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How to Shrink your Pores (Open Pores)

May 11, 2021

How to Shrink your Pores (Open Pores)

 If you're serious about shrinking your pores, you have come to the right place. While a blow of peeling acid and professional chemical exfoliation can instantly make your pores appear smaller, in the long run, it is important to faithfully perform the right routine if we want them to stay small.

Fortunately, four simple tips can help banish your pore problems, shrink your pores naturally and make your skin look clear, radiant and supple. Try these four natural poring techniques and you will be on the best way to better skin. 

We all take notes from experienced dermatologists and make-up artists about skincare but we know it's easy to forget all the skin tips you've compiled along the way. So don't fret - trust us when we say this is how you shrink those pores.

Why do Pores Become enlarged?

Tiny hairs cover our skin, and each of these hair follicles has a pore at the top of it. The hair follicle contains a sebaceous gland that produces oil. When it releases this oil, it rises to the top of the skin and collects in the pore. Genetics and the size of a person’s pores help determine how active a person’s sebaceous glands are. You may be experiencing:

  • Excessive sebum: When your sebaceous gland produces a lot of oil, leading to oily skin.
  • Decreased elasticity around pore: Skin becomes less supple.
  • Increased hair follicle volume: When the pore at the end of the hair follicle becomes clogged.

When this oil collects combines with dirt or makeup and collects in your pores, your pores can become blocked. This added material stretches the pore, making it appear larger. A pimple may develop if the pore remains clogged.

Must Haves

ACIDS

Alpha hydroxy acids (AHAs) and beta hydroxy acids (BHAs) are the iconic duo of pore penetration and cleansing.

While both exfoliate on a cellular level;

AHAs - work on the surface of your skin, brightening and smoothing it.

BHAs - penetrate deeply to remove dead skin cells that cause clogged pores (i.e. blackheads).

 

RETINOID

Retinol's increases your skin's collagen production, whilst decreasing its oil production - the perfect skincare partner.

This leads to fewer breakouts and blackheads, and tighter pores.

Just smooth a pea-size dollop over your totally dry, clean skin every other night—on the opposite day you use your BHA/AHA—wait five minutes for it to absorb, and then apply your moisturiser.

If you've got ultra sensitive skin, build up your tolerance by starting with a once a week application, then build up to 2 times in 2 week, then 3 times in one week.

LASER

Fraxel laser zaps microscopic holes into the skin resurfacing deep scars and uneven pores.

Laser Genesis stimulates the skin’s deepest layers with minimal pain, smoothing and plumping your complexion - getting the results of retinol, sunscreen, and acids all at once, without any of the hassle.

 

CLAY MASKS

Using a clay mask 1-2 times a week aids the removal of additional oil from your pores as - clay absorbs sebum.

Do this on a different day than exfoliating, to avoid irritation.  

 

What you Should be Doing in your Everyday Routine.

GEL BASED CLEANSERS AM AND PM

This is a must and the first part of very skincare routine.

  • Cleanse AM and PM, and after sweaty events.
  • Wash your hands before cleansing
  • Use lukewarm water and applying cleanser gently
  • Avoiding scrubbing skin
  • Pat your face dry with a washed towel

This washes away oil and dirt from the pores, already helping make them less visible.

A gel-based cleanser further helps remove the oil from your skin - avoid alcohol based and oil based cleansers as they can irritate the skin.

USE WATER BASED PRODUCTS

People with oily skin need products high in humectants such as honey rather than oils. 

Oil-based products contain oils like petrolatum and coconut, which effectively moisturise however leaves an excess oil that collects on the skin.

EXFOLIATE

If you have oily skin, you should exfoliate 1-2 times a week to remove the things clogging your pores such as;

  • dead skin cells
  • dirt
  • excess oil

Suitable exfoliants contain actives such as;

  • beta hydroxy acids
  • polyhydroxy acids - strengthen the skin’s barrier
  • mandelic acid - for sensitive skin

Although it helps keep your pores clean, excess exfoliation can dry your skin out and making your pores appear bigger.

 

MOISTURISE

If you have oily skin and clogged pores, you still need to moisturise! Just not with an oil based moisturiser.

Wash and pat dry the skin, then gently apply a moisturiser with clean hands to help hydration. This allows the oil from the sebaceous glands to penetrate further deeply into the skin, rather than staying on the pore surface.

Moisturising fills the pores and prevents it becoming clogged with oil. 

SUNSCREEN

Collagen keeps our skin firm, elasticised and youthful. The suns breaks down this collagen in our skin leaving our skin looser and our pores larger after repeated exposure.

SPF is a necessity -  wear at least an SPF 30 every morning and every night as the last part of your skincare routine. 

 



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