Are open pores making your skin look uneven? Here’s how you can bid goodbye to pesky open pores and achieve a flawless complexion.

Do you feel like your pores have multiplied and become larger suddenly? Factors like loss of elasticity due to aging and long-term UV damage can make your pores more visible. We all want a smooth and flawless complexion, but these pesky openings on the skin can be a menace as they make your skin look uneven. While many tips and tricks are floating in the skincare world to help you get rid of pores, you need to understand that you can’t really eliminate them. However, you can minimize their appearance by shrinking them. Before we delve into the open pore treatments, let’s understand what causes them.

What are open pores?

It is a common skincare myth that pores are your enemy. In fact, they are essential to your skin health as they help your skin breathe and allow for deeper penetration of all your potent skin care potions. They also help the oil produced by the sebaceous glands to reach the skin surface, thus keeping your skin hydrated and protected. If you are seeking a flawless complexion, you need to focus on fixing the enlarged and clogged pores. A blockage can fill the pore and make it appear dilated. When this happens repeatedly, the collagen and elastin fibers that retain the oil and gunk may overstretch, making your pores look wider. While we all can agree that open pores are a constant source of frustration and distress. They don’t just cause skin texture–if left unchecked, open pores can lead to an array of skin problems like angry breakouts and blackheads. 

How to treat open pores?

While you can’t completely eliminate pores, you can follow these tips and tricks to minimize their appearance and get a flawless complexion:

Deeply cleanse your skin

If you want to shrink your pores, it is imperative to thoroughly cleanse your face. A deep cleanse can help you get rid of clogged pores by removing excess oil, dirt and grime. Look for a gentle cleanser that delivers a deep pore-cleansing action without stripping the skin of its natural oils. If you are looking for an effective cleanser that can help treat open pores, try our Deep Pore Cleanser. Its gentle, sulfate-free formula deeply cleanses your pores and balances pore ecology to give you a healthy complexion. Since the gentle formula dissolves excess oil on your skin, this cleanser also works wonders to keep breakouts at bay. 

Exfoliate regularly

If you are struggling with large, open pores, you must make exfoliation an integral part of your skincare routine. Over time, dead skin cells and oil can accumulate and clog your pores, thus enlarging them. Regular exfoliation helps keep your pores clean and healthy. Add a gentle exfoliant to your skincare routine, such as a chemical exfoliator with alpha hydroxy acids (AHAs) or beta hydroxy acids (BHAs), that can refine your pores without damaging your skin.  If you are searching for an effective exfoliant to treat open pores, try By Biolite’s AHA Foaming Mousse. The formulation is a unique blend of glycolic acid, lactic acids and other potent ingredients that work synergistically to gently exfoliate your skin without causing any irritation.  

Hydrate your skin with a lightweight formula

Admittedly, people with oily skin or combination skin are more susceptible to developing open, enlarged pores. However, if you want to minimize their appearance, you don’t have to skip moisturizer. Contrary to common belief, keeping your skin moisturized is essential for reducing the appearance of open pores. If your skin is dehydrated, it tends to produce more oil to compensate, which can exacerbate the issue. All you need to do is switch your heavy, cream-based moisturizer with a lightweight formula that quickly absorbs into your skin without clogging the pores. One such product that can work wonders for people with open pores is By Biolite’s Aqua Fluid. It is an excellent lightweight moisturizing solution that reprograms your skin and targets moisture at a cellular level, without clogging your pores.