Pore Shrinking Methods

 

Credit: Flickr
Pore Shrinking Methods

Introduction

The skin can be understood as the surface covering easily separable from the underlying muscle layer of the body wall. Skin is the largest organ of the body covering about 9.7 square metres in an average 1.8 metre tall man. The skin accounts for about 16% of total body weight. The thickness of the skin varies in different parts of the body. On palms and fingers, the skin has numerous ridges, forming arches, whorls and loops in highly characteristic pattern known as “finger prints”. These finger prints vary from person to person as no two persons have identical finger prints. These finger prints develop during the third and the fourth months of foetal life, and never change afterward.

As far as the physical feature of the skin is concerned, the skin has tiny openings that release oil and sweat from the glands known as pores. A pore contains hair like structure called follicle and a gland called sebaceous gland responsible for smooth texture and moisture of the skin.

Although a pore in the skin is an “open pore” but due to the appearance, large and visible pores are referred to as “open pores”. Pores can’t be closed but their appearance can be improved and make them less visible.

Pore Shrinking Methods

An oily skin needs more cleansing than creaming. Oily skinned persons won’t have to worry about sunning or wrinkles, neither they will be prone to premature ageing look.

Oily skin has the disadvantage of perpetually shiny nose, a skin that hates make-up and of course, a tendency to large pores.

Large pored skin does not look lovely at close quarters. Large pores provide a base for blackheads and pimples.

Here are the oldest methods of shrinking large pores:

Method I:       Wash face with warm water and pure soap. Rinse off. Splash cold water and dry well with a coarse towel. Rub the fresh juice of lemon over entire face and allow it to dry. Wash off. Lemon juice acts as an astringent which clears and constrict pores.            

Method II:      Soak 5 almonds for an hour. Grind to a paste using 1 tsp. of lemon juice. Leave for 15-20 minutes and rinse off with lukewarm water.

Method III:     Clean your face with warm water. Apply 2 tsp. of milk of magnesia. Rinse off after 20 minutes with tepid water and finish off with a dash of cold water.

Method IV:     On washed clean face, apply white off egg and leave on for 25 minutes. Wash face using lukewarm water and follow with a cold water rinse.

Method V:      Saturate cotton wool with buttermilk, pat over face. Allow to dry before rinsing off.

Method VI:     A combination of equal quantities of tomato juice and butter milk is also an excellent pore tightener.

Method VII:    Extract the juice of lettuce leaves, add 2-3 drops of lemon juice and use over face. Wash off with cold water.

Method VIII:   Apricots combined with pulp of tomato is an excellent pore shrinker.

Method IX:         To the will beaten white of an egg, add and mix well just a grain of camphor. Apply evenly for 20 minutes before rinsing off.