Can steaming your face remove blackheads? How to do it?

If you have a facial steamer at home and have a lot of blackheads, you can try using the facial steamer to remove the blackheads. It is very effective and has no rebound effect. And when steaming your face, it can also replenish moisture to the facial skin.

How to remove blackheads with a facial steamer

Pure water steam face to remove blackheads

To use a facial steamer to remove blackheads, you must first wash your hands, then add distilled water or purified water into the facial steamer, keep the distance between the facial steamer and your face about 20 cm, and steam for about 8 minutes until the pores of the facial skin have expanded. Then use an acne needle to gently scrape the area with blackheads, or apply a blackhead patch to the blackhead area, and the blackheads will come out easily. After removing blackheads, you can use some products to shrink pores, or directly apply a facial mask, do daily skin care, and finally wash your face with cold water to shrink pores.

Tea tree oil steam face to remove blackheads

Steaming your face with tea tree oil does not mean only using tea tree oil, but adding a few drops of tea tree oil to the pure water used for steaming your face. This is because tea tree oil has the effects of flattening oil, shrinking pores, and anti-inflammatory and sterilizing. It is very suitable for skin with acne and blackheads. After adding tea tree oil, steam your face according to normal steps. After steaming your face, just gently remove the blackheads. After scraping off the blackheads, apply a cold compress to the skin and the pores will close.

Will using a facial steamer to remove blackheads make my pores bigger?

When using a facial steamer, the steam will expand the pores, so blackheads can be removed easily, but many people worry that this will make the pores larger. In fact, as long as you apply a cold compress after removing the blackheads, the opened pores will close immediately. As long as you apply a cold towel to your face or wash your face with cold water after using a facial steamer, you will find that the pores have become finer after a period of time.