How to get rid of Large Pores – 6 Home Remedies for Open Pores

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Who does not want to look flawless and radiant always? We all do, right? All you need is a good skincare routine, proper nutrition and a quality beauty sleep. But nothing comes that easy. Taking good care of your skin becomes an arduous task if you have an oily skin with large visible pores.

Open pores make your skin texture look rough and dull and may also contribute to various other skin problems like pimples, breakouts and blackheads. And these problems can worsen with age due to loss of skin elasticity.

There are many ways to minimize the appearance of skin pores. Even though the beauty market is flooded with a variety of products, not many of them are in budget. That’s where DIY enters. Simple DIY recipes in form of face packs, ice cubes, toners, masks, and other skin treatments will provide you with multiple beauty benefits and blow your mind for sure.

6 Home Remedies to Get Rid of Open Pores on Skin

1. Ice Massage
2. Apple cider vinegar Toner
3. Banana Peel
4. Multani mitti/ Fuller’s Earth Face Pack
5. Aloevera
6. Red lentil/ Masoor dal Face scrub

1. Ice Massage for Large Pores

Being one of the simplest methods, ice massage can provide you with multiple beauty benefits, thereby making you look flawless. Not only it calms and soothes acne on your face but also constricts the Skin Pores. You can pick basic ingredients from your kitchen like cucumber, green tea, papaya or beetroot, and easily make your own refreshing ice packs. To make beetroot ice pack you need…

Ingredients:

• 1 medium size Beetroot
• 1 glass of Rose water (8 oz)

How to make and Use:

• Peel the beetroot and grate it. Add your grated beetroot to a blender or a food processor and add 1 glass of rose water.
• Blend it and pour your mixture into an ice cube tray. Freeze it for 5-6 hours or until hardened.
• Pick one ice cube and gently rub it onto your face in a circular motion for couple of minutes. Rinse your face with ice cold water and pat dry.
• Apply a good moisturizer. Use 1 – 2 ice cubes daily for best results.
• Alternatively, you can wash your face with ice cold water once daily.
• It stimulates blood circulation on your face thereby making your face glow naturally. The pores look visibly smaller immediately after ice massage due to its tightening effect.

2. Apple cider vinegar toner for Large Pores

Apple cider vinegar has gained a lot of popularity over the years due to its weight loss benefits. But the use of Apple cider vinegar is far from limited to adding flavor and taste to the food. This humble tonic comes with tons of benefits for our overall health and beauty. Apple cider vinegar toner works as a natural astringent which tightens large pores while restoring skin’s pH balance. Here is why and how to use ACV for skin care to enjoy the maximum benefits.

Ingredients:

• 2 teaspoons of Apple cider vinegar
• 1 cup of water
• Tea tree essential oil

How to make and use:

• Mix 2 teaspoons of Apple cider vinegar, 1 cup of water and few drops of tea tree essential oil together and pour it in a spray bottle.
• Spray this tonic all over your face and leave it on for a few minutes. Then rinse it off with ice cold water and apply a moisturizer.
• Use this method daily and you will notice improvement within a few weeks.
• Apple cider vinegar tone and tighten the skin and is also great for drawing excess oil out of greasy skin.

3. Banana Peel for large pores

Banana peel is one of the most appreciated natural ingredients which is not only amazing for our skin but also quite inexpensive. It’s external application has so many benefits to offer right from reducing acne and its scars effectively to Improving uneven skin tone. That’s the reason it is considered as a wonder beauty fruit.  If you are yet to learn how to use banana peel for beautiful skin, let us help you by revealing the ways to include this miracle ingredient in your daily skincare routine.

Ingredients:

• 1 Banana peel
• 1 teaspoon of Honey

How to use:

• Pour 1 teaspoon of honey over the inside part of banana peel and spread it evenly.
• Now gently rub the inside part of banana peel all over your face in a circular motion. Massage your face with banana peel and wash off after 10 to 15 minutes.
• Do this every night before going to bed for maximum results.
• The antioxidant in banana peel helps to rejuvenate your skin and makes the texture smooth.
• Regular application will boost collagen and tighten the large pores.

Also Read: 5 Homemade Face Packs to get rid of Oily Skin

4. Multani mitti/ Fuller’s Earth Face Pack

Multani mitti (mud from multan) or fuller’s earth is a fabulous mud mask that can help you get a healthy, flawless, and rejuvenated skin naturally. It also helps in tightening the skin and reducing the appearance of pores.  It is best suitable for oily skin as it capable of pulling out excess oil from the skin thereby eliminating breakouts and clogged pores.

Ingredients:

• Multani mitti/ Fuller’s Earth Powder (1 tsp.)
• Raw Milk (1 tbsp.)
• Rose water (1 tsp.)

How to make and use:

• Take 1 tablespoon of Multani mitti in a bowl and add 1 tablespoon of milk and a teaspoon of Rose water to the same.
• Mix it well and make sure that there is no lump. Apply to the skin evenly. Leave for 15 minutes and wash off. Moisturize your face immediately.
• This is one of the best face packs to shrink large pores and cure breakouts.
• This face pack will help you get rid of blemishes and dark spots.
• It is safe and effective beauty mask that gives you a refreshing glow in minutes by tightening your skin immediately.

5. Aloe vera for Large pores

When it comes to taking the best care of your facial skin, aloevera gel is one such powerful natural ingredient that can give your skin a total makeover. Aloevera is a completely natural and cost-effective solution to put an end to open pores, wrinkles, dull skin, and many other skin problems. Here is how you should include the gel in your skincare routine.

Ingredients:

• 1 Aloevera leaf
• 1 small cucumber

How to make and use:

• Peel the aloevera leaf and extract its gel. Similarly grate a cucumber and extract the juice. Mix aloevera gel and cucumber juice together.
• Soak a cotton ball in it and apply the juice on your face evenly. Leave it on for 15 to 20 minutes before rinsing it off with ice cold water.
• You can use this remedy daily until you notice improvement.
• Aloevera gel nourishes your skin while shrinking large pores. Cucumber juice soothes itchy skin and gives refreshing effect.
• The above concoction deeply purifies the skin by removing impurities and unclogging pores and helps in toning and tightening the skin pores.

6. Red lentil/ Masoor dal face scrub

Red lentil or masoor dal is one very effective home ingredient to shed dead cells off your skin to get smooth and pore less skin texture. It cleanses, soften and brighten up your skin and make it look radiant.

Ingredients:

• 2 tsps. of Red lentil powder
• 2 tsps. of raw milk
• 1 tsp of Rose water

How to make and use:

• Mix all the above-mentioned ingredients and apply it on your face and body. Gently scrub in a circular movement for about 4 to 5 minutes.
• Wash off with cold water. Use this scrub once in a week for best results. This scrub is best suitable for oily acne prone skin.