How do you get blackheads

‘You should absolutely not squeeze blackheads. Squeezing a spot can push the inflammation deeper and this can cause scarring of the skin,’ she says. Squeezing a spot can push the inflammation deeper and this can cause scarring of the skin.

“Blackheads are a common form of acne. … They form when pores get clogged by deceased skin and excess oil,” says board-certified dermatologist Raechele Cochran Gathers, M.D. “Blackheads are often very stubborn, and while they generally do go away, it can take months or even years for them to go away on their own.”

The stuff you squeeze out of them is pus, which contains deceased white blood cells.

“Some blackheads can persist for days, weeks, or even months if not extracted, while your body usually clears small whiteheads within a week to 10 days,” says dermatologist Laurel Geraghty, M.D. These tweaks to your skin-care routine can help.

If pores are infected, the skin can become inflamed and cause acne, which is the inflammation that results from clogged pores. The pores can also become inflamed if the blackhead isn’t treated.