Five natural home remedies to get rid of blackheads!(Slideshow)

Blackheads are a common skin condition that occur on the face, especially on the nose. You get blackheads when your pores become clogged with dead cells and excess sebum – an oily substance created by the sebaceous glands that keeps skin supple

Stress, hormonal changes, unclean and oily skin, smoking, alcohol are the main causes of blackheads.

Blackheads can be extremely frustrating to deal with, but there are home remedies that can clean the pores and restore the clear skin yet again. Check out!

Tomatoes can dry up blackheads due to the presence of natural antiseptic properties in it. Just take a tomato, peel it, mash it with a fork or even with your hand. Apply evenly to your face or over the blackheads. Leave it for 15 minutes and wash it off with clean water.

Lemon is another natural remedy that is effective in treating various skin conditions, including blackheads. Just squeeze few drops of lemon juice in a bowl. Add 1 teaspoon of sea salt and stir the mixture well. Apply the mixture to your cleaned and washed face or over the blackheads and the area where they tend to pop up. You can leave it for 20 minutes before washing it off using warm water.

Eggs are another excellent natural ingredient when it comes to treating blackheads. Just take one and separate egg whites from the yolk. You can either mix it with honey or simply apply it like that over your face. Leave it for 30 minutes and wash off with warm water.

Mix water with baking soda to make a paste. Apply the paste into your skin in circular motion. Leave it for a few minutes or allow to dry and then rinse thoroughly with fresh and cold water.

Mix cinnamon powder with lime juice to make a thick paste. You can also add turmeric to the paste if you want. Apply the paste to the affected areas and leave on overnight. Wash your face in the morning with fresh water.

By: Salome Phelamei