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Reduce the Appearance of Large Pores

Dear Janice,

I have large pores.  Is there anything I can do about them?

We pick at them, stuff them with beauty creams and lotions and stress about their enlarged size. Those tiny openings in the skin called pores really take the total blame for everything from acne to a rough complexion. But the reality is, precious few of us treat our pores with the tender loving care they deserve but seldom get. Because pores contain hair follicles as well as sweat glands and sebum (oily substance produced by the sebaceous glands found in the middle dermis layer of the skin), they can easily become clogged, especially when dead cells from the skin's outer layer don't slough off properly and stick together on the surface instead. The dead, oil-covered cells are food for bacteria. When the bacteria move in and eat the dead cells and oil, this leads to redness and pus. At this point, you're dealing with pimples, not just large clogged pores. The good news is that you can minimize their size and improve your complexion's look with the suggestions that follow.

Using Noevir's Quick Recovery Mask and Noevir's Cleansing Crystals can promote normal cellular turnover, breaking up existing clogged pores and inhibiting the enzymes in the skin that make the dead skin cells stick together.

There's no magical process or product that will cause your pores to "open" or shrink and allow impurities to rise to the skin's surface. Splashing cold water on your face - or doing anything else for that matter - won't cause large pores to diminish in size. You can help large pores look closed and tight by keeping your face clean. Wash your face at least twice a day. Once a week masks are also a good way to keep pores under control. Try Noevir's Clay Masque to help with excess oil, clogged pores, blackheads and blemishes.

To some extent, the size of your pores is genetically determined. If one or both of your parents have large pores, there's a good chance you will too. Similarly, if your skin is oily, your pores are probably on the larger side because oil collects on the edge of pores and makes them appear larger. And because the middle of your face - the t-zone - contains more oil glands than other areas, the pores in this region may be more noticeable than those on your cheeks. But whether your pores start out large or small, cumulative sun exposure can affect their ultimate size, particularly once you reach your 40s. Because the sun's ultraviolet rays break down collagen, the tissue that gives skin its resiliency and elasticity, the tissue around pores becomes weaker, which allows pores to become permanently enlarged. This is a great reason to wear sunscreen daily! For the ultimate protection against the harmful UVA and UVB rays, use Noevir's Raysela Face Protector SPF 30 with Vitamin E and skin-soothing botanicals to gently nourish and protect without a greasy residue.

Both blackheads and whiteheads start out as clogged pores, large or small. Blackheads are basically pores that are filled not with dirt, but with plugs of dead skin cells and sebum that are open to the air. In contrast, whiteheads are clogged pores that have a small amount of skin covering their surface. Picking at your skin or trying to squeeze out blackheads can injure pores and make them look bigger, permanently. In that case, what appears to be an enlarged pore may actually be a small, pitted scar that resulted from all that digging, pinching, etc. If you're prone to clogged pores, using a facial cleanser with salicylic acid can help remove surface oils and dead skin cells. Try Noevir Clean Wash for oily and blemish-prone skin.

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