- Tako Pore Blackhead Remover Scrub Stick Charcoal & Dead Sea Salt Exfoliator for Blackheads, Whiteheads, Pore Cleansing & Oil Control, 0.8 oz

Ok, hear me out, I literally finished using this product and ran to make a review, this is the first time I've done this! Sorry if there are grammatical mistakes, English is not my first language! First of all you have to use the product for around 3 minutes with some force in your skin so the texture you need shows up which are like little grains of salt stuck in it, I've always struggled with white heads in my chin and nose, the chin ones have always been a headache, I tend to rub them out with my face soap and my fingers to clean them out but it's never enough, I got this product to see if it could help since I saw it was an exfoliator basically and I've tried some kind of brushes before that didn't work. Anyways, this worked perfectly! It left my chin extremely smooth and I can't even see a single white head on it anymore, after using it I cleaned my face again with my soap and continued my skin care with my serums and moisturizer and my skin feels soooo soft. The texture does feel a little rough and CAN hurt a bit if you're too rough but I honestly appreciate the roughness, it took all that gunk out effortlessly! The package is also super super cute! I love the little octopus, the smell is a little weird, it's like herbal I guess? Salty? Oceany? Idk lol but it's not bad and it doesn't stay on the skin afterwards. Sorry for the super long review but I honestly 100% recommend giving it a chance if you're struggling with white heads like me, I've never had black heads so I don't know if this works for that but honestly after seeing how it took care of my white heads/prominent sebaceous filaments? I can say it could work perfectly for black heads as well!

There is a TL;DR at the bottom. I have written reviews before, but I only write them for products that actually impress me or extremely disappoint me. Well, let's just say...this product did not disappoint. It kept popping up in my "Products for You" category, so I finally decided to try it. Now, I am lucky enough to not suffer from blackheads, but I do have really bad sebaceous filaments on my nose and chin, as well as ingrown hairs on the lower part of my chin (I have PCOS). I have searched for something to help with the sebaceous filaments for, no joke, years...and nothing actually helped remove the filaments AND minimize the look of my pores. Most products would just get a little bit of the filaments out and leave the pores still looking big, because it wasn't getting all the filament out. This bothered me so much, I have resorted to using one of those metal blackhead remover tools on my nose and chin at least once a week for the last few years. While this method got the filaments all the way out, it also left my skin extremely red, and painful from having to push down so hard to get them out. AND most of the time, my pores didn't really look a whole lot smaller. It sucked, but it sorta worked. I did just that last night, and the filaments had gotten so bad that I gave up after about 15 minutes, and just tried to soothe my sore skin. Well this little dude was delivered today, and I decided to try it right away...and I am SO GLAD I DID!!! As I said above, I did attempt to clean my pores out last night with my usual, painful way and it was not successful this time (sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't, but it always leaves my skin red and sore). So, my pores were (if possible) bigger this morning. Well...they're not anymore. I genuinely didn't think this little octopus dude could help what force couldn't, but holy crow!! I wish I would have had the forethought to take a before and after picture! My pores were big and red on my nose & chin this morning, but after using this little dude, they are visibly smaller and the redness is almost completely gone! I'm genuinely impressed. Now, don't get me wrong, it wasn't perfect( but what is?) but, it was absolutely worth the money. My pores are not teeny-tiny, but they are visibly smaller and it absolutely did get rid of some of the worst filaments I had (I mean they'll be back, eventually, but for now they appear to be gone). And it is a little drying, but nothing a moisturizer can't handle. It also didn't seem to irritate my skin, at least not any worse than pushing around on it with a hard metal tool does...😆. All in all, this is definitely a product I would tell my closest loved ones to try. So, if you're debating whether or not to get it, just do it. It is actually worth the money. TL;DR- it actually worked and helped remove some stubborn sebaceous filaments on nose and chin. Stop debating on whether to buy it and just get it. I gave four stars because it is kind of drying on the skin, and I'm not sure if it is a long-term fix for the sebaceous filaments or not.

I have persistent white/blackheads on my chin and large pores across my t zone. Acne targeting cleansers and scrubs genrally don't clear them up or take a week+ to see a change. This product is small but mighty! Its effectiveness exceeded all expections in 2 days! It has cleared up trouble breakouts on my chin and nose crease areas. My pores are noticeably cleaner and smaller. It doesn't contain fragrance but smells very good and clean. It is small, and simple packaging some. Mwy think it seems cheap. It is a solid stick that scrubs with rough texture and requires a waem rinse. Would likely not be good for very sensitive areas. It could be drying, but should be used only on hot spots not all over. I have skin prone to getting dry and red and while it gets redder while scrubbing it is noticeably less red than start within 10mins and hasn't caused over drying.

I'm split on the pros and cons of this item because they're pretty 50/50. PROS: -perfect texture for a light exfoliation (not too rough on my sensitive skin) -really does work well to clear pores -inexpensive and lasts a really long time (I've had mine 3 months now and I'm only a third of the way through it) -SO CUTE! It makes me really happy to look at and it's something I look forward to using CONS: -Breaks my sensitive skin out around the t-zone! It's like it clears clogged pores, but then promptly fills them back up with the product and breaks me out. -The scent is really really strong and kinda chemical smelling. It smells to me like freshly poured cat litter. Definitely not great for sensitive skin and not really a pleasant smell though it's still a "fresh" smelling product. -Roughs my skin up and breaks me out even worse if I use it more than once a week (see photo) All things considered, for the price point it's a good product and it does what it claims to do. But for me, the breakouts are a bigger con than most of the pros. I'll use it until it's gone but probably won't re-buy.

These are great, it’s on my necessities list at this point. They exfoliate my face so well and leave it feeling clean and moisturized not dried out or stripped of oils. I have sensitive skin and this has never caused a reaction, no scent to it. I actually gave this to friends this year as part of a “favorite things” gift exchange. I think my only complaint is that the holder design prevents you from being able to use absolutely every last bit of the product so I find something to scrape out between the grooves. The holder though is cute and fun but also ergonomically practical, easy to hold while using without being too big.

I am a big fan of TonyMoly lip stains, and so while looking for something in the way of a cleanser, serum or mask to deep clean my pores, I ran into this cute little Tako product. The reviews were so overwhelmingly positive, and focused on blackhead removal that it seemed this product was a sure thing. Not so for me. While cute, this little tako (and I emphasize, it is tiny, keychain-sized) did not magically pull out blackheads, nor did it do anything at all about the one stubborn whitehead (comedone) near my nose (how could it? Beware of products that claim to 'scrub' or pull away whiteheads, which are cystic. A whitehead is not the same as a pimple that has come to a head; it is too far buried under layers of cells to be affected in any way by topical products). Sadly, this product, which is basically very rough salt in a stick form, could not be expected to perform the miracles I read about. At best, as a (very harsh) exfoliator, it removed oily residue and surface dirt, cleaning just a bit from the tops of my pores. I expect that younger, more hormonal customers may experience temporary breakouts with this type of exfoliant; it is so rough that it might, with frequent use, continually stimulate more oil to rise to the surface of the skin. A big concern I have with very rough exfoliant products, containing coarse salt (as well as sometimes pieces of apricot kernel or walnut shell--beware these products!) is that the exfoliating agent very well might widen the opening of pores, even tearing the skin open at a level that might not at first seem evident, but soon enough, pores treated this way enlarge and coarsen. Had I understood that the salt was this coarse, I would not have purchased it. The only safe exfoliant I have found is made of very fine grains of salt, (usually combined with salycic acid or glycolic acid) that melt away while working on cleaning the pores. I have never found an OTC product that magically deep cleansed then tightened the pores to appear much smaller. That second step needs a sophisticated astringent, usually formulated by a cosmetic dermatologist, which is where I will turn for my next facial products.

Bruh, tell me HOW this works with even the very first application! Insane. I didn’t even wet my face beforehand. I just rinsed my face, dried off, rolled this sucker on, let it sit for 30 seconds, then wiped off with a damp paper towel. Totally not supposed to be done, and even THEN it still worked wonders. Pretty fifty if you ask me. Yah it’s a bit pricey, but it’s easy and effective. Worth it.

The first time I purchased these they were more gritty and did a much better job getting blackheads out. The last 2 I received on Subscription were not gritty and have barely lasted a week. I still have part of the original one. Not sure what changed, but I will remove my subscription.