Congested pores

[namasteak]

Any tips on products to use?

This is the main issue I'm struggling with right now. I have SR Juno and have considered exchanging it for Artemis since the description talks about helping with clogged pores ...

[lovelyshoes]

The dr jart milk peel that capscapscaps recommended. Use it daily and I don't wash it off.

[bluestreet]

I'm having a hard time linking, but FiftyShadesofSnail has a good routine she lays out. Search for her post on "Three pore myths."
Basically, you use a BHA, then a mask, then an oil cleanse. But her post has specific times and brands.

fiftyshadesofsnail.com

[namasteak]

Jan 14, 2017 21:29:41 GMT -5 bluestreet said:

I'm having a hard time linking, but FiftyShadesofSnail has a good routine she lays out. Search for her post on "Three pore myths."
Basically, you use a BHA, then a mask, then an oil cleanse. But her post has specific times and brands.

fiftyshadesofsnail.com

Interesting. I do use an oil cleanser as my first cleanse in the evenings, AHAs daily (Dr. Dennis Gross Alpha Beta Peel gentle) and Exfolikate twice a week. I do have some of the regular strength beta peels which also have salicylic acid so maybe I could switch to those. 

[mfluder]

Jan 14, 2017 21:29:41 GMT -5 bluestreet said:

I'm having a hard time linking, but FiftyShadesofSnail has a good routine she lays out. Search for her post on "Three pore myths."
Basically, you use a BHA, then a mask, then an oil cleanse. But her post has specific times and brands.

fiftyshadesofsnail.com

I'm totally trying this out now fiftyshadesofsnail.com/2015/03/28/how-to-shrink-pores-temporarily-plus-3-pore-myths/

[mfluder]

Jan 15, 2017 22:59:29 GMT -5 mfluder said:

Jan 14, 2017 21:29:41 GMT -5 bluestreet said:

I'm having a hard time linking, but FiftyShadesofSnail has a good routine she lays out. Search for her post on "Three pore myths."
Basically, you use a BHA, then a mask, then an oil cleanse. But her post has specific times and brands.

fiftyshadesofsnail.com

I'm totally trying this out now fiftyshadesofsnail.com/2015/03/28/how-to-shrink-pores-temporarily-plus-3-pore-myths/

And I'm actually shocked to report this seems to have worked. I mean, I know nothing about the site, but "cleaning pores" stuff never seems to work for me. I actually got the "grit" feeling of stuff coming out around minute 3 of light massage of the oil. It was kind of cool! 

[namasteak]

I've reread the article and I think maybe I don't have congested pores? I don't have a lot of sebaceous filaments but flesh colored bumps (like a white head with no white)....

[wawa]

Jan 16, 2017 9:48:14 GMT -5 namasteak said:

I've reread the article and I think maybe I don't have congested pores? I don't have a lot of sebaceous filaments but flesh colored bumps (like a white head with no white)....

I think those are called closed comedones.  They're basically the same thing as a blackhead, but they're not open on top. 

Usually the rec i see is for an AHA routine to bring them to the surface.  example: www.fanserviced-b.com/review-paulas-choice-resist-weekly-resurfacing-treatment-with-10-aha/

[saz]

Jan 16, 2017 11:29:05 GMT -5 wawa said:

Jan 16, 2017 9:48:14 GMT -5 namasteak said:

I've reread the article and I think maybe I don't have congested pores? I don't have a lot of sebaceous filaments but flesh colored bumps (like a white head with no white)....

I think those are called closed comedones.  They're basically the same thing as a blackhead, but they're not open on top. 

Usually the rec i see is for an AHA routine to bring them to the surface.  example: www.fanserviced-b.com/review-paulas-choice-resist-weekly-resurfacing-treatment-with-10-aha/

Yes I agree. I have these and have had them since I was a teenager. I'm very new to AHA but once I introduced it, I started to see some of these coming to a head. I am really hopeful that as I get a handle on my actives schedule, they will clear out! I will say it's very annoying to have them all turning into whiteheads at the same time!

[namasteak]

Whenever I use a product with glycolic (like the DG regular peel or Pixi glow tonic) I always have quite a few white heads the next morning. I wonder if I need to deal with it for a few weeks to see if it's a purge or if I need to avoid that particular acid. I do love what lactic acid does for my skin!

[saz]

It could be a purge since those are AHAs.

[namasteak]

Jan 16, 2017 15:51:02 GMT -5 saz said:

It could be a purge since those are AHAs.

But I can use lactic acid and mandelic without issue. Maybe it's just the strength of acid mybskin doesn't like.

[saz]

Jan 16, 2017 17:32:43 GMT -5 namasteak said:

Jan 16, 2017 15:51:02 GMT -5 saz said:

It could be a purge since those are AHAs.

But I can use lactic acid and mandelic without issue. Maybe it's just the strength of acid mybskin doesn't like.

I've heard mandelic is a lot more gentle so that probably is it!