Pore Decisions

Hi Babes, 

Hopping on here to talk about some of the Pore Decisions we may be making that are affecting our skin without us even noticing it. 

  • Not washing your pillow cases enough?
    • Hello…old hair products, dead skin cells, and oils that will surely break you out. 
    • BB Tip: Wash 1x a week, have a backup set of sheets. 
  • Are you using that micellar water with random ingredients?
    • Some micellar waters have pore cloggers, like, Peg-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil.
    • BB Tip: Bioderma pink bottle is clean!
  • Do you wash your face 30 minutes right after a workout?
    • When you work out, your pores open up and mix with sweat, oil, and makeup into a pore-clogging sitch. You’ve got about 20 to 30 minutes before your skin cools and your pores tighten again, that’s your time bomb. Make sure you wash, rinse, do whatever you gotta do before it goes off!
    • BB Tip: Hypochlorous Acid is a holy grail!
  • Are you properly hydrating your skin with a moisturizer?
    • Your moisture barrier is your bestie! Staying hydrated not only keeps your skin barrier healthy, but also prevents it from getting so dry that it overcompensates by producing extra oil.
    • BB Tip: I always remind myself of high school chemistry: “like dissolves like.” Just because a moisturizer feels a little oily doesn’t mean it’ll break you out! Remembering that helps me feel okay using moisturizer even when I’m breaking out.
  • Are you using CLEAN TOWELS to dry your face?
    • Ok…I am guilty…washing towels is so annoying. But same story with the pillow cases! Even though you are coming out of the shower ‘clean’ doesn’t mean your towels will be that way forever. 
    • BB Tip: I love the Clean Skin Club XL face towels. They save me the hassle of washing my big towels 24/7!
  • Not checking ingredients in sunscreen?
    • Ok sunscreen is such a culprit for breakouts. There are so many coconut-derived ingredients in sunscreens that leave our skin a little… constipated. Please, please, please! (if you heard Sabrina Carpenter’s voice there, so did I.) Check the ingredients because sunscreen is SO SO SO important! 
    • BB Tip: ColorScience, I love you. Flex Shield? Chef’s Kiss.
  • Constantly switching your skincare routine?
    • My boyfriend is so guilty of this… and it drives me nuts! Your skin gets confused when you switch products too often. It needs a few weeks to adjust, and sometimes it might even get a little irritated first.
    • BB Tip: It’s so hard to stay patient…but I promise it’s worth it. We are running a life-long marathon here, not a 50-yard dash. 

I hope these can help you avoid pore decisions. 



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