6 Home Remedies To Treat Whiteheads Quickly

Whiteheads can be a concern for those who have oily combination skin. Teenagers who have oily skin often suffer from this common problem of whiteheads and blackheads. Whiteheads are more prominent on the nose, cheekbones, chin and foreheads. Before we go through the treatments to get rid of the whiteheads, it is also important to know what whiteheads are.

Whiteheads are comedones which are formed when a large skin pore gets clogged with sebum and dead skin cells which is then infected by the bacteria to form a comedone. Comedone is a tiny blob like hardened substance which when covered with a fine sheath of skin appears white in color and forms a whitehead. This is the reason why the whiteheads look pearly white in appearance. On the contrary, when it is not exposed by the skin layer and when exposed to air gets oxidized and turns black in color and is called as blackhead. Blackheads are far easier to get rid of the whiteheads which take extra time to get rid of the face.

# Face steaming

The major culprit behind the whiteheads are clogged pores on the face hence steaming is one of the best treatment to get rid of the whiteheads. Steaming deep cleanses the pores, melts the hardened sebum and allows the impurities to flow down the pores. Face steaming also keeps the pores clean when done on regular basis like once in 15 days for 5 minutes.

How to steam the face to get rid of the whiteheads:

- Take a large tub of water and fill that with hot water. Put some drops of tea tree or neem oil if you wish.
- Take a towel cover yourself and scoop down over the tub of water.
- Stay there 5 minutes. Let the steam soak the face.
- After 5 minutes, remove the towel and wipe the face with a wash cloth.
- Apply a toner on the face.

Before the toner you can also use a face scrub to remove the whiteheads. They will not be removed in a single time but it will take repetitions to clear the whiteheads from the face.

# Sugar and Honey scrub

Exfoliation is the best thing that one can do to get rid of the whiteheads from the nose, cheeks etc. Scrubbing takes away the dead skin and removes the clogged pores, this prevents the whiteheads formation. This also brings the whiteheads on the surface. While we scrub, the thin over the whiteheads are also removed which helps in extraction of the whiteheads after a couple of days. If you have whiteheads on your lips, it’ll help you get rid of them.

How to prepare and use sugar and honey scrub for whiteheads removal?

- Take 1 teaspoonful of honey and 1 teaspoonful of sugar.
- Put 2-3 drops of lemon juice as well. Use this natural scrub to exfoliate the face.
- Concentrate on the areas which have the whiteheads in abundance like on nose, cheeks etc.

Scrubs can be tried every other day when the skin is very oily and acne prone. This keeps the pores clean by regularly taking off the dead skin layer from the face.

# Nutmeg and Lemon juice

Nutmeg and lemon juice is a good remedy to treat whiteheads fast. Nutmeg is exfoliating and lemon cures the bacterial infection to get rid of whiteheads.

Preparation of nutmeg lemon juice face pack:

Take nutmeg power in a small bowl and mix half teaspoonful of lemon juice.
Apply on the face and wash after 20 minutes.
This should be tried 3 times a week for best results.

#Rice flour and honey

Rice flour powder is an excellent face exfoliant and has the great potential to treat the whiteheads on the face. It is suggested that the regular use of this remedy will keep the whiteheads away from the face and remove the whiteheads fast. It will remove whiteheads under your eye as well.

How to make rice flour and honey face pack scrub for whiteheads.

- Take one teaspoonful of rice flour power and one teaspoonful of the pure organic honey.
- Mix both of them and apply on the face as a pack.
- Wait for 15 – 20 minutes and gently scrub if off from the face.
- You can use gentle massaging motions to remove this pack from the face.

This will remove the whiteheads fast but will take at least 3- 5 treatments of this remedy. This can be tried 3 times in a week.

# Benzoyl peroxide for whiteheads

Benzoyl peroxide is quite efficient in the treatment of whiteheads and acne on the face. Apply benzoyl peroxide gel on the face at night and it will soon clear the whiteheads from the face.

# Tomatoes

Tomato juice has enzymes which clear the whiteheads and eventually will remove them from the face.This also improves complexions and dark spots.

- Take some tomato juice and add some gram flour and besan into it.
- It will get slightly thicker than using the juice alone.
- Apply it on the face and leave for 20 minutes. Rinse off.