I tried a variety of products, to see which ones worked best on my oily combination skin (Louise Whitbread) I’ve tested a ...

Why trust NBC Select? Blackheads, also known as open comedones, start as sebum plugs, which are collections of oily liquid that help the skin stay lubricated. They clog up pores when they mix with ...

Blackheads happen when excess oil from your skin (known as sebum) and dead skin cells collect in your skin’s pores, the tiny holes that allow your skin to “breathe.” Blackheads result from ...

“Blackheads form when the opening of a pore on your skin becomes clogged with sebum,” says Deanne Mraz Robinson, M.D., a ...

Unlike whiteheads that create a pustule on top of the pore, trapping oil and sebum inside, blackheads are pores that remain open. This means the oil, dirt and bacteria is exposed to oxygen.

Following is transcript of the video. Celia Skvaril: Today, I am trying the Tweezerman Pore Prep Tool. It claims to gently unclog pores. Shut the [beep] up. Oh. I just saw something come out in ...