Biore

Out of the entire Biore line, the warming anti-blackhead cream cleanser is supposed to the main one meant to target blackheads and make them virtually disappear. They even claim it “cleans five times better than any other warming cleanser while leaving the skin fresh and smooth.” This is very specific considering there are only a few warming cleansers, while there are quite a few different blackhead treatments in general.

Killing blackheads takes 3 steps. First you have to exfoliate. The only active ingredient in Biore warming anti blackhead cream cleanser is salicylic acid, which does not exfoliate, nor did we see an ingredient in the inactive ingredients that would exfoliate. Second, you have to allow oxygen to infiltrate the pores, which again, the warming anti blackhead cream cleanser does nothing to promote. And finally shrinking pores, the warming anti blackhead cream cleanser definitely does not do this.

Biore Warming Anti Blackhead Cream Cleanser Ingredients

Active ingredient: Salicylic acid 2.0%

Inactive ingredients: zeolite, PEG-8, butylene glycol, ethoxydiglycol, cellulose, sodium lauroyl lactylate, polyethylene, cetearyl alcohol, ceteth-20 phosphate, dicetyl phosphate, cetyl dimethicone, hydroxypropylcellulose, BHT, fragrance, blue 1 lake, yellow 10 lake

The main preservatives in the Biore warming anti blackhead cream cleanser is butylene glycol, which essentially has the same side effects as benzoyl peroxide, but without the acne fighting effects. So your skin will be red, itchy, irritated, sensitive to the sun, peeling, and your acne will not disappear.

All things considered, Biore is a grocery store brand. So you get what you pay for. They make a lot of fancy claims about how it will decimate your blackheads, but nothing to back that claim up. They depend on the idea that you will not actually know anything about blackhead treatments and will therefore buy their product under false assumptions.