Dermatologist Questions Blackheads

Do Biore Pore strips help remove blackheads?

I keep seeing the ads for Biore pore strips and I think want to see if they actually work well for your pores and help remove blackheads. Do they really help?

4 Answers

It can help, not guaranteed. It was designed for hair follicles biopsy and removal of velus hair.
Biore can help clear some clogged pores. There will always be deposits of sebacous material in your pores because there are glands present there that produce this material. So having permanently clear pores is not possible. Also note that some people are genetically predisposed to open pores. Open pores are not a disease to be fixed.
They do not really "remove" blackheads but they can take the dark material out of the area - that is why you have to use them fairly often.
They do temporarily. Using retinoids such as Differin or prescription tretinoin would work better long term.