Pores clogging up again?

Question

I wash my face twice a with cleansing cream. Once in the morning when I wake up and once at night in the shower. When I'm done washing my pores appear lighter. But a few hours later they appear to be back to their original darkness. What's going on? doens't this mean that this extensive washing my face is pointless?
I don't use make up and only on occasion do I use lotion.

before applying cream I wash with warm and to wash off I wash with cold. that's not the problem.

Answer 1

Try this
Before cleansing with the cream, wipe your face with rubbing alcohol and let dry, do it a second time then dry with a paper towel,this will help draw out the oils in your skin

Answer 2

I'm not sure what cleansing cream you're using; but you need to use a product that is 'non-comedogenic'. That means that it does not block up the pores. You can also get face foundation that is 'non-comedogenic'. If I remember rightly, 'Neutrogena' does a range of face cleaning products that do not clog the pores.

At the moment I'm using a 'Simple' product called Softening Facial Cleansing Mousse & then a face toner by 'L'oreal' called Visible Radiance Renewing Gel Toner, which is supposed to reduce the appearance of pores (among other things). They both seem to do a good job.

Answer 3

If you are prone to combination skin, your pores will look like they are blacker/fuller even after simple washing. Try using cleanser's for "deep poor cleansing", and also, rinse with cool to cold water. I find that really helps in closing them after cleansing. Biore makes a nice line of pore minimizing products.

Answer 4

scrub your face with an electric toothbrush.. it sounds weird but it works.. it really cleans out your pores and removes dead skin and oil.. you can use any scrub ya like.. i like to use st. ives.. and i do it about three times a week..
i hope this helps..

Answer 5

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