Close the holes temporarily with cold water. Cold water makes your pores contract, which makes them look smaller. Try splashing some cold water on your face or holding a cold washcloth against the blackhead holes. This won’t shrink them permanently, but it works as a good temporary fix.

Here are eight options you can try — from DIY remedies to dermatologist recommendations — plus prevention tips that will help keep blackheads away.

1. Wash your face twice a day and after exercising.
2. Try pore strips.
3. Use oil-free sunscreen.
4. Exfoliate.
5. Smooth on a clay mask.
6. Check out charcoal masks.
7. Try topical retinoids.

Pockmarks, which are also called pick marks or acne scars, are blemishes with a concave shape that can look like holes or indentations in the skin. They occur when the deeper layers of the skin become damaged. As these deeper layers heal, extra collagen is produced.

Nose pores are the openings to the hair follicles on your skin. These glands produce a natural oil called sebum which keeps your skin moisturized. While pores are a necessity to your skin health, they can come in different sizes. Nose pores are naturally larger than those that are located on other parts of your skin.

[ri″no-fi´mah] a manifestation of severe rosacea involving the lower half of the nose and sometimes spreading to adjacent cheek areas, usually seen in adult males, and characterized by thickened, lobulated overgrowth of sebaceous glands and epithelial connective tissue.

6 tips for treating sebum plugs

1. Cleanse: Use a mild cleanser twice a day, in the morning and evening.
2. Exfoliate: Use chemical exfoliants, such as glycolic acid or salicylic acid rather than physical exfoliants, to gently dissolve dead skin cells.
3. Apply topical creams: Apply topical treatments designed to address acne.