Stop! These methods can't shrink pores, but will damage your face. Don't step on the thunder again

Although many people have been dealing with pores for several years or even more than ten years, they are still familiar yet unfamiliar with them.

If you've tried a variety of home remedies and nothing seems to work, you may be using the wrong methods.

Not only are these methods ineffective, they may also cause facial disfigurement.

We have compiled some of the most popular folk remedies and would like to discuss them together.

Q1: Can I squeeze blackheads with my hands?

It is not recommended to squeeze blackheads by yourself. In the short term, squeezing blackheads by hand can indeed make pores clean, but improper use of force may damage the elastic fibers of the skin and cause the surrounding dermis to collapse. Instead, it will turn pores into pits that are difficult to solve with ordinary skin care.

Q2: Can washing your face with alternating hot and cold water shrink pores?

No. The effect of this method is very short-lived and only lasts for a short time after washing your face.

Alternating temperature stimulation may aggravate the sensitivity of some sensitive skin and make pores more obvious.

Q3: Can Ten Drops of Water + Metronidazole shrink pores?

In principle, this combination can indeed remove some types of blackheads, but we still do not recommend it for everyone.

Skin care products and medicines have different standards, so their irritation levels are naturally different. Ten Drops of Water is an oral medication, while Metronidazole is an antibacterial gel. Both are somewhat irritating to the skin, so they should not be used for a long time, even for problematic skin.

If you really feel that your blackheads are very serious, it is recommended that you go to a dermatologist for a consultation and use medication under the doctor's professional guidance.

Q4: Can alcohol-containing toner shrink pores?

While toners containing alcohol do cool your skin, they don't do much for your pores.

Long-term use of toner with too high alcohol content may also damage the skin's keratin.

Q5: My pores are enlarged due to excessive oil secretion. Is it okay to wash my face more often?

Washing your face more often can indeed alleviate the problem of oiliness on the skin surface, but it cannot solve the problem of excessive oil secretion of sebaceous glands.

Washing too much may damage the barrier and cause the sebaceous glands to secrete more oil.

For most people, washing your face twice a day is enough.

The above are the common misunderstandings about pore shrinking that we have sorted out. How many of them have you fallen into?

In fact, the pore problem is not difficult to solve. If you understand your pore type and prescribe the right medicine, your pores can be greatly improved.