Gawd, I love nose strips. The kind that dry on your nose and yank all the little blackheads and clogged pores out. Like this. (It’s okay to click, it’s not one of my gross links. It’s a very pretty girl wearing makeup :rolleyes: and a nose strip.)
I don’t know why, but I can’t take my eyes off the thing after I peel it off. There’s something just so satisfying about looking at a little forest of sebaceous gunk. It’s finally some “beauty treatment” where I can SEE it’s working. Instantly. Does wonders for my instant gratification quotient.
Yes, it’s mundane. It’s pointless. But I have a squeaky clean nose and it makes me happy. You?
I use the labels from my prescription bottles. I’ve tried a couple of brands of nose strips, and the labels work just as well. I’ve also used the inside membrane of an egg, which works even better. You know that papery slimy membrane inside an uncooked egg? That stuff. Just apply it slimy side down on the skin, let it dry, and peel it off. That will REALLY pull out masses of blackheads. The best thing, of course, is to use a pair of tweezers to gently pull out the individual blackheads. This may not be an option for those who are not nearsighted.
I’ve never used a nose strip but when I was a teen I used to squeeze the gunk from my nose pores, and I loved watching the little squiggles of grease worm their way out. I stopped after a while though because I was drying out my nose skin to such an extent that my skin was peeling like after a bad sunburn.
Lynn Bodini, Egg membrane, huh? I’m going to have to try that one!
tashabot, I really like Biore best, enough to pay the extra couple of bucks for them, but the Ponds aren’t terrible.
McNew, I have pretty oily skin, so I don’t have dryness problems. There is some leftover residue around where the edges of the strip were that feels dry and peely, but it washes away easily. I used to love the nose squigglies, too. Now that I’m older (and use nose strips!) my pores aren’t as large and gunkified as when I was a teen, so squeezing doesn’t work as well. I use probably four nose strips a year and that keeps things under control. I also hardly ever wear makeup anymore, which probably lessens the gunkification rate.
(My husband just saw this thread and said, “You’ll post about anything, won’t you?” )
I have tried to use the nose strips several times. When I peel them off, paper from the strip gets left behind, and nothing sticks to the part that peels off.
I am reminded of Gulliver Travels when he travels to Brobdingnag and everyone is 12x bigger than he. He can see every single pore on the queen’s body and frankly I find that disgusting.
Yes interestingly I am also intrigued by my own “little forest of sebaceous gunk” as **WhyNot ** has so eloquently put it.
Wal-Mart sent me a free Biore strip! What excellent timing! (I’m on their free samples list)
So tonight I tried it out.
OMG I LOVE IT.
I’m so going to shell out the money for some.
My nose kinda itches. Not allergic reaction itch. Just…itch and kinda naked feeling. Is that normal? I wash my face with face wash every morning but this is different.
Suddenly, I’m in love with facial cleansing products.
That sounds normal. You essentially did a serious exfoliation on your skin so it’ll feel kind of weird. I recommend washing your skin gently to remove any excess adhesive, then apply a toner or a face-friendly light moisturizer.
Haha.