MamaLovesDaddy

Another great thing for the face that goes well with the clay masking is to apply Apple Cider Vinegar to the face with a cotton ball. It kills bacteria and smooths out my face amazingly. I do the clay every other week and the apple cider vinegar every couple of days. It really works well on acne and in smoothing out the face. I use it after I wash my face in the shower, as an astringent or toner (it acts like an acid wash), and then I use moisturizer. My face always looks alive and vibrant from the ACV and clay rituals.

Keep using the clay on the blackheads - it can take a while to see results. One thing I would suggest is putting an "as-hot-as-you-can-handle" wet towel on the face (or steam it over a bowl of hot water with towel over the head) to get the pores nice and opened up. Then wash with a cleanser to get any excess oils over the face, then warm towel again... then clay. That will help the pores be nice and opened up so the clay can squeeze the black heads out easier. At the very least, it loosens them up so they can be manually removed (with the pore tool that has the little hole you place over the blackhead). My hubby has even tried those sticky strips for your nose after using clay and since the clay really does well at losening the dirt and removing the dead layer of skin the strips pick up WAY more blackheads.