Dr Tom Mammone, Clinique’s Executive Director of Skin Physiology and Pharmacology at Clinique shares his top secrets to combat large pores.

“The size of your pores can depend on many factors, including your skin tone and type. Lighter skin tones and drier skin types tend to have smaller pores whereas olive and dark skin tones and oilier skin types tend to have more noticeable pores.Pores can also appear larger in darker skin types due to the accumulation of melanin in the debris that clogs the pore. There is also a direct correlation between pore size and sebum production – too much sebum creates enlarged pores.

“The easiest, most basic steps we can take to help reduce pore size are to cleanse the skin daily to remove excess oil and cellular debris that accumulates in the pore then follow with gentle exfoliation to remove any additional dead skin cells. Finally, apply a light moisturiser to plump and hydrate the skin. Ensuring that your skin’s moisture barrier is hydrated with an intact skin barrier is essential to maintaining the skin structures which supports the walls of the pore. If this skin is dehydrated then the pore will appear enlarged. This process of cleansing, exfoliating and moisturising will help the pore to “snap” back to its original size.” Dr Tom Mammone, Executive Director of Research & Development at Clinique.

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