"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." Ever notice tiny dots on your nose or cheeks that seem to be blackheads, but when you look closer (or ...

Sebaceous filaments are structures that allow sebum to flow to the surface of the skin. Tiny glands beneath the skin create sebum, which is an oily substance that helps lubricate the skin. When the ...

As a beauty editor, there's one question I get asked again and again – and it's how to shrink pores and get rid of blackheads. And while the conversation around pore-size is quite nuanced (they're ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." In the age of filters and air brushing, it can be difficult to remember what real skin actually looks ...

Whether you've heard of them or not, mistaking sebaceous filaments for blackheads is much more common than we think. "Sebaceous filaments and blackheads can look very similar and it is very easy to ...

Have you ever slapped a strip on your nose in hopes of sucking out all the gunk clogging your pores, only to be thoroughly disappointed once you pull it off and realize that there’s barely anything on ...

Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. So, you think you've got a blackhead. You've tried everything to get rid of it—peel ...

In Dr. Pimple Popper's newest video, she tackles two different types of bumps on a man's face. The bumps—blackhead and sebaceous filaments—look similar but are totally different. Blackheads are ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." And while sebaceous filaments are totally normal, they can be annoying to look at, which is why I ...