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Ear blackheads- how to remove from squeamish 11yr old!

37 replies

erebus · 27/02/2011 21:31

DS1 has 2 massive blackheads in the flat inner part of his ear, the bit you can see straight in front of you if you look at his sideways head, iyswim. So they're sort of flat 'into' his skull!

He conceded tonight that they're sore (though not inflamed or red, even, but they're both on raised, whiteish bumps they're so big) and that he's 'had them long enough'. I'm a bit worried he'll get teased about them at school.

DS1 is a wuss by his own admission. But I need a suggestion about how to attempt to get these 2 blackheads out, bearing in mind I couldn't get 2 fingers in there to squeeze them!

I will revisit this on Thursday.

TIA

OP posts:
ilove · 27/02/2011 21:33

A hair grip. Press the looped bit gently against his ear with the blackhead in the middle of the loop and they will just pop out. Or let me come and do it - I LOVE squeezing spots!

Original poster
erebus · 27/02/2011 21:35

Can I make an appointment with you, please?! Grin

OP posts:
DaisyFields · 27/02/2011 21:38

My weapon of choice is a pair of cotton buds. Ooh, I LOVE squeezing blackheads and am a bit jealous!

freshmint · 27/02/2011 21:40

my answer to everything is sudacreme

bung a bit on them and it will draw out the goo

magic

Earlybird · 27/02/2011 21:43

If you're going to go the squeezing route, do it straight after a prolonged hot bath and/or shower.

Udderly · 27/02/2011 21:44

Use a biro, pen, bic, whatever you want to call it. Take the pen apart and yoy have the perfect ear blackhead removing implement. Using the outer part (the hole that the ball point normally comes out of) put it over the blackhead and press in. The gunk will all come out. I love doing this, my weapon of choice is a parker pen!!!

candleshoe · 27/02/2011 21:44

You can buy a blackhead removing metal gadget!

StewieGriffinsMom · 27/02/2011 21:45

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AllTheGoodOnesAreTaken · 27/02/2011 21:45

You could try the tweezerman blackhead remover tool. Get the blackheads warmed up first with a hot flannel, then try the tool, then use a little antiseptic cream.

Magnesium Sulphate paste can also work but I'm not sure of the method.

ilove · 02/03/2011 20:18

Have you done it yet? We want footage!

SimplySparkling · 02/03/2011 20:23

As candleshoe said, you can buy a blackhead removing metal gadget. Body Shop do them.

privategodfrey · 02/03/2011 20:27

My Mum used to have one of those blackhead poppers - they were great!

The hairgrip suggestion is the method I use and it's very effective (and considerably cheaper than Tweezerman!)

FertilityFairy · 02/03/2011 20:29

A friend showed me this hideous game on her iphone the other day where you see a cartoon face of a teenage girl and she has spots and you squeeze the screen to make them pop and she moans and groans with pain / pleasure - YUK! They won't pop if you don't do it right. WHO THINKS THIS STUFF UP?!

BellaBearisWideAwake · 02/03/2011 20:30

I'm a bit jealous Blush

PorkChopSter · 02/03/2011 20:31

My ears need doing Blush Forget eharmony et al, there should be a website matching up squeezers and squeezees Grin

amberleaf · 02/03/2011 20:38

OMFG where do you live?....ill do it!

PorkChopSter · 02/03/2011 20:40

Perhaps I should .....

pimple myself out

groan Grin

privategodfrey · 02/03/2011 20:42

LMAO @ all the crazy squeezers here including me

My aunt was a real bugger for anything like that. She was in seventh heaven when my uncle got bad sunburn and started to peel - like an overenthusiastic decorator stripping wallpaper.

twoboots · 02/03/2011 20:57

its intresting how some of us see such pleasure in such
Smile

Pussycatlover · 02/03/2011 23:28

Omg i have never seen anything like that. Amazing!!!! Why do we love it so??!?!

mummynoseynora · 02/03/2011 23:32

at the enthusiasm on that youtube clip! Is it me or is that a mole being non surgically removed?!

privategodfrey · 02/03/2011 23:38

OMG that looks like a miniature Loch Ness Monster emerging!

Fantastic Grin

laosvher · 02/03/2011 23:43
Shock It looks like some sort of caterpillar Shock some more and another Shock for good measure
LibraPoppyGirl · 02/03/2011 23:55

Mother of all things holy Shock

I've just spent about 20 mins looking at others linked to twoboots' youtube vid.

This one [] never ends!!!!

Why do we love these things? Imagine the smell Hmm

LibraPoppyGirl · 02/03/2011 23:56

Whoops here's the link again....

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