The claim: This ultimate transitional skin-care essential is the antidote to blackheads and breakouts. A perfect way to unclog pores, the formula promotes clear, radiant skin all season long. Its powerful blackhead-fighting cleanser contains Zeolite, a special mineral clay that warms on contact with water, helps open pores and clear out dirt, oil and makeup. At the same time, the formula, infused with salicylic acid, penetrates pores to help fight breakouts by dissolving clogged dirt and oil.
Cost: $7.99
Where: National drugstores
Scrubbing, scraping and, yes, even squeezing: Nothing ever seems to get rid of those stubborn blackheads on my nose and chin. Thankfully, I've found an ally in Biore's Warming Anti-Blackhead Cream Cleanser.
The coolest thing about the cream -- which has a fresh cucumber scent -- is how it warms the face on contact. It took a few tries to get used to the sensation, but I found myself looking forward to the soothing heat after a long day. After a week, I definitely had fewer blackheads in my problem areas, and the salicylic acid meant a cleaner complexion overall.
I'll definitely add this to my beauty routine, which already includes Biore's famous pore strips. I'm thinking that'll do the trick!
-- Jill Leonard
Ah, the zit: So hard to get rid of. Especially on teenage boys. Blackheads are even tougher, being nearly completely subcutaneous. You can buy one of those metal blackhead removers and have at them, but who wants that kind of torture⢠Not the teenage boy I have.
Biore Warming Anti-Blackhead Cream Cleanser seemed a promising alternative. It did a reasonably good job, after I got the sensitive teen used to the rather gloppy consistency of the cleanser. It left his skin looking cleaner than usual, rather squeaky looking, in fact. Whether it reduced the number of blackheads he had, I can't say. I cannot count that high.
— Margi Shrum
Dry, flaky winter skin shouldn't be subjected to the same cleansers used in summer, and Biore Warming Anti-Blackhead Cream Cleanser is a nice change of pace. The cream formula feels nice, with just a little bit of grit to help slough off dead skin cells. I've never heard of Zeolite, but after one week of use, I'm a fan.
All it takes is a little water on your face before you massage on the cleanser and, voila! Just enough heat to warm your skin.
I really liked the light cucumber scent, especially because it didn't become overpowering after it warmed, and my skin didn't feel nearly as dry when I woke up in the morning after having used it before bedtime.
I've noticed less acne and, I do believe, fewer blackheads in residence on my chin.
— Caroline Hirt
