Visible Pores :-(

[glammapus]

Ever since i was 15ish ive had bad skin. Im now 21 and although i dont have anymore spots, my pores are really visible. I just wanted to know whether there are any cosmetics or any procedure to reduce them? Thanks x

[miss_me]

clinique do a pore reducer and it does really work but is quite pricy, i'm sure other makes do them but thats the one my friend used

[Jennykins]

Hey glammapus, I had the same issue, what I started doing was taking a gentle face scrub glove and scrubing my face in little curcles in the shower (avoiding the eye area because the skin is to thin there) and scrubing really good the problem areas. I would use Dove gentle body scrub on my face and body.. now my skind is RAD!!! try it..

[jump79]

My friend had the same problem and she was recommended a cream by the dermatologist (sorry, I have no idea what it was called), that gently peeled her skin so that none of the blemishes/ pores etc. showed up again. It worked incredibly well and after a couple of weeks you could really see the diference in her skin.

I don't know how sensitive your skin is but your best (and safest) option would be to see a dermatologist before you try anything.

[Goodsoulette]

I use clinique pore minimiser but it really does work better when you use the three step before it. Ask the clinique lady. To get it all outset will be about 60 quid but then its only about 20 a month after topping up the right bits and pieces.

[B00]

Holy cow! �60??????? I'd rather wear a balaclava!!!

[Jennykins]

before you spend your money try using a glove you scrub your body with.. A SOFT ONE..lol.. and just do gentle curcles.. serious it works! Pores get cloged and dialated because of not getting all the dirt /make up off right everyday. Just giving a good scrub with a good cleanser is good enough. I just washed my face in the shower about 15 mins ago and MY SKIN IS SOOOOOOOOOO SMOOOOOOOOTH.lololol and pore are shut!!!! Good luck!!!

[alijangra]

Before spending, ask for samples of pore minimisers from all the beauty counters to trial them. I did this and finally decided on L'ancome Sensation Totale, which has really minimised my pores and evened my skin tone. I tried the Arden, Clinique, YSL and Estee Lauder ones in comparison, all of which were good just not quite so good as L'ancome.

[shaneystar2]

If you don't want to spend a lot of money try this....
Get some Boots cold cream and night and morning smear this on your face ..take a clean face flannel ...slightly rough (in other words don't use fabric softener on your flannels) wring it out in as hot a water as you can bear and remove all the cream. .Keep wetting and wringing the flannel out until all the cream is gone. Don't dab...rub gently in circular movements.Get a bottle of Witch Zingy Fresh Toner and cleanse your face again with this.
Use a fresh flannel everytime though and boil the used ones !
Not trying to sound boastful but I am 58 and still have good skin for my age and have been doing the cream and flannel routine for years.

[alijangra]

Shaneystar your regime sounds a bit like Liz Earle's Cleanse and Polish, except much cheaper!

[shaneystar2]

I suppose it is alijangra ! It's just a cheap way to cleanse and exfoliate your skin. My dear old Mum swore by this and still had lovely soft skin when she died at the age of 92.
When the Liz Earle thing came on the market I did think to myself that I should have got in first and made my fortune!!

[juicytube]

hi,

I'm 36 and have PCOS. One of the symptoms is oily skin and acne. Over the years I've really battered my skin to try and get rid of the oilyness and now I'm left with rosacea and visible pores all over my face.

My GP gave me Metrogel for the Rosacea and it works a treat, and she told me not to buy fancy moisturisers, just to use Aqueous Cream (about �2 for a big tub in Superdrug!) and it is good.
However the only thing that I find helps the pores problem is Dermalogica Microfoliant.

I use either Liz Earle's Cleanse & Polish or Dermalogica Ultracalming cleanser, with a muslin cloth, and then use Microfoliant afterwards. Then I use Dermalogica Soothing Protection Spray and then Aqueous Cream, at day and night.

It sounds like a lot of hassle but as I get older I've found that I need to make more effort!
Microfoliant is not cheap but if you check out some of the online stores, you can get Dermalogica much cheaper, I use a place called jerseybeauty - its free delivery and I think it's cheaper than most.

Good luck.

[jadey69]

juicytube i suffer from PCOS too and have exactly the same problem with my very oily face and pores.my dr said there was nothing I could do so im going to try your routine? how much do you spend a month on these products?? also what foundation and powder do you use? tried so many and none have worked :(