Are Those Really Blackheads?

Do you just hate those little bumps all over your nose? Don’t be a hater, they’re just doing their job! Learn how in this SciShow Quick Question.

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[toastsandwich]

I have so many of them, my nose looks like a goddamn strawberry

[trapease]

wish I knew this before I started freaking out over my nose pores

[adultsuede]

genuinely happy i watched this, made me feel better about my nose

[BurnettBarbie]

Watching this while having a nose strip on.... Great...

[Cryguy]

self confidence boost
still hate those huge nose pores though

[mammy]

This video made me feel so much better about my skin. I have spent the longest time in angst over the cloggy things in my pores, and to know that they are meant to be there filled me with relief.
It's amazing how easy it is to be brainwashed into thinking that normal human features are flaws to be fixed (with a variety of products, of course).

[Chaindustries]

THANK. YOU. I needed this information. They bothered me a lot.

[ashleigh_marrrie]

Ugh. Hank. You're ruining the fun of popping my "blackheads"
Lol

[JRibs]

Thank I'm stopping now. You made the world a little less ugly.

[juliangenerali]

wow.... i wish this video came out like.... 5 years ago

[hgbugalou]

Its so satisfying though. The next SciShow should explain that phenomenon.

[dagbjortarthurs]

great vid. short, simple and straight to the point.

[TeaE]

I so needed to see this when I was 12. Now, twenty years later, after struggling with acne, skin picking, and all kinds of topical treatments, I now just use water and a silver-laced Norwex cloth to wash my face twice a day. No soap. No medicine. No makeup. And my skin is finally beautiful because I'm not tampering with my skin's natural oils. However, I still get a tiny pimple or two during PMS, but that's hormonal, normal, and they go away quickly and don't hurt like the cystic acne I used to get. I also sometimes splash a little Dead Sea salt water on my face, let it sit for a few minutes, and then rinse off. This is my face regimen. It's perfect for me.

[Rose_Terra]

this guy is like the hank green for science

[dersitzpinkler]

Great job, Ceri! I thought this episode was very well written and easy to understand and was surprised to hear that a brand new member of scishow wrote it. Keep it up! :)

[hinee]

you have no idea how pleased i am having watched this. i literally spent the past few days youtubing people using those nose strips to see which worked the best because i am so self conscious about my nose pores ;_; thank you, hank, for letting me know it's normal <3

[AbiSaysThings]

I feel like this is supposed to make me feel better but now I'm just kind of annoyed that I'm meant to put up with those ugly things...

[PirateOfTheNorth]

The sebaceous filaments on my nose are huge :/

[majorzipf]

THANK you. I have so many of those and I've always felt like there was something wrong with me that they kept coming back. Thanks for relieving me of that ridiculous source of stress.

[TheBertjeT]

An answer to a question I didn't know I had.