How neem oil, tea tree oil, spices, magnesium, and baking soda remove facial blackheads

April 23, 10:20 AMSacramento Nutrition ExaminerAnne Hart

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What natural, organic mixture can you whip up in your kitchen that will cleanse blackheads that are formed when follicles (pores) with wide openings become filled with sebum and sloughed-off skin cells and also be used as a home-made toothpaste and also a natural insecticide? 

Sure, you also could use any old toothpaste (non-gel) as a quick remedy that helps the blackhead in your enlarged pore to dry out. But why let commercial toothpaste full of fluoride and saccharin be absorbed into your follicle when you can clear-out blackheads by letting a dab of milk of magnesia dry on your pore? 

Or you can swab your blackhead with tea tree oil diluted with some distilled water. Or use neem oil as they do in India. All solutions work just as well, and come from trees, plants, or nutritional minerals.

Make your own antibacterial toothpaste and use it also for blackheads and to clean your teeth. Make toothpaste out of equal parts of baking soda, salt, and crushed sage in a glass jar and shake. Store the dry mixture in the covered jar.

When you want to put the mixture on your blackhead, mix 1/2 teaspoon of the dry ingredients with 1/4 teaspoon of tea tree oil and a few drops of water to dilute the tea tree oil. Never apply tea tree oil undiluted to your skin. Mix and apply with a cotton tip to your blackhead.

Let dry for an hour and wash off. Keep the dry mixture for brushing your teeth. When you’re ready to brush your teeth, put a teaspoon of the mixture in a small cup or bowl and dip in your moistened brush. It's optional whether you want to add one or two drops of tea tree oil (no more) to your natural toothpaste that also works to remove blackheads.

More Ways to Get Rid of Blackheads with Spices
Look for an ingredient, usually a spice that kills bacteria but not your skin. Blackheads form when your pore is too large. Shrink your pore with an ice cube for a few seconds.

Besides using natural, home-made toothpaste without commercial chemicals to swab on your delicate skin, what also helps blackheads (oil and dead cells) dry up quickly and brush off? Consider the following items usually found in your kitchen or bathroom and use each one alone a few times until you find which works best for your skin:

1. witch hazel
2. radish seeds with a few drops of water crushed into a paste
3. neem oil (used commonly in India)
4. turmeric (used commonly in India as a paste mixed with water)
5. tea tree oil mixed with water (used commonly in Australia)
6. egg white and raw, unfiltered honey
7. cinnamon and cloves mixed with raw honey
8. aloe vera juice applied to the blackhead
9. milk of magnesia swabbed on the spot. Let it dry and wipe off.
10.magnesium citrate powder, for example, Natural Calm (615 mg). Use one tablespoon with a few drops of water to make a paste for your pore.
11. zest of citrus--ground orange or lemon peel mixed with a bit of water
12. lemon juice on the pore left to dry several hours
13. make a toothpaste of salt and water. Let it dry on the pore overnight.
14. sliced cucumber on your pore
15. oat meal and avocado mashed with egg white--let dry and rinse
whipped to standing peaks egg white alone--let dry and wash off
16. sea or rock mineral salt and water as a paste

What Cleans the Teeth Cleans the Pores
A basic toothpaste made of salt and water as a paste works well to dry up blackheads. The idea is to get rid of the bacteria with salt water. You can add a 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda to the salt and water paste and then use it to brush your teeth.

Add a drop of tea tree oil. It works on your teeth if diluted and used in tiny amounts, and it gets rid of acne and blackheads on your face. Read more about tea tree oil at the tea tree oil uses site with the heading, Pure Liquid Gold. And read more about the uses of neem oil (rubbed on the gums in India) at: Discover Neem. In India people chew on neem twigs. The twig acts as a neem oil toothbrush.

Crushed sesame seeds and sesame oil are used in India both as a toothpaste and to clear the skin. Anti-bacterial qualities of neem oil can be used on the gums or on your blackhead.

If you have an oily skin, instead of smoothing an antibacterial natural oil on your face, dry up the sebacious follicle with a solution like milk of magnesia, egg white, lemon juice, citrus peel, ground sage, or a simple and inexpensive paste of salt and water.

Clean Blackheads Away with Magnesium Citrate Powder and Water
Mix a tablespoon of Natural Calm magnesium citrate powder with a few drops of water. Apply the paste to your blackhead. Let dry overnight and rinse off. You can read more information about magnesium citrate powder at Natural Calm. Buy magnesium citrate powder from most health food stores or online.

Make Your Own Blackhead Remover
If toothpaste on your pores is not for you, then whisk the white of an egg with 1/4 teaspoon of raw, unfiltered honey. Let the bubbly froth dry on your pore for a few hours, and wash away the blackhead. Also letting a dab of milk of magnesia dry on your follicle works just as well.

Neem Oil for Blackheads
Dab a few drops of neem oil on your blackheads. See the Neem Medicinals site . Not only does this antibacterial oil help to clear up blackheads, but it's also used in India to heal gums, to disinfect, to repel insects and fungus, and also is placed on the skin (a few drops) for sunburn, chapped lips, and several other external remedies.

For more uses of neem oil for your skin, check out the Indian Neem Tree Company™  Also see these resources:  Tea Tree Place and as a  more natural insecticide, check out the Pure Neem Oil site (which also states that neem oil, "fights insects naturally" and is "a natural leaf polish").  You can add a few drops of tea tree oil or neem oil to your home-made toothpaste, shampoo, or facial treatments. Always dilute tea tree oil with water.      

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