The comedone extractor can easily push blackhead and whitehead gunk out of your poresif you use it properly.

The gnarly zit sprouted on my right nostril, exactly where you’d find a nose piercing.

Her advice: Get a comedone extractor.

Comedone Extractors

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In that grossly satisfying, Dr. Pimple-Popper way, the dead skin that was clogging the pore exploded outward.

And all at once, my wish for a blackhead-free nose came true.

The comedone extractor has been my go-to, zit-zapping tool ever since.

Comedone Extractor

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This will open up the pore and allow whatever’s clogged to come out.

(Sorry, Dr. “Oftentimes, not a lot wants to come out, so they keep digging.

How to Safely Use a Comedone Extractor