Some pimple-popping videos draw in viewers with the promise of gigantic skin aberrations, like lipomas the size of bowling balls and decades-old cysts as big as grapefruits.
But others garner millions of views by featuring a much smaller, subtler type of pimple: the humble blackhead.
2. The hour-long blackhead session
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There are no frills or surprises here. It’s just a long stretch of gentle, systematic, professionally filmed blackhead extractions, one after another after another. It’s no wonder this was among the most-upvoted blackhead videos shared to Reddit’s /r/popping in 2018.
3. Dr. Pimple Popper’s popular pop
It features a dilated pore of winer – essentially a giant blackhead clogging a single, super-stretched-out pore. The first big squeeze happens around the one-minute mark.
4. The double-pore ear blackhead
The 澄熒SPA YouTube channel – owned by a spa in Taiwan – may not be as famous as Dr. Pimple Popper’s, but it’s a treasure trove of excellent in-the-ear blackhead videos.
5. The one with an instant replay
6. The soothing acne session
Here’s another one for those who love long, relaxing popping videos.
It comes courtesy of aesthetician Enilsa Brown, who posts lengthy acne extraction sessions on her popular YouTube channel. This one from January is her second most popular ever, with 7.3 million views as of this writing.
7. The “never-ending blackhead surprise”
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That surprise blackhead does not disappoint: It comes out in one piece and is far larger than it seems at first glance. Watch it starting at the four-minute mark below:
8. The stubborn ear blackhead
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Ahead of the holiday season, YouTuber Enilsa Brown released a 30-minute compilation of nose extractions. Although there are some non-blackhead removals in the mix, the majority of the video shows the esthetician unclogging dark substance from the pores.
If you don’t have a half hour to spare, we suggest skipping to 1:11 and 6:33 for the best of the compilation.
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