Large Pores Home Remedy

I hate the fact that I have large pores! But I find that Pore Minimizing products available in the market are quite expensive and actually I already put some much stuff in my face...., I didn't want to crowd my face with one more thing. So, I have  been making some researches about how to minimize large pores in a smart, affordable way and found the options below which I have tried myself and found them reasonably good :)

Baking Soda

Baking soda is an alkaline substance that can slough off dead skin cells from the face, as well as help tighten the pores and make them appear smaller. Baking soda can be used to tighten pores in a few ways: as a toner, as a mask and as an exfoliative scrub.

• To use baking soda as a toner, fill a bowl with warm water and mix in 2 tbsp. baking soda. After washing your face, splash on the baking soda toner. Pat your face dry with a towel.

·     To used baking soda as a pore minimizer mask: After you've washed your face, place 2 tbsp. baking soda in the palm of your hand and add just enough water to form a thick paste. Massage the paste into your face, resisting the urge to scrub, for about  1 minute. Rinse the paste away with cool water

• To use baking soda as an exfoliative scrub, create the same paste you made for the mask, but this time, instead of water, you can add a water-based facial cleanser. Then, gently massage the paste around your face for 30 seconds. Rinse well with warm water. You can use baking soda on your skin once a day.

Egg-White Mask

·     Egg whites have been used for decades by movie stars to encourage a youthful, glowing complexion. Egg white, when used as a facial mask, can tighten the pores and reduce the signs of aging and sallow skin. Beat 2 egg whites in a bowl, then apply them to your face, using your fingers. Let the egg whites completely dry on your face. Rinse the egg whites off with warm water. Your pores will appear tighter and your skin will be firmer. You can use egg whites once a week.

PS: I hope those tips can help you as much as they did to me. I noticed my  pores were smaller almost immediately and after a week of this regime my pores look much more behaved  and less prone to breakouts :)

Reference:  What Really Works on Large Pores?  http://www.ehow.com/way_5318085

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To darken light brows: If you want to have more defined, darker brows, you can brush them up and out with a clean spooly, then use a pointed taupe brow pencil (for fair brows) or a brown one (for darker brows) to draw tiny, feathery strokes on the skin beneath the hairs. Finally, go over brows with an angled brow brush, blending and smoothing out colour across the area.

The right brow shade for your skin and hair colour: 
Brunettes: Your brow should be 2 shades lighter than your hair.

Blond or Red hair: Your brown should be one shade darker than your hair

To Lighten brows: Use an at-home colour kit that is lighter than your hair; you will get a more natural looking result than bleaching. Just don't forget to protect the skin around so it wont get stained. you can dab aquaphor around the brows first to protect the skin.

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