It seems like everyday I see a picture of a black head remover or a video of someone removing a black head mask. In the video that show up close and personal the blackheads and the yucky grossness being pulled right out of the skin. Usually this is gross but satisfying. Lately I have found myself wondering how I can rid myself of these black heads...really how I can make my pours less noticeable. I have been on this quest and even decided to use my proactiv regularly. So far acne is way down...I am still working on the dark spots left from previous popped pimples. I've had a skin problem since like 1997 like as soon as I was in middle school it started. And I really thought I would grow out of it but here I am 33 years old and its something I am still fighting. My lifestyle filled with stress, french fries, and late nights probably doesn't help much. My interests in Korean culture pushes me towards the bathroom sink. Probably not the best philosophy to follow since the underlying thought in Korean culture is that the more light/white your skin is the more beautiful you are... a friend of mind calls it whitewashing. Whatever...melanin is popping... I like mine even if I am considered high yellow and I love an Asian man with a tan... but pores are non-exsistent on my idols. I too want to make my pores disappear. One thing I discussed with my kpop buddies is how of favorite guy seen in the video doesn't seem to have pours and we joke and ask: "Is he an alien?" As I look at my nose and surrounding areas of skin I see those holes filled with gook and I am like I need them to go away!!! But I thought about that tonight and asked myself: Why do we have black heads? Maybe we should keep them. So I went to the internet of course... Starting with pores they release oil this oil can build up and clog said pores and lead to zits, blackheads and white heads... the worst part is...
"...if you pick at your skin and squeeze your pimples you can unfortunately damage your pores and permanently widen them."
I do/did that so I have messed up... but its seems like overall you don't need blackheads...I say let's do away with them and shrink our pores.... I recently started using a night cream that has retinol in it because I am getting old and even though I still get hit on by very young kiddos...I know my skin isn't what it use to be.... I think I am going to rip the black heads out of my face with one of those masks. This will my Spring Break experiment.
