7 blackhead-fighting skin care products to add to your arsenal

Is it just us or is there something very therapeutic about physically ripping your blackheads out of your face? Honestly, we’re obsessed. These hydrocolloid pore strips help to absorb excess oil, dirt and impurities, while simultaneously refining skin and minimising the appearance of pores. Sorted.

$33 at Sephora

This cult toner packs a serious punch. We’re talking an impressive cocktail of salicylic acid, antioxidant-rich grape seed polyphenols, grape water and rosewater. The ingredients all work together to minimise the appearance of pores, sloughing away dead skin cells, dirt and impurities to reveal a brighter and clearer complexion.

$39 at Sephora

This Internet sensation comes with a promise of clear skin in 30 days thanks to a formula rich in AHA, BHA, PHA and niacinamide. Add this to your daily routine and by the month’s end you should notice a reduction in blackheads, pore size, skin clarity, tone and texture. Enjoy.

$35 at Adore Beauty

This handy serum utilises ingredients like LHAs, AHAs and BHAs to micro-exfoliate the skin, clearing out pores, dead skin cells and blackheads in the process. Over time you’ll notice a reduction in the frequency of breakouts and blackheads too. She’s a winner baby.

$59.95 at Adore Beauty

This blackhead-specified toner utilises willowbark water (a natural BHA), to target the buildup of excess oil, sebum, impurities and dead skin cells in the pores. It helps to break everything down and clear it out for a refined complexion. Glass skin here we come.

$41 at Adore Beauty

If you’re plagued incessantly by blackheads, breakouts and blemishes, then you can’t go amiss adding this purifying treatment to your routine. Smooth out that skin texture, say goodbye to pimple-causing bacteria and welcome some serious skin healing thanks to a combination of AHA esters, salicylic acid, citric acid and Bioderma’s oil-regulating Fluidactiv.

$29.99 at Adore Beauty

This unassuming little guy tackles a myriad of woes; fine lines, wrinkles, pores, blackheads and spots are all on this pick’s hit list. Thanks to a triple threat of hydroxy acids this elixir battles oxidative stress, hydrates and detoxifies simultaneously.

$38 at Sephora


Want to banish blemish and blackhead-causing bacteria and dead skin cells? PHAs are the gentle hydroxy acid you need to know about.

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