blackheads

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Blackheads do not do anything bad to us.

From Slate • May 25, 2019

Blackheads and pimples form over the shutdown pores; there may also be pustules, but infection is believed to be the result of the acne, not the cause of it.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Blackheads" appear as slightly elevated black points, sometimes having a yellowish tint from which a little, thin, wormlike mass may be pressed.

From The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI) by Winslow, Kenelm

Other names again are, "Chimney-sweeper's brush"; "Blackheads" until ripe, then "Whiteheads"; and "Water torch," because its panicles, if soaked in oil, will burn like a torch.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

Blackheads are a reflection upon one's personal cleanliness, therefore bathe the whole body often.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson