PORES, WHAT?

First things first: love them or hate them, you can't make your pores 'disappear'. They are an essential layer of our skin, forming a passageway from the inside of our body to the outside.

Whatever your age or skin type is, a good skincare routine can make a big difference to how your face looks. When a pore looks enlarged, it is actually being stretched out (temporarily) by dead skin cells, dirt and oil on your skin. However, we have good news for you! You can do something about it.

1 CLEANSE, cleanse, cleanse away

A clean skin is a happy skin. Thoroughly cleansing your face daily is the way to go to keep your pores clean. Removing dead skin cells, oil, dirt and makeup that get stuck in our pores makes a huge difference to how your skin looks and feels.

TIP: Before cleansing, put a warm washcloth on your face to open up your pores and remove any dirt.

JUST TO CLARIFY:

The size of your pores has to do with a number of factors: First and foremost, their size is genetically determined, so there are a number of things you can't do (like make your pores disappear completely). Too bad, we know. However you can refine them by taking good care of your skin so that they return to the point where you see them as little as possible.

2 exfoliate

Including a weekly exfoliation in your skincare routine provides extra cleansing and will also ensure that the skincare products you apply afterwards will absorb better.

Overdoing it will hurt your skin, exfoliating once a week is enough to get rid of all the dirt. Exfoliating more can cause irritation and make your pores look bigger, which is the last thing we want.

3 KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF

You often don't think about it, but we all do it several times a day... By touching our face, the bacteria and dirt on our hands can get into our pores, cloging ausing them and - you guessed it – making them look bigger than they really are. So keeping your hands off your face is the message.

4 DON'T FORGET YOUR SPF

The sun breaks down the collagen in our skin. It is this collagen that keeps our face looking tight and elastic. Wearing sun protection is a real must. Apply every morning at least SPF30 to be well protected – and no, your foundation with SPF15 isn't enough.

5 VERWEN JEZELF MET DE JUISTE BEHANDELING

A peeling works great to strengthen your pores. Our favorite? The Mesopeel by Mesoestetic. This treatment works on the deeper skin layers, firms and gives you a beautiful glow!