Busting 5 Top Blackhead Myths with Janine Tait! When dirt gets stuck in my pores it causes blackheads. When the oil your skin produces mixes with dead skin cells and forms a blockage in the pore, that’s a blackhead. The air oxidises the surface of these blockages turning them black hence, the name. They are not from having dirty skin but more to do with your skin producing oil that is too thick and sticky. The solution is to improve the quality of your skin’s oil and keep it flowing, preventing it from getting stuck in the pore. To do[...]