Hey Girlies!
For the past month I have been trying out a new skincare
routine to minimize my pores.
What are pores?
We humans are covered in hair. And for every hair there is a
corresponding PORE. A pore is a tiny opening in the skin from which a natural
oil called sebum comes out of after its secretion from the sebaceous glands situated
within the skin layers.
Why do we have
them?
Pores are very important as it keeps our skin hydrated and
prevents it from drying out or becoming damaged. They cover every surface of
our skin which has hair, and are particularly active on our face, back chest
and scalp.
Are they visible?
Some people are blessed with skin on which their pores are
hardly noticeable. Other people have pores that are rather large and visible.
Think of an orange and its peel. Try and categorize your skin when it is clean
with no products on your face and scale it from 1-5 on the likeness to orange
peel!
1-2 Category: If you think you fall into this category it
is most likely that your pores are not visible at all, or barely noticeable. If
you have very small pores you are most likely to have a DRY skin type, as your
pores are so small, hardly any sebum is allowed through to hydrate the skin
naturally.
3 Category: If you have put yourself in this
category it means that you can see your pores, but they are not quite as consistent
as the pores of orange peel. You are most likely to have a NORMAL skin type,
with smooth and supple skin that doesn’t require much moisturizing. Lucky you!
4-5 Category: This means that you think your skin
resembles orange peel and have very large and visible pores. It is most likely
that you have an OILY skin type. A lot of sebum is allowed to pass onto your
skin, which means that you may find that your face gets very shiny very quickly
during the day.
COMBINATION: skin is where you have a combination of all three
traits above but at different places on your skin. I fall into this category.
My forehead, nose and chin (T-zone) have large pores and can get very shiny,
whereas the rest of my face stays rather normal.
Do not despair! There are ways of minimizing your pores and
getting the flawless skin you have always dreamed of.
For this post I will be talking about a skin care routine I have
adopted to try and minimize these problems. For the past month I have been
using these products:
Garnier Pure Active 3 in 1 Wash Scrub and mask: £5.99 Boots
Garnier Pure Active Pore Purifying Toner: £3.99 Superdrug
Garnier Skin Naturals
Pure Shine Control Moisturizer: £3.99
Superdrug
Nivea Express hydration Primer: £4.99
Superdrug
They
say the best way to get healthy skin is to CLEANSE TONE MOISTURISE.
The Garnier products were chosen to do specifically that.
After a week, I really saw some improvement in my pores on my T-Zone. The blackheads that were clogging my large pores were disintegrating and I was getting a lot less shine throughout the day. I really specifically like the 3 in 1 scrub. Twice a week I used it as a face mask to even out my skin tone a bit, and saw rapid improvement. It also helped to mattify my T-Zone which was brilliant. I really recommend this product!
The
toner I was not a big fan of. It
contains Zinc to help tighten pores and reduce the amount of oils released onto
your skin. It smells a little alcohol like and stung my face a bit. Although it
helped shrink my pores and get rid of black heads, it temporarily brought me
out in a red rash and made my skin feel quite raw. I was also getting the odd
blemish here and there, and quite angry ones too! I don’t think I will be using
this as often as every day, which Garnier recommends. My skin can be a little
sensitive to strong products so, I wouldn’t recommend this if you have
sensitive skin. Or if you really do want to use it, then don’t use it every day
as it could make your skin breakout!
The shine control moisturizer did the job of reducing shine along my t-zone, but didn’t moisturize the rest of my face enough! It has white clay in the formula which helps to absorb oils, and also like the toner contains zinc for antibacterial purposes and pore shrinking. I had a feeling this product wouldn’t fully fork for me when I purchased it so I got the Nivea Primer also.
This primer is targets normal-combination
skin, so was perfect for me. It helped control shine along my T-Zone and helped
keep my face hydrated throughout the day! It also kept my makeup in place which
was a bonus! If you have oily skin all over your face, definitely try the
Garnier moisturizer, but if you have combination skin you’re better off with
the Nivea primer!
Primers
are an excellent product to have to minimize pores as they help to fill fine
lines and smooth out the skin by blurring and diffusing the light hitting your
skin. The baby skin primer that I reviews a few months back is a brilliant
primer to reduce the appearance of pores.
However I know that some people do
not like the consistency of the gel primers. Therefore I recommend the Nivea
Express hydration primer, as its constancy is halfway between a primer and a
light moisturizer. It doesn’t leave the skin feeling greasy or soggy, and feels
virtually weightless. I love this product and would recommend it to anyone.
But
remember, primers do not reduce pores themselves, they only reduce the appearance.
Take out a good skin care routine like this one designed to unclog and shrink
the pores a little. Just remember that by reducing your pores you are reducing
your skins natural hydration, so compensate using the right moisturizer for you
and eat healthily to reduce sebum production. You can also increase your water
intake to help keep your skin healthy!
I
hope you all found this informative and enjoyed reading it!
If you would like more advice on skincare for other reasons, such as acne or
just keeping it healthy then please do not hesitate to ask!
I love hearing your
comments and suggestions! This post was inspired by a request from one of my old
friends from high school, Colleen! Thank you for the inspiration and I hope
this helps!
Love
and Light,
Gem
xxx
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