Why we love it: This unbelievably-priced drugstore serum uses 2 percent salicylic acid to both treat existing whiteheads and help prevent them by keeping your pores clear. You can use it as a first ...

Pulling off a pore strip to a prickly pile of white pus may sound appealing– but is it as effective as it looks? “Pore strips usually have an adhesive that binds to pores and unclogs them,” double ...