This is a product that is meant to loosen blackheads so that when you go to remove with a pore strip or whatever your desired method is they come out easier and that is what it does. You squeeze some onto your finger and begin massaging it into where ever your blackheads are for 2-3 minutes, you will feel the mask start to heat up and your skin will absorb some of it, this helps soften and loosen the blackheads. After you have massaged it in for 2-3 minutes take a washcloth and run it under hot water then place it over the area where you applied the mask and hold it there for 30 seconds to a minute, then wipe off the mask. Then follow up with whatever blackhead removal method you use and you'll find they come out so much easier and way more come out than what you thought you had. This product works amazingly and I would recommend to anyone who has very stubborn blackheads like me.