How to stop whiteheads? - Dr. Urmila Nischal

Whiteheads occur because of the blockage of the outflow of the oil glands, there are certain glands called as sebaceous glands in our skin and they are very active, when the oil production from these glands so when the oil production from this gland is not coming out properly there is a blockage in the outflow and these gt collected inside this is called whitehead. There are certain reasons why this happens either because of increase oil production or blockage in the outflow. Blockage in the outflow is because of what we apply externally on our face so it could be over travelling in a dusty environment or too much of makeup the makeup can actually block the pores and prevent the outflow. The other cause would be applying some over the counter creams which can be comedogenic and give rise to whiteheads. To stop all this avoid the above factors , at night tome what you can do is apply some creams which have glycolic acid acid or salicylic acid so this will reduce the blockage it will dilute or liquefy the secretions and open up the whiteheads and thereby stop production. If the pigmentation is too much like all over the face then may be we should start the oral medication and also like supplementary chemical creams which contain glycolic acid acid or salicylic acid.