While oil pulling is mostly known as swishing some, preferably coconut, oil in your mouth for dental health, it's also translating onto skin. According to Well + Good, oil pulling for the skin is actually just oil cleansing revamped.
The method consists of applying oil to the skin and massaging it in for about 15 minutes, and it's science backed. "Blackheads are clogged with oil-based sebum and applying oil to the skin can partially dissolve the sebum and allow the plugs to loosen up," doctor Raja Sivamani MD, MS, a board-certified integrative dermatologist, explains to Well + Good.
However, it's only going to work properly if your blackheads are more superficial. As per Dr. Sivamani, "Oil cleansing won't work on pores that are completely clogged from cells and debris that may need to be exfoliated first." So, for best results you should exfoliate first and then use oils as needed.
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