What’s the Difference Between Whiteheads and Blackheads" We’ve Got Answers
What’s the deal with all those annoying little black dots that are always on our nose (and sometimes cheeks and chin)" No matter what we do, we can’t seem to get rid of the teeny tiny pits of despair. Seriously, WTH" Most of the time we assume they’re blackheads and treat them as so, but the actual truth of the matter is that those little suckers aren’t blackheads at all?they’re actually sebaceous filaments, aka whiteheads.
And what’s a whitehead, you ask" They are naturally occurring teeny tiny hairline formations on your skin that channel or wick oil from your pores onto your skin to moisturize it. Yup, your face produces its own moisturizer?pretty cool.
MORE: 7 Amazing Oil-Free Moisturizers?Because, Yes, Even Oily Skin Needs Hydration Your pores naturally produce sebum all the time?some people produce more than others (which would be the cause of oily complexions) either because of genetics or hormonal activity. The filament portion allows the oil to climb out of your pore and onto your skin. When things like dead skin or cosmetic build-up get into your pores and plug them up and that pore is still producing its normal amount of sebum, that’s when it becomes a whitehead or blackhead. Whiteheads lie below the surface of your skin and blackheads are at the surface. The reason blackheads look black is because when that gunk clogging up your pore is exposed to air, it oxidizes due to the melanin in skin cells, turn...
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