blackhead
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A herder moves his goats and blackhead Persian sheep to market in Hargeisa, Somaliland.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 26, 2024
The comedian and actor Jaboukie Young-White declared, “My love language is blackhead removal.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2022
It was revealed she was an avid watcher of YouTube videos on blackhead removal and Dr Pimple Popper and had watched more than 300 clips between October 2019 and August 2021.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2022
In one case, a close-up shot features an entire blackhead oozing upward out of skin into the vacuum, like a worm being sucked out of the ground.
From Slate ● May 25, 2019
Watching yellowed soles turn icy again is as satisfying as squeezing a blackhead and getting all the gunk out.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
Breakouts can look like milder, painless white bumps or dark specks known as whiteheads and blackheads, or more painful red bumps and deeper cysts — a mark of cystic acne.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
"This, together with blocked hair follicles and inflammation, leads to blackheads, whiteheads and inflamed spots," Dr Laftah says.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
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
Contrary to what their appearance and hygiene myths suggest, blackheads aren’t dirt.
From Slate ● May 25, 2019
The sight of dried matter in the corner of the eye, decayed or missing teeth, ear wax, blackheads, moles, blisters, skin crusts—all the natural excretions and protections the body was capable of—disquieted him.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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