Are We Supposed To Pop Blackheads and Whiteheads?

In general, it is recommended that you does not squeeze or pop your pimples. Squeezing pimples make them worse and can cause scarring as you might cause damages to the surrounding skin tissues and pushing the pus content and bacteria deeper into the skin. Of course there is exceptional case in which you can squeeze pimples such as when they are ready to pop.

Whiteheads are a type of comedones which contain inactive P. acnes bacteria. The sebum content are blocked under the pores with no opening to the surface. That means they don't have any "heads".

Whiteheads content can only be removed with popping with extreme force as there are no opening on the spot. This might leads to inflamed lesion being developed and skin tissues damages. Therefore, whiteheads should never be squeeze at all cost.

Even though the above rule for whiteheads apply to blackheads as well, there are cases where the blackhead should be squeezed. Maybe it shouldn't be done by you but by a dermatologist.

Squeezing of blackheads contents only provides a temporary solution to clear the sebum in those particular spots, they will come back again very soon. A typical example is the blackheads that are located in your nose.

For self help acne sufferers, you can squeeze the blackheads with a blackheads remover tool. Follow proper procedures carefully when squeezing the blackheads with this tool.