to not throw away a blackhead cleaning strip thing.

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I am FASCINATED by it.

Its got loads of little bits of my face on it. I can't stop looking at it. That's not weird at all, is it.

ha ha ha!! Just as long as you don't take it in to work to show everyone......

I am COMPLETELY fascinated by stuff like this!!! My DP thinks it is repulsive! So glad it is not just me.....at least there are 2 of us!

Sounds g8.. I have just slightly squeezed a lump on my cats head and its an amazing fantastic bursting boil.. Oodles of pus so very satisfying.

I'm the same when I use them, the results (on the strip) are amazing. I'm sat in bed with my poorly 5 year old, bit bored so am going to do one now!

Me too, shall we form a quiche?

If I can get the same effect with sellotape I will too!

Aah I love those strips. I could spend hours looking at my used one. I turn it around and examine it from various angles. Both of us are freaks, eh!

Ah good, not just me then.

This is my first time. I can't believe I've been missing out on this. It may rank up there with MN and Poirot reruns as my favourite waste of time.

which brand is it? ive tried them before and just end up with half the sticky stuff left on my nose or they are welded onto my face and it takes several, excruciating, minutes to prise it off my nose.

What are you going to do with it?

Maybe you could turn it into some sort of tmi modern art installation?

Pva glue works very well.

I love them, but DS produces more than me (ha)

I do think some are hairs though?????

Ooh cherries let me know if sellotape works :-D

It was Biore, bamboo - got it as a sample in a magazine. Worked a treat, had to wet it and leave it, bit painful getting the bugger off but by god it was worth it.

Its mesmerising - little clumps all sticking up in a uniform pattern.

I agree OP - so satisfying :)

Now, i would like to ask while we're here, what you all do to your skin pre-strip for best results please?

Is it better to have just basic clean skin do we think, ie:just quick a wash, or is it better to have deep cleaned and exfoliated?

I tried the later last time but don't think it worked as well. Not sure.

Pva glue pootles?? Wouldn't that take your actual face off too??

wooo!

I stare at DP's strips as well as my own.

I just cleanse lightly beforehand. I think deep cleansing and exfoliating will mean they don't have as much gunk to clamp on to. But then if it gets rid of the gunk anyway, then win win.

Nah, haven't you ever peeled pva glue off your hand before? Most satisying.

You should all go into podiatry, we see loads of pus. I'm actually quite passé about pus now.

We even get different colours of pus, peach for presence of blood, green for fecal bacteria and black exudate for gangrene.

You'd all love it.

If I can get the same effect with sellotape I will too!

This made me :o

Ooh Fluffy, think I'll just stick to my own bodily gunk for now ta.

Relative newcomer to degunking here, baby steps eh.

Oh, I love those things. I think cleansing first is best as otherwise the oil on your skin will stop them sticking properly to the gunk. Very satisfying though, especially when you've not used one in ages.

I'm desperate to put one on DH but he says no. Meanie; I bet his would be superb!

YANBU! I struggle to throw away my waxing strips.......