Nose strips work on the nose because they are basically stickers or plasters with a very sticky underside that has a stronghold in lodging onto the blackheads. Once they're overlaid on the nose or any part of your skin. Wet your nose before applying the pore strip, then wait for about 10 to 15 minutes for it to be completely dry. Do not rip it out too hard and fast or you risk damaging not just the skin structure surrounding the pores, but the hair follicles and nerves from the deeper skin tissues. However, if you are too slow in removing the pore strips, the blackheads on your nose may not be extracted fully and effectively. If the pulling is too gentle, blackheads may not be removed fully, leaving the pores still partially clogged. How to remove blackheads on the nose effectively, is to peel off the pore strip with a firm hand at a steady speed. This way, the blackheads can be drawn out in full of the follicular canal. Cleaning the clogged passage.