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Let your skin breathe. A bowl of hot water and a towel over your head softens the blackheads so they come out more easily
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Mix rice flour with a spoon of curd or yogurt .It gently scrubs away dirt while leaving your skin smooth and fresh
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When used sparingly, baking soda mixed with water helps clear the oily plugs in pores. Don’t overdo it as it can be strong
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Sugar crystals act like a scrub while lemon juice brightens skin. It may sting a little, but works like magic
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Crush some used green tea leaves with water. This little paste removes oil and also gives your skin a dose of antioxidants
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A clay mask that cools the skin and pulls out oil and dirt. It’s an old favourite in almost every Indian household
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Grandma didn’t have charcoal tablets, but today’s twist is mixing aloe gel with charcoal powder to make a peel-like mask
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She’d brush a thin layer of egg white on my nose. When it dried and peeled, blackheads often came out stuck to it
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Clay soaks up oil while apple cider vinegar restores balance. Together, they leave the skin tighter and cleaner
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A traditional paste that smells divine, fights germs, and keeps pores clean. Grandma swore by it to prevent both pimples and blackheads