Blackheads appear due to over activity of the sebaceous glands which causes clogging, and ultimately skin pores get stacked with oil, dead skin and bacteria and thus forming a blackhead. It can occur on the cheeks or at the tip of a nose.

Regarding the methods available to treat blackheads, blackhead extractors are a good choice. The different types of blackhead extractors are:

This is the most common type of extractor used by doctors as well as in the households. It has two ends- one to make the hole and the other to excrete the dirty materials out.

Double spoon blackhead extractor

This one is beneficial and handy to those who are beginners, and those who have big blackheads. It causes less injury to the skin. This tool has an end which is spoon shaped with numerous holes basically for removing the small blackheads. For the larger blackheads we have to first use the lancet and then only use this tool for throwing out the materials.

Fine loop blackhead extractor

It has two ends which are like loops and can be used for treating both whiteheads and blackheads.

Eight in one blackhead extractor kit

This kit comprises of double loop extractor, single loop extractor, fine loop extractor, with 2 lancets in varying sizes. Virtually this kit consist of everything one requires to deal with a blackhead.