Sebaceous filaments are perfectly normal, but can be removed through by regular cleansing, whether that be an oil cleanser or regular cleanser. Cleansers with salicylic acid may help remove sebaceous filaments and slow their formation by exfoliating the pore and minimizing build up of dead cells. Sebaceous filaments are essentially collections of dead cells and dried sebum. In contrast, trichostasis spinulosa are those little black dots on the nose, which represent collections of vellus hairs. B

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Sebaceous filaments: they’re not blackheads What are they? 👉collections or tubelike structures of sebum, oil, and dead skin cells in the hair follicle/pore How do they differ from blackheads? 👉SF are a normal structure in our skin while acne is due to clogged pores and overproduction/mixing of oil/sebum/dead skin cells How do you treat them? 👉gentle exfoliation 👉retinoids 👉SPF 👉properly moisturizing I’ll link these products in my @shopmy (link in bio, all posts are shoppable!) but let me k