Tips For Minimizing Your Pores (That Actually Work)

Do you struggle all the time with extremely large pores on your face? Maybe you're lacking in confidence because of all the attention that your pores are getting. Whatever the case may be, In this article, we'll take a look at how you get pores and how you can minimize them.

How You Get Pores

Here are three main factors that contribute to the formation of pores: genetics, hormones, and environment.

• Genetics: Some people are just born with more pores than others. And while you can't change your genes, there are other things you can do to keep them under control.
• Hormones: The hormone testosterone may make your skin more oily and cause breakouts. Women who go through menopause often notice an increase in their number of visible pores as well.
• Environment: The environment also plays a role in how many pores you have and what size they are — things like pollution, climate, humidity, and stress all affect the way your skin looks and feels.

It's important to know that pores aren't caused by dirt or oil alone; actually, they're usually an inherited trait. You can't change the size of your pores, but there are things you can do to help keep them from getting clogged with dead skin cells and oil — like using a gentle cleanser every day and washing off makeup before bedtime.

How to Reduce the Appearance of Your Pores

 1. Keep Your Hands Off Your Face

You might be surprised to learn that one of the most common causes of large pores is actually touching them. When we touch our faces, we push oil from our skin into our pores. This makes them bigger and more noticeable. It also causes breakouts and wrinkles by bringing bacteria into contact with the skin's surface, which encourages infection or cellular damage.

So how do you avoid touching your face? Here are a few ideas:

• When talking on the phone, keep one hand in your lap instead of using both hands to hold the phone.
• If you need to scratch an itch on your nose or forehead, use two fingers to pull the skin taut and then lightly rub along its surface until the itch subsides. This will help prevent further irritation and reduce the appearance of pores by keeping them closed up.
• If you need to use both hands while talking on the phone or doing other tasks that require concentration, place one hand under your chin and rest it there so that it's out of sight (and mind). This will prevent any accidental touching from occurring while you're working.

2. Add a Scrub to Your Daily Skin Routine

Scrubs can help remove excess dirt and oil from your skin, which can reduce the appearance of large pores. Try using a scrub once or twice per week in addition to your daily cleansing regimen.

3. Cleanse Daily

It's important to wash your face every day in order to keep your pores clean and clear. If you tend to skip washing your face on some days, try setting an alarm on your phone so that you remember to do it!

4. Apply a Primer With SPF

Primers will help smooth out the surface of your skin before applying makeup or sunscreen, which helps prevent creasing and lines while also filling in fine lines and wrinkles around the eyes, mouth, and nose areas where pores tend to appear larger than normal due to excessive dryness or dehydration (as well as other factors).

5. Treat yourself to a chemical peel 

Chemical peels are a great way to minimize the appearance of your pores because they help exfoliate dead skin cells from the surface of your face. These treatments also help remove any dead skin cells that may be clogging up your pores and causing them to enlarge.

6. Use a retinoid cream 

Retinoids are another great way to minimize the appearance of your pores because they help keep them clear and free from debris such as dirt and oil buildup. Retinoids can also help strengthen your skin's barrier so that it's less likely to become inflamed due to harsh environmental conditions such as cold weather or excessive sun exposure.

7. Avoid excessive heat and humidity

Heat makes our skin expand and sweat, which can cause clogged pores. Sweat also contains sebum and dirt, so when we sweat too much (for example, when exercising) the pores become clogged with sebum and dirt. The best way to avoid sweat is to avoid exercise in hot weather — but if you must work out in hot weather, make sure that you shower immediately after working out so that your pores can breathe again.

8. Wear sunscreen

Sunscreen prevents UV rays from hitting your skin and causing damage that leads to wrinkles and hyperpigmentation. This kind of damage also causes clogged pores as it damages sebaceous glands (glands that produce oil), which then produce more oil than usual because they're trying to repair themselves. So if you don't wear sunscreen regularly, expect your pore situation to get worse over time!

9. Use a clay mask to unclog your pores

Clay masks are made up of different types of minerals such as kaolin, bentonite, and hectorite, which help to draw out impurities from the skin. The best option is to use a clay mask once or twice a week after exfoliating. This will help to unclog your pores and get rid of blackheads, whiteheads, and other dirt that can cause acne breakouts.

10. Exfoliate regularly

Exfoliating is one of the best ways to reduce pore size because it removes dead skin cells that get trapped in the pores and makes them look bigger than they actually are. You should exfoliate at least once per week but it’s best to do it more often if you have sensitive skin that easily gets irritated by-products that contain harsh chemicals like glycolic acid or retinol. If you want to exfoliate without using products with harsh chemicals then use a gentle facial scrub that contains ingredients like jojoba beads or walnut shells instead! 

Conclusion

There is a lot of conflicting information out there regarding how to get smaller pores. Thankfully, we've compiled our own list of tips and tricks that we believe will help minimize those pesky pores for good. Give these a try, and you may find that before long, your pores are nothing but a distant memory.