Infected Blackheads can develop on any part of the body (on nose, lip, forehead, cheek areas, chest/breasts, spine, legs, hands, External and internal ear).

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When the opening of a pore (hair follicle orifice) becomes occluded with sebum (oil) and dead skin cells, which then solidifies, the surface color often darkens. This is what is commonly called a blackhead. There are several skin conditions in which blackheads are an important component. The medical name of this structure is a comedo (plural: comedones).

Blackheads are a type of acne called comedo, where pores in the skin get clogged with dead skin and oil. Infected blackheads result when you attempt to touch, squeeze, pinch, or pop a blackhead. Infected blackheads result when you squeeze, pinch, touch, or pop them. They also occur when blackheads are left untreated. That is why it is important to treat blackheads naturally. In other cases, infections form when the blackhead is left untreated.

The black color of the surface of the comedo is thought to be due to the oxidation of the fat molecules in the sebum. If the surface of the comedo is covered by skin, this oxidation does not occur, and the structure might be called by some “a whitehead” or pimple. This terminology could be confused with a pustule, which may often occur at or near a follicular orifice.

Infected blackheads can often be very painful and squeezing them will force aggressive bacteria and dirt into the pore, which can infect the affected area.

Blackheads are most often recognized early in the course of acne vulgaris, the inflammatory skin disease that affects the face, back, and chest of almost all teens as they go through puberty. They are thought to be the first sign of teenage acne and contain inflammatory substances that start the acne process.

Common causes of blackheads include the following:

• Elastotic degeneration of the skin affects sun-exposed areas, mostly on the face. The yellowish bumpy deposits of degenerated collagen are often accompanied by numerous blackheads.
• Chloracne is a condition caused by the absorption of dioxins, which are well-known toxins often encountered as a byproduct in the manufacture of herbicides and defoliants.
• Comedones are seen on the exposed skin of certain workers exposed to insoluble cutting oils in the metal machining industry.
• Certain topical hair products are known to induce blackheads on the adjacent skin, resulting in a condition called “pomade acne.”
• Makeup cosmetics occasionally may contain comedogenic substances.
• Certain anti-seizure and antipsychotic medications are thought to induce comedones.
• Certain rare birthmarks called epithelial nevi may contain many blackheads.
• Sometimes a follicular orifice may become so dilated that after it becomes filled with dried sebum and skin it is termed a “giant pore of Winer.”

Symptoms of Infected Blackheads

If an infected blackhead is found on your body, you may experience the following symptoms:

• Swelling: Infected blackheads grow larger and swell, especially on the face.
• Tenderness: The area around an infected blackhead feels tender.
• Redness: The infected blackhead is often pinkish red, while the area around the blackhead turns pink. The redness intensifies when touched, it’s the first sign of an infected blackhead.
• Warmth: Infected blackheads feel warm due to high blood circulation in the area. (autoimmune reaction – it helps progress faster healing).
• Pain, Pus and inflammation: A sharp pain is the common sign of infection. Pus forms in inside the swollen, infected blackhead. Depending on the cause of the infection, the color of the pus can be white or green. The pus keeps accumulating and grows until the blackhead opens up.

If blackheads are a significant problem, it may be necessary to apply a prescription topical retinoid like tretinoin or tazarotene successfully get rid of the blackhead.

Occasionally physicians may remove a blackhead. Most often this procedure is performed by a trained esthetician, a skincare specialist, who ought to be able to get rid of the blackhead without damaging the adjacent skin.

Allopathic drugs (antibiotics, antihistamine H1 reseptors, steroids, acids) has lot of side effects, the ideal approach to an infected blackhead treatment may be a natural one, that’s why I (Dr Qaisar Ahmed) always recommend Homoeopathic medicines for acne treatment.

1. Cleanse and Exfoliate

Regular exfoliation and cleansing are an obvious approach for an acne-free body and face. Cleanse with Dixe face washes, they include plant-based ingredients. 

Ummi Lotion is an effective natural exfoliant, it includes Manuka honey, almond oil, olive oil, coconut oil, milk and Ghee.

Ummi lotion is a deep-cleansing exfoliators, it works as an effective part of a daily routine for blackhead removal.

2. Clay and Charcoal Face Wash

A weekly bentonite clay, daily Ummi lotion or charcoal face wash can help clean the pores, pull out blackheads, and leave skin smoother and less oily.

Using nonorganic products and/or allopathic drugs, that dry out the skin will only lead to more oil, which increases the risk of blackheads and infections.

Skin Irritation

When the skin gets irritated, or scrubbing can remove the skin’s natural sebum, and can lead to skin blockages and further inflammation.

Face masks, removal strips, and vacuums can also irritate and damage the skin.

Read also Homeopathic Medicines for Clear/Glowing Skin by Dr Qaisar Ahmed MD, DHMS.

Homeopathic treatment for blackheads and infected blackheads 

Infected blackhead treatment is possible with regular skin hygiene with Dixe Face wash(s)  and organic lotions like Ummi Baby Lotion which is made of Almond oil and few other essential oils.

Blackheads is a big problem of all age groups and genders. Blackheads can be triggered by stress, high humidity, grease, heavy sweating, and premenstrual syndrome (PMS), polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), pregnancy, and the use of birth control pills.

The most common causes of infected blackheads are:

Bacteria

When someone attempt to touch, squeeze, pinch, or pop blackhead and/or pimples, the ordinarily harmless bacteria present on our skin accumulate in the open pore and produce an infection, which will lead to redness, inflammation, and swelling of the infected area.

Poor Hygiene Practices

Poor hygiene is the direct cause of blackheads, according to Dr Qaisar Ahmed MD, DHMS.

Here is few Homeopathic medicine best for infected blackheads:

Heper Sulph

Vesicular erysipelas, with pricking pain. Ulcers, infections on face, in corners of mouth. Papules prone to suppurate and extend. Acne vulgaris. Suppurate with prickly pain. Easily bleed. Angioneurotic edema. Unhealthy skin: every little injury suppurates. Chapped skin, with deep cracks on hands and feet. Ulcers, with bloody suppuration, foul smelling, sensitive to contact, burning, stinging, easily bleeding. Sweats day and night without relief. “Cold sores” very sensitive. Sticking or pricking. Putrid ulcers, surrounded by little pimples. Great sensitiveness to slightest touch. Chronic and reoccurring urticaria. Smallpox. Herpes circinate. Constant offensive exhalation from the body.

Sulphur

Herpes across the nose. Nose stuffed indoors. Imaginary foul smells. Alae red and scabby. Chronic dry catarrh; dry scabs and readily bleeding. Blackheads. Acne vulgaris. Skin infections. Dry, scaly, unhealthy skin; every little injury gets infection. Freckles. Itching, burning. Pimply eruption, pustules, rhagades, hangnails. Excoriation. Skin affections after local allopathic medication. Pruritus often recurs in springtime and in damp weather.

Lycopodium Clavatum

Grayish yellow color of face, with blue circles around eyes. Withered, shriveled, and emaciated; copper-colored eruption. Itching; scaly herpes. Skin ulcerates. Skin infections. Hives. Violent itching; fissured eruptions. Acne. Chronic eczema associated with urinary, gastric and hepatic disorders, bleeds easily. Skin becomes thick and indurated. Varicose veins, naevi, erectile tumors. Brown spots, freckles worse on left side of face and nose. Dry, shrunken, especially palms; hair becomes prematurely gray. Dropsies. Offensive secretions; viscid and offensive perspiration, especially of feet and axilla. Psoriasis.

Sepia Officianalis

Yellow blotches; pale or sallow; yellow about mouth. Rosacea; saddle-like brownish distribution on nose and cheeks. Herpes circinate in isolated spots. Itching; not relieved by scratching. Chloasma; herpetic eruption on lips, about mouth and nose. Ringworm-like eruption every spring. Urticaria. Infected Blackheads. Hyperhidrosis and bromhidrosis. Sweat on feet, worse on toes, intolerable odor. Lentigo in young women. Ichthyosis with offensive odor of skin.

Graphites

Eczema of nose. Itching pimples. Moist eczema around mouth and chin. Erysipelas, burning and stinging. Skin rough, hard, persistent dryness of portions of skin infected by eczema. Early stage of keloid and fibroma. Pimples and acne. Eruptions, oozing out a sticky exudation. Rawness in bends of limbs, groins, neck, behind ears. Unhealthy skin: every little injury suppurates. Infected Blackheads. Ulcers discharging a glutinous fluid, thin and sticky. Swelling and induration of glands. Gouty nodosities. Cracks in nipples, mouth, between toes, anus. Phlegmonous erysipelas of face; burning and stinging pain. Swelling of feet. Wens.

Arsenicum Album

Face swollen, pale, yellow, cachectic, sunken, cold, and covered with sweat. Expression of agony. Tearing needle-like pains; burning. Lips black, livid. Angry, circumscribed flush of cheeks. Itching, burning, swellings, infections; oedema, eruption, papular, dry, rough, scaly; worse cold and scratching. Malignant pustules. Infected Blackheads. Ulcers with offensive discharge. Anthrax. Poisoned wounds. Urticaria, with burning and restlessness. Psoriasis. Scirrhous. Icy coldness of body. Epithelioma of the skin. Gangrenous inflammations.

Natrum Muriaticum

Face oily, shiny. Earthy complexion. Fevers-blisters. Skin infections. Dry eruptions, especially on margin of hairy scalp and bends of joints. Fever blisters. Urticaria; itch and burn. Crusty eruptions in bends of limbs, margin of scalp, behind ears. Infected Blackheads. Warts on palms of hands. Eczema; raw, red, and inflamed; worse, eating salt, at seashore. Affects hair follicles. Alopecia. Hives, itching after exertion. Greasy skin.

Psorinum

Skin dirty, infections, dingy look. Dry, lusterless, rough hair. Intolerable itching. Herpetic eruptions. Enlarged glands. Sebaceous glands secrete excessively, oily skin. Indolent ulcers, slow to heal. Eczema behind ears. Crusty eruptions all over. Urticaria after every exertion. Pustules near fingernails.

Calcarea Carbonica

Infections and/or swelling lips. Pale, with deep-seated eyes, surrounded by dark rings. Crusta lactea; itching, burning after washing. Itching and infections of pimples. Infected Blackheads. Skin infections. Skin unhealthy; readily ulcerating; flaccid. Small wounds do not heal readily. Nettle rash. Warts on face and hands. Petechial eruptions. Chilblains. Boils.

Calcarea Sulph

Infected Blackheads. Eczema and torpid glandular swellings. Cystic tumors. Fibroids. Pimples and pustules on the face. Herpes. Cuts, wounds, bruises, infections etc, unhealthy, discharging pus; they do not heal readily. Yellow, purulent crusts or discharge. Purulent exudates in or upon the skin. Skin affections with yellowish scabs. Many little matterless pimples under the hair, bleeding when scratched. Dry eczemas.

Kalium Bromatum

Acne.  Pustules. Itching. Infections, skin infections. Infected Blackheads. Acne on shoulders, and face. Skin senselessness. Psoriasis.

Silica Tera

Skin cracked, infection. Eruption on chin. Facial neuralgia, throbbing, tearing, face red; worse, cold damp. Felons, abscesses, boils, old fistulous ulcers. Delicate, pale, waxy. Cracks at end of fingers. Painless swelling of glands. Rose-colored blotches. Scars suddenly become painful. Pus offensive. Promotes expulsion of foreign bodies from tissues. Every little injury suppurates. Long lasting suppuration and fistulous tracts. Dry fingertips. Eruptions itch only in daytime and evening. Crippled nails. Indurated tumors. Abscesses of joints. After impure vaccination. Bursa. Lepra, nodes, and coppery spots. Keloid growths.

Antimonium Crudum

Pimples, pustules, and boils on face. Yellow crusted eruption on cheeks and chin. Sallow and haggard. Eczema with gastric derangements. Pimples, vesicles, and pustules. Sensitive to cold bathing. Thick, hard, honey-colored scabs. Infected Blackheads. Urticaria; measle-like eruption. Itching when warm in bed. Dry skin. Warts. Dry gangrene. Scaly, pustular eruption with burning and itching.

Bovista Lycoperdon

Scurf and crusts about nostrils and corners of mouth. Lips chapped. Bleeding of nose and gums. Cheeks and lips feel swollen. Acne worse in summer; due to use of cosmetics. Blunt instrument leave deep impression on the skin. Urticaria on excitement, with rheumatic lameness, palpitation and diarrhea. Itching on getting warm. Eczema, moist; formation of thick crusts. Pimples cover the entire body; scurvy; herpetic eruptions. Pruritus ani. Urticaria on waking in the morning, worse from bathing. Pellagra.

Sanguineria Canadensis

Redness and burning of cheeks. Hectic flush. Fullness and tenderness behind angle of jaws, infections. Red, blotchy eruptions. Burning and itching. Acne, with scanty menses. Circumscribed red spots over malar bones.

Arctium Lappa

Acne. Bunion. Dupuytren’s contractions. Eczema serpiginous. Infected Blackheads. Eruptions. Inveterate acne. Spreading vesicular eruption, great tearing and itching. Herpetic eruption on nose. Ringworm. Scrofula. Boils. Moist, offensive, infected eruptions, greyish white crusts. Old sores.

Asterias Rubens

Red. Pimples on side of nose, chin and mouth. Infected Blackheads. Disposition to pimples at adolescence. Destitute of pliability and elasticity. Itching spots. Ulcers, with fetid ichor. Acne. Psoriasis and herpes zoster worse left arm and chest. Enlarged axillary glands.

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