Sandra Lee, more commonly known as Dr. Pimple Popper, is a dermatologist who shot to fame when she started posting videos of her pimple extractions online. Whether you find her videos fascinating or, quite frankly, nauseating, one thing is for sure: this doctor knows her way around blackheads. Other than extracting blackheads, which can cause scarring, there are two ingredients that she swears by to treat them. And if you struggle with blackheads and clogged pores, you’ll want to add them to your beauty regime now!
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Ingredient 1: Salicylic acid
The first ingredient Dr. Pimple Popper recommends to get rid of blackheads is one that is commonly found in acne-treating skincare products: salicylic acid. This chemical is able to penetrate deep into the skin to get rid of any excess sebum, dirt, bacteria and skin cells that can clog pores.
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Ingredient 2: Retinol
The second ingredient is more commonly associated with anti-ageing products but, as it turns out, it’s effective at treating and preventing blackheads as well. Retinol, which is a type of vitamin A, helps to encourage cell turnover. This helps to prevent any debris from building up in pores and also dries skin up, which can control excess sebum production that can also result in blackheads.
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If these ingredients are good enough for Dr. Pimple Popper herself, they are definitely good enough for us (and going on to our shopping lists, stat!)
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