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  • noun Plural form of blackhead.

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Examples

  • Mild acne is characterized largely by open, discolored plugs known as blackheads and by closed bumps or pimples known as whiteheads.

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  • Comedones, more commonaly known as blackheads, are one of the most common causes of acne, particularly for those who have oily skin.

    MyLinkVault Newest Links 2008

  • Comedones, more commonaly known as blackheads, are one of the most common causes of acne, particularly for those who have oily skin.

    MyLinkVault Newest Links 2008

  • In Devonshire the peasantry still think that if anyone is troubled with "blackheads," _i. e._, small pimples, or boils, he may be cured by creeping from East to West on the hands and knees nine times beneath an arched [56] bramble bush.

    Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie

  • The other nice thing is that I seem to be having fewer blackheads which is awesome!

    My Women Stuff ParisB 2010

  • I need to pluck my eyebrows, get rid of blackheads, facial, and then a pretty manicure.

    Pamper Me! | Northern Belle 2010

  • Katy Wilhelm , 17, created pore-cleansing strips out of egg whites and tissues, to help eliminate blackheads her YouTube video shows a close-up of the used tissue.

    Mixing Makeup for the Webcam Alina Dizik 2011

  • When it comes to treating blackheads and creating healthy glowing skin honey may just be the answer.

    Svetlana Feller: Quick, Natural Fixes for Facial Flaws Svetlana Feller 2012

  • Adds Bruce Katz , clinical professor of dermatology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, "it is particularly useful for people who have blackheads and whiteheads."

    Deep Cleaning Faces at the Speed of Sound Laura Johannes 2011

  • The sonic brushes help get rid of blackheads and improves appearance of skin, they say.

    Deep Cleaning Faces at the Speed of Sound Laura Johannes 2011

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