Though blackheads can seemingly pop up overnight, those stubborn little b*tches can be tough to get rid of. Unless you want to subject yourself to some gruesome, YouTube-style pimple popping (never a good idea), you're left to undergo a timely, trial-and-error skincare process. One Redditor's routine is going viral for its crazy-impressive results — which she achieved in just one month.
As Reddit user yoofka wrote on Skincare Addiction, a sextet of products have cleared the pores on her nose from blackheads. The routine replaced her previous trio of a charcoal cleanser, collagen- and hyaluronic-acid-infused toner, and moisturizing face cream.
The proof is in the pictures, and as you can see in the before-and-after photo yoofka posted, she clearly found the procedure that works for her. "My skin has never been more supple or texture-less in my 22 years!" she wrote. Read on for her entire routine — and then immediately make room on your bathroom shelf for seven new products!
Her makeup remover of choice is Lancome Energie de Vie Cleansing Oil ($50), a goji berry, lemon balm, and vitamin E-infused essence.
She then follows up with this Neogen Dermalogy Bio-Peel Gauze ($27). Yoofka opts for the green tea version of this product (there's also a lemon option), which is especially formulated for sensitive skin.
Yoofka called this Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cleanser ($10) her "holy grail" face wash. "You need less than a pea-sized amount and it doesn't really lather but it takes makeup off and is super gentle," she wrote. Fragrance-phobes, take note: she also wrote that the cleanser's "smell is not strong at all."
Yoofka wrote that while she sees results with Differin Gel ($11), using the over-the-counter retinoid can also lead to dry, flaky skin. That's why she follows it with . . .
. . . Aquaphor Advanced Therapy Healing Ointment ($6), of which yoofka wrote, "This ointment works miracles."
Yoofka opts to apply toner after moisturizing, and she uses Akaran Moisture Lotion ($43). Why the switcharoo? "My mother's side is Korean, and I grew up in East Asia; I've just been taught from 13 [years old] to always moisturize first to lock in the moisture and then tone afterwards because toner is never as moisturizing . . . I've always noticed that my skin was brighter and softer and more supple if I toned last, like my mom and grandma always taught me."
The final step in yoofka's process is resting up in a mask from The Face Shop ($3).