I too have used this (not for blackheads though) and was unsuccessful with Seventh Generation and Natural Choice paper towels - being 100% post consumer recycled, they fall apart. Bounty and Ultra work but I'd rather not use those brands.

So, I use *cheese cloth with success. *just an alternative in case others experience deterioration of their towels

Excellent! I never really had blackhead issues so much as I had pimples. I learned that many can be prevented in the first place by doing a liver detox. Before doing that, make sure your colon is working so the toxins have a place to escape (not your skin!) - look into that!

i have both blackhead and pimple problems... weird deep pimples too... should do a years worth of detox or something...
anyway...
the best thing i have found is applying hydrogen peroxide... the kind from the drug store...
after a couple of days it will draw even the deepest blemish out and pushes out all sorts of impurities...
works also on other abrasions, stuff stuck under the skin, like a rock bit stuck in my daughter's cheek after having a large rock thrown near her and hitting her in the face, leaving a rock bit which went unnoticed under her skin for a year... the body tried to move it out, but the H2O2 drew it out and spit it out of her face...

Pencil point in my palm.