Honey & baking soda are ways to get rid of pimples. So if I created a paste with them would it work?

Every hair follicle has a gland that secretes sebum to lubricate the hair. If the hair falls out the gland keeps going. When sebum hits air it turns black. That is why you have black spots all over your nose and cheeks. If the pore is closed by skin then the sebum remains white and you have a whitehead. Oils, dirt, etc have nothing to do with it.

Only three things are known for sure about acne:
1. Only humans get it.
2. The only cure is to outgrow it.
3. #2 is not very reliable.

blogs.scientificamerican.com/absolutely-maybe/2013/09/16/blemish-the-truth-about-blackheads/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedo