Can hydration shrink pores?

Fine pores can not only make our face look more delicate and lustrous, but also make makeup more adherent. Using foundation can easily cover up facial blemishes. Some people have enlarged pores because the skin on their face is oily. Long-term oil secretion leads to enlarged pores and blackheads. Shrinking pores is something many people hope to achieve, so can moisturizing effectively shrink pores?

Moisturizing can help shrink pores, but cleansing is also very important. It is recommended that you use exfoliating products once or twice a week. Also, use toner more often to moisturize.

Shrinking pores means that when old keratin accumulates on the skin, the skin will become thicker and rougher, and the pores will become larger. The skin will also become dull and dry because it cannot absorb moisture and maintenance ingredients smoothly, which will accelerate the stimulation of oil secretion and the pores will become larger again. Skin beauty experts say that many people are actually troubled by the problem of shrinking pores.

In fact, solving the problem of how to shrink pores is not complicated. As long as you spend a little time every day, you will soon see results in shrinking pores.

Causes of hole formation:

Thick keratin: Staying up late, irregular lifestyle, changing seasons and the influence of male hormones make the keratin metabolism rate abnormal, and thick keratin accumulates in the pores

The surrounding areas will make the pores rough and easily blocked, leading to the formation of blackheads and whiteheads, and gradually expanding the pores. This phenomenon is most likely to occur on the forehead, nose wings and cheeks on both sides.

Excessive oil secretion: Pores with strong sebum secretion are like an active volcano crater, which will cause oil to erupt anytime and anywhere; while pores with less oil secretion are like a dead volcano, and the pores naturally look inconspicuous. This condition of enlarged pores is usually accompanied by acne and pimples, and often occurs in oily skin, puberty and the T-zone.

Dryness and lack of water: Once the cuticle absorbs water, it will swell like a sponge. The cells around the pores absorb water and swell, and the pores will naturally become less obvious. On the contrary, if the skin surface lacks water, the cuticle will appear dry and rough, and the pores will become more obvious. Many young people rely on their youthful skin and often ignore this point: poor skin moisture retention not only makes the skin look rough and has enlarged pores, but also makes the complexion dull and lifeless.

Loose and aging pores: Usually after the age of 25, the pores will gradually become loose and enlarged. Coupled with the erosion of the external environment, the elastic fibers and collagen in the dermis begin to loosen and break, resulting in poor skin tension and elasticity. The pores lose the supporting force of the surroundings and appear enlarged oval in shape. This situation is most likely to occur on the cheeks near the nasolabial folds.