the blackhead pops out. Funny though--the rest of it is white that lays under the skin.
Be sure you're not wearing makup to bed---always wash it off at night and freshen your face in the morning by splashing cool water and applying a tiny--tiny amount of moistuizer on the face. This helps to keep the environmental dirt in the air from landing on your skin and clogging your pores---the way the blackheads produce themselves!

Hope this helps...

BO

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Natural B
Pl check this post for blackheads.
http://myblogonbeauty.blogspot.com/2006/06/blackheads-get-rid-of-them.html

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ps@yahoo
Blackheads are your pores that have not been able to clean themselves out, therefore have filled up with dirt, blackheads are formed because the pores are enlarged, and theres a tendancy that the skin is greasy as well.Which feeds the bacteria in the pore, what you need to do, is use a lemon based Astringent, or simply cut a fresh lemon up and rub it on the effected area of the blackheads twice daily, this will kill off the grease and hopefully get rid of your blackheads.Good luck.

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trudycaulfield
Black heads are little small very little black dots That itch like crazy, They itch more like a mosquito bite, when you get bitten by at mosquito, They itch alot more then that, Thats a sign that you squeeze that sucker right out of there, You squeeze them, like a regular pimple, and it come out, but its soo much harder then a pimple , to come out, when the black head comes out, its usually a black head, with a speck of white that s on the end and the scar disappears faster then pimples, but Bear in mind that black heads are sooo stro9ng that they want to stay on your body, and they will not move untill you put alot of force into them, i itch mine out or until i can grab it, But you need a strong guy or lover or husband to help you because they are soo tough, hot water helps a little, and you get them when you are over 20s into early thirties then it getsd worse when you are in your 40s and soo forth, but then if you dont remove them, properly and it continues to itch, them see your doctor cause thats a sign of cancer

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Peenocle
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Black heads are dirt in your pores.
They look like small black dots.
Most common area to get them is on your nose and on your chin just below your lips.

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browneyesoxx
Blackheads appear when your hair follicles are being blocked by skin cells and a mineral that is naturally secreted by your glands.

They're most visible (usually) on your nose. Look in the mirror, press the tip of your nose down, and if you see tiny little black dits, those are blackheads.

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Logan's Mommy
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Blackheads, also known as open comedones, are follicles that have a wider than normal opening. They are filled with plugs of sebum and sloughed-off cells and have undergone a chemical reaction resulting in the oxidation of melanin. This gives the material in the follicle the typical black color.

If you want to see what they look like here is a website that will show you a picture.

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chopsaw
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To me they are a dirt from lack of cleaning.......wash your face good with soap and water.......at least 3 times a day....you can also put hot clothes on your face like a barber does before a shave........a little vit. E for 5 days in a row will soften up your pores and you can pop them right out.......also after you get them out with hot packs........just wash in cold water to seal your pores again...........hope it works........for me it's lack of hygiene.......I'm exposed to alot of dust and dirt.

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████████
when you pores clog they make black heads

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Luke A
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little little little black points

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talia_theone&only
Blackheads Definition Blackheads are tiny, dark spots caused by a small plug in the opening of a follicle (pore) on the skin. Blackheads are also called open comedomes.

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Cσηvεяsε Cяαzч
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They are tiny black dots, sometimes it can be big, but other times, it can't. This is caused by mainly oily skin, with dirt. Clean and Clear blackheads scrub will bring black heads out more so you can pick them out. Make sure you clean you hands before you do though, otherwise you get lots of germs inside the skin and thats when you get it even worse, and maybe it could become infected. They are nothing bad.

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xofunnyxhunnieox66
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they are really deep pimples that usually dont surface and they look like really small black dots in your pores

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larissa_loves_joe
well they are bult up dirt and dust that build up in your pores

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Untitled
Black heads are basically done pimples that will go away over time. See they clog your pores and they look well, like black circular balls in your skin. When they come out though they are more of a clearer color.

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Ericca 8D
a little black dot, and you squeeze it and it comes out sorta like a pimple but not big red oily and pussy
there easy to get rid of

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Amber
If you go to this site then you'll see how blackheads look likehttp ://www.mxmx.us/wp-content/uploads/blackh...

Blackheads are dark spots that develop on the surface of skin, due to the clogging of pores. Usually, they take place on the forehead, nose, and chin. But otherwise, they can appear on any part of the face. If not attended at the right time, they can take an ugly shape in the form of acne scars. The occurrence of face black heads can be attributed to the constant production of an oily substance called sebum, secreted from sebaceous glands. In medical terms, black heads are known as Comedons.

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Fish are friends, not food (:
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yellowish or blackish bump or plug on the skin. A blackhead is a type of acne.
they kinda look like this;
http://www.healthcentral.com/images/ency/fullsize/2088.jpg

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gerald M
Blackheads are oils that form in the pores of the soft tissues of the face and back. below the skin level they are white and usually firm. The upper exposed part is dark from bits of dirt and exposure to the atmosphere. Wash with cool soapy water and go light on the makeup that blocks the pores. You can remove them by gently
sqeezing each of the the 'heads. Do this to hard and you'll have a nice bruise to go along with the blackhead. Good Luck

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booknook717
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a black-tipped plug of fatty matter clogging a pore of the skin

They are usually located on your nose and maybe on your forehead

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Mary Boo
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Blackheads are a combination of oils, sebum and cellular fragments that produce firm to hard plugs within hair follicles. Blackheads are open to the skin's surface and become darkened at the surface by exposure to oxygen (oxidation). They are called open comedones (or comedo, singular). When bacteria is added to these plugs, the condition can lead to
acne.http://www.apresia.com/blackheads_&_whiteheads.htm

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