Facts about pores

WHY ARE THEY EXPANDING?

Enlarged pores are one of the problems that clients turn to a beautician.

• Why are the pores virtually invisible in some and enlarged in others?

• Can pores be reduced?

• Do pores widen in dry skin?

⠀1. The pores are the microscopic openings of the hair follicles, in fact the pathways through which the skin's natural oils are secreted, and in addition they represent the natural "ventilation" by which the body releases heat through sweat.

Thanks to the pores, the organism regulates the humidity and temperature of the skin and uses them to expel sebum and sebum to the surface. It is estimated that we have over a million pores on the whole body.

2. Visible pores can be noticed on all skin types, except dry. That is normal.

3. The channels of sebaceous and sweat glands come out into the mouth of the hair follicles.

4. The pore walls are covered with keratinocytes

5. As a result of the accumulation of sebum and keratinocytes, dirt-pores expand.

6. Also, the pores expand as a result of the reduction of the amount of collagen in the skin and due to the slowing down of regeneration

7. Insufficient hydration can lead to an increase in pore dimensions, because dehydration compensates for the production of sebum.

8. The effect of the sun, which causes dehydration of the skin, which causes the sebaceous glands to produce even more sebum (twice as much; than usual) to retain moisture in the skin

9. Blackheads - are nothing but sebum, which has oxidized under the influence of oxygen.