Open Pores on Indian Skin: Causes and How to Actually Minimise Them
Let me clear up the biggest myth about pores before we get into anything else. Pores do not open and close. They are not doors. Steam does not open them and cold water does not close them. This advice has been repeated so many times that most people accept it as fact, but it has no basis in how skin actually works. What you can do is make pores look significantly smaller. And for Indian skin specifically, there are a few things that cause pores to look larger than they actually are, which means addressing those things makes a visible difference. Here is everything you need to know. What Are Pores and Why Do They Look Large Pores are tiny openings on your skin's surface. Every pore is connected to a hair follicle and a sebaceous gland underneath. The sebaceous gland produces sebum, which travels up through the pore to the skin surface to keep your skin moisturised. Pore size is largely genetic. If your parents have large pores, you probably do too. This cannot be changed permane...