Beauty fans are 'slugging' in this cult £11 balm to clear congestion on their nose

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If you know your beauty trends then you've probably heard of slugging; first going viral a few years ago, slugging involves applying a thick, occlusive formula such as Vaseline over the skin at night to lock in moisture, supposedly resulting in softer, more radiant looking skin.

Well it looks like slugging is back in fashion again, according to social media, but for a slightly different reason.TikTok and Instagram users are going wild for 'the Cicaplast hack', in which cult classic beauty product La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Balm B5, £10.90, is applied to the nose to reduce congested sebaceous filaments. * La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Balm B5, £10.90 at Cult Beauty Sebaceous filaments are the tiny tubes that secrete sebum to your skin, which can look like tiny dark specks on the skin.

Unlike blackheads, which occur when the pore becomes clogged with dirt and dead skin cells, sebaceous filaments are just caused by the overproduction of sebum.

And the way that slugging reportedly helps to reduce visible sebaceous filaments is that by keeping the skin super hydrated, it stops it from producing excess sebum on compensate for any dryness.