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Mon Jul 22, 2013 10:59 am  |
Apologies if this is in the wrong forum. I don't know where to put it.
What is the process/gadget called that an esthetician uses to suck the blackheads out of your skin? My mother said the esties at the salon she used to go to used this, but she can't remember what it's called.
Any help would be appreciated. I have a friend who's an esty but we don't get together or talk all that frequently and I keep forgetting to ask her  |
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Mon Jul 22, 2013 11:28 am |
| They usually use a blackhead (or blemish or comedone) extractor....a little tool with loops on both ends. I have 2 different versions, but actually prefer using the round end of a bobby pin! |
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Mon Jul 22, 2013 11:29 am |
| Extractions perhaps? Not sure about the sucking part, blackhead gun maybe? |
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Mon Jul 22, 2013 12:18 pm |
| bethany wrote: |
| They usually use a blackhead (or blemish or comedone) extractor....a little tool with loops on both ends. I have 2 different versions, but actually prefer using the round end of a bobby pin! |
Hmm. That simple, huh?
How to use the round end of a bobby pin? Just press down next to the blackhead?
Do you mind posting a link to one of your devices?
BTW, just got done taking some pics of my Dermajet session that made me go "eeeewwww" about the blackheads on my nose.  Any advice on how best to get this handled will be greatly appreciated! |
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Mon Jul 22, 2013 12:39 pm |
Where are you hosting your pics these days? My webshots acct is gone now. 
I just place the round end of the bobby pin around the blackhead and press lightly. that way it gets pressure on 3 sides and is pushed out. I'll find some links for you and post them when I get back to my computer. |
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Mon Jul 22, 2013 1:39 pm |
Thanks, Cookie, I'll show that to my Mom and see if that's what was used on her.
Are they pretty standard when you get a facial?
Probably seems like a dumb question, but to my shame, I have never had a professional facial. |
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Mon Jul 22, 2013 1:39 pm |
The generic name for the Bliss Porefector is ultrasonic spatula. You can find them at all price points on eBay or Amazon. I have a cheapie one and it does work, though I use it only for the "cleaning" aspect of it, not for product penetration.
I use it for mildly congested pores. For a real blackhead, though, nothing beats the extractor.
Eta: the key to the spatula thingie is that your face has to have some water (or toner) on it for this thing to really work. So you've got to stop and respritz fairly frequently.
You can definitely over exfoliate with it, too, so use cautiously. |
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Mon Jul 22, 2013 4:50 pm |
| bethany wrote: |
Where are you hosting your pics these days? My webshots acct is gone now.
I just place the round end of the bobby pin around the blackhead and press lightly. that way it gets pressure on 3 sides and is pushed out. I'll find some links for you and post them when I get back to my computer. |
Photobucket. Free.
I'd appreciate any links on how to use these gadgets as anyone can give me.  |
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Tue Jul 23, 2013 6:50 am |
| Wait, did you mean a pore vacuum? |
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Tue Jul 23, 2013 9:47 am |
Cool beans! Thanks, bethany!
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| Wait, did you mean a pore vacuum? |
I dunno. Maybe.  There is such a gadget? The way my mom described it, it seemed like maybe it was more of a "sucker" type thing.
Would some type of blackhead extraction be fairly standard in a facial? |
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Tue Jul 23, 2013 11:19 am |
| I have read that the suction devices can cause broken capillaries and are not recommended. |
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Tue Jul 23, 2013 11:42 am |
OMG! I have *got* to get me one of these!
Thanks for the vids, Cookie and bethany! Wish all our beauty problems were so simply solved, no? |
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Tue Jul 23, 2013 1:20 pm |
Wow, lenigirly says this is a waste and did nothing for her skin....I have never tried it, but I do know that whenever I've used pore strips, they seem to pull gunk out.
BFG |
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Tue Jul 23, 2013 1:38 pm |
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Wow, lenigirly says this is a waste and did nothing for her skin....I have never tried it, but I do know that whenever I've used pore strips, they seem to pull gunk out.
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Pore strips do work, but a number of people have posted in various places that usage of the strips increased their pore size over time. Just something to be aware of, and to not overuse them. |
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Tue Jul 23, 2013 1:56 pm |
| Wasn't there some kind of DIY pore strip made with gelatin or something like that? I can't quite remember. Maybe someone else will know. |
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Tue Jul 23, 2013 2:02 pm |
| CookieD wrote: |
| Wasn't there some kind of DIY pore strip made with gelatin or something like that? I can't quite remember. Maybe someone else will know. |
I saw one with Elmer's Glue, lol |
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Tue Jul 23, 2013 2:04 pm |
| bethany wrote: |
| Barefootgirl wrote: |
Wow, lenigirly says this is a waste and did nothing for her skin....I have never tried it, but I do know that whenever I've used pore strips, they seem to pull gunk out.
BFG |
Pore strips do work, but a number of people have posted in various places that usage of the strips increased their pore size over time. Just something to be aware of, and to not overuse them. |
FWIW, pore strips stripped a lot of the skin off my nose once (along with some blackheads). Ouch. |
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Tue Jul 23, 2013 2:29 pm |
| bethany wrote: |
Pore strips do work, but a number of people have posted in various places that usage of the strips increased their pore size over time. Just something to be aware of, and to not overuse them. |
I have blackheads galore on my nose and used to use pore strips regularly for months and then just gave up. I think they only remove the top of the blackhead, when I look at the strip I would see small dots of the oil, but when i use an extracter its like a ribbon of oil comming out. I think most of them are very deep set. I think they do increase the pore size too, and the pores just fill right back up with oil. It's a constant cycle. I've had better success by using a vitamin A gel, microfiber cloth and clay masks. I still have quite a bit and my pores are still large, but it's a lot more clean looking and less noticable. |
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Tue Jul 23, 2013 3:32 pm |
^ That's what every derm has said to me as well. The pore cleaning gadgets/strips/masks do work and get the plug out, but only retinoids in conjunction with salicylic acid help fight blackheads long-term. Everything else just removes the grime, but the distended open pore fills up with sebum and oxidizes in a matter of days again. Vicious circle. I know, 'cause I have tried like every pore cleaning thing under the sun and they just keep coming back... Retinol+acids take bit longer to kick in, but the effect is more profound. That said, I still have a sonic spatula, for some deep pore scrubbing.  I still get some stuff out with the spatula, but it's not gross and hardened anymore.
By the way, it is my opinion that those extraction facials are evil. They ruin skin in long term, do not target the actual problem and at least around here cost more than the actual solution recommended by derms and one also needs to keep coming back for more extractions. And then you are supposed to buy something for home use that doesn't contain any blackhead fighters. |
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Tue Jul 23, 2013 6:21 pm |
| bacchus wrote: |
The generic name for the Bliss Porefector is ultrasonic spatula. You can find them at all price points on eBay or Amazon. I have a cheapie one and it does work, though I use it only for the "cleaning" aspect of it, not for product penetration.
I use it for mildly congested pores. For a real blackhead, though, nothing beats the extractor.
Eta: the key to the spatula thingie is that your face has to have some water (or toner) on it for this thing to really work. So you've got to stop and respritz fairly frequently.
You can definitely over exfoliate with it, too, so use cautiously. |
It is not a bid deal.
Personally I dislike facials- prob because I had to sit through so many dentist apts this year (at least 30 visits....had invisalign done and follow up....).
So now after that I have no patience to sit in front of someone and find anything like that awful.
For me any of the extraction things other people have tried always make me worse.
I have a problem with bruising extremely easily and bleed very easily from any small cuts that people messing with my skin make it look worse.
If my pores do not look clean, like if I had tons of sunscreen on or makeup I just use a clay and sulfur mask that has no oil and it absorbs all the "stuff" from your pores.
Your pores also look smaller for a while after you do this |
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Sun Aug 18, 2013 11:36 am |
| They used to have a vacuum twenty years ago that is now off the market because it doesn't work. If there was a strong suction device capable of dislodging a sebum plug/blackhead, you are leaving yourself open to broken caps and bruising. Stick with the extractor. |
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