You want beautiful, smooth skin? This is how you can treat large pores and get an even complexion!
There are women who have beautiful smooth, even skin, fine pores and rarely an imperfection. And there's me. I have blackheads, every now and then a pimple and wonder how I can shrink large pores to get beautiful skin too.
If you are in my team, then welcome. And please do not despair. There are actually ways and means with which you can treat large pores. The skin becomes finer and no longer looks like a moonscape from close up.
Enlarged pores are mega annoying. If you also feel that you are getting more and more of them and that they are constantly getting bigger, then it's time to act now.
Free the T-zone (forehead, nose and cheeks) from the holes.
But you need to know one thing: Everybody has pores. Imagine what the skin of the influencers looks like without Photoshop and filters - I'll only tell you this much: anything but mega beautiful. I was able to experience this live myself once, when I was allowed to personally meet an influencer I know from Instagram. I was really scared. There wasn't much to see of the flawless Instagram skin in person.
What I want to say is: Don't be too self-critical of yourself. What are gigantic holes in the skin for you, someone else might not even notice.
Still, I know best how annoying the holes in the face can be. I have quite a few craters, especially on my cheeks. Today you'll learn how to treat large pores.
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Why our skin has pores
Let's take a step back for a second. Before we can treat large pores, we first need to understand our skin.
Pores are openings for the hair roots, which are located in the subcutis. Excess sebum flows out through the pores. It ensures that our upper skin layer does not dry out. In addition, it prevents pathogens, bacteria and environmental dirt from penetrating the skin.
We all have fine hairs all over our bodies - except, of course, on our mucous membranes, the soles of our feet and the palms of our hands. This means that we also have pores all over our bodies. Some pores are more visible, others hardly at all.
Large pores and small pores
Have you ever noticed that a friend's skin is nice and even and has small pores, while you're just wondering how to treat big pores and finally get rid of them?
You looked right. Skin type determines whether we have large or small pores.
If you tend to have oily or combination skin, your pores will be more visible.
The reason for this is quickly found. Oily skin produces more sebum, which must flow out through the pores. Often, however, there is so much that it is difficult to do so. The sebum becomes horny, the pores clog and become even more visible.
At the very beginning, this creates blackheads and small pimples. The blackheads expand the pores - if the blackheads are not removed, the pores can no longer contract. And already you can see the big craters on the skin.
Whether you tend to have oily skin or not has a lot to do with genes.
There are a few factors that can additionally make for large pores
- Smoking
- Too much sun
- Stress
- Alcohol
- hormonal changes during pregnancy and menopause
All this ensures that sebum production is boosted. By the way, larger pores also often occur with age. This is due to the fact that due to the sagging skin, the pores are more emphasized.
That is why zinc ointment helps with pimples!
How to treat large pores at home
Well, now you know what is to blame for your misery. But how can you treat and reduce large pores?
First the bad news: If you have XXL pores that have expanded, they will not shrink again on their own. But you can get them under control with the right care. Only a dermatologist can restore them to their original state.
Good to know: If you want to shrink your pores, then you need patience. It doesn't happen from one day to the next.
#1 Clean the skin properly
The basis for smaller pores is a thorough and daily facial cleansing. You need to clean the skin every morning and evening. Free it from dead skin flakes, sebum and dirt.
In addition to a mild cleansing lotion, a facial cleansing brush is particularly helpful. With its rotating bristles, it scrubs the skin clean and opens the pores. I can give you the Cleansing brush for face from Amazon* that I use myself.
#2 products against large pores
There are many products on the market that are supposed to treat large pores. However, at least half of them are humbug and a pity for the money. Many of them only have a preventive effect or conceal like make-up. Once the dilated pores are there, you can't get rid of them with these products.
Only creams, lotions and serums that contain vitamin A are really helpful. You may have seen such products in advertisements. They are advertised as products that contain a lot of retinol. The only catch is that it can take a year for pores to get smaller.
Almost 7000 good reviews has this retinol serum on Amazon. You apply it to wet skin in the morning and evening after washing your face and let it absorb. You will find in it vitamin A, C and E, aloe vera and Jojoba oil*.
It is important that you do not wash your face too often. 2x a day - ideally in the morning and evening is optimal. Avoid greasy creams and go for light and moisturizing gels and creams.
A face mask with Healing earth* helps to refine the pores and removes excess sebum.
How to mix a healing clay mask in less than 5 minutes!
#3 Treat large pores with steam bath
Large pores filled with dark blackheads are particularly annoying. These dark spots form when the sebum comes into contact with oxygen.
If you regularly take a steam bath, they open pores. Dirt and sebum are then loosened particularly well. This works wonderfully if you use a facial cleansing brush afterwards.
For the steam bath, bring 1 liter of water to a boil.
Pull a towel over your head and lean over the water bath. After 5-10 minutes, the pores are ready to be cleaned.
An additive like chamomile tea is especially good for sensitive skin.
#4 Make-up against visible pores
If you need to do it quickly, you can also apply makeup. However, you must be aware that this will clog the pores. If you are prone to impurities, you must cleanse your skin thoroughly before applying makeup and before going to bed.
If you want to treat large pores with makeup, you should be very sparing. Otherwise, you may make things much worse. If you still have to, then go for silicone-free products. They are not so stressful for the skin.
You should not use products that are offered as "pore minimizers". They conceal only optically, in which the make-up lies in the pores. Thus, the light is not refracted and the pore is invisible. If you have very uneven skin, then foundation and co. get stuck in the pores. Everything becomes much worse.
Try DIY facial toner for blemished skin!
How a dermatologist can treat large pores
I had this done once. At that time I had to fight with pretty blatant blackheads. The goal at the time was not to get rid of large pores, but to rid the pores of sebum - but in the end it comes down to the same thing.
A dermatologist can help you with special methods to make coarse pores smaller.
The fruit acid peeling
A fruit acid peel removes the top layer of skin. This sounds painful, but it is not. You hardly feel it. This is because dead skin scales, which cause clogged pores, are lost in the process. The skin looks younger and fresher - even the large pores are reduced in size.
Dermatologists advise against applying fruit acid peels yourself, because sensitive skin can be burned in the process. This can lead to scars.
The microdermabrasion
Here, too, the top layer of skin must give way. However, this time not with fruit acid, but by mechanical abrasion.
Treat large pores with a laser
Treatment of the pores with the laser lasts about 30-40 minutes. The laser ensures that collagen production and the formation of new skin cells is stimulated. Thus, the pores become smaller and the complexion looks even. This is also done by removing the upper layer of the skin.
This treatment is not completely painless. But as they say: If you want to be beautiful, you have to suffer.
Microneedling
If you had acne and scarred pores, then this method is the best for you. Microneedling involves injuring the skin with small needle pricks. This is to promote the production of collagen and stimulate skin renewal.
Our conclusion
If you want to treat large pores, then you need to start with a very regular cleansing routine. Washing every morning and evening, using a face brush and regularly applying a mask made of clay - that's a good start. Vitamin A serums and creams will also help tighten pores. And if nothing helps at all, seek advice from a dermatologist.
All the best for you and your skin!
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