blackheads

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Then came my least favorite part of any facial: extraction, or the process of clearing clogged pores by pushing out blackheads and whiteheads.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2024

Its appearance can vary, ranging from whiteheads and blackheads to pustules and nodules, mainly on the face, forehead, chest, upper back and shoulders.

From Science Daily • Jan. 9, 2024

“I sat on the couch behind Tata popping blackheads on her back,” Francisca says.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2020

Many of our faces get blackheads just because they happen.

From Slate • May 25, 2019

Her face was covered in blackheads and pimples and she did not look him in the eyes as she said, in tears, “You did not die, you did not die.”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie