Dry Skin & Large Pores? Here's What You Can Do About It

Large, congested pores are never a good look, but minimizing their appearance and addressing the junk that’s made your complexion its home isn’t easy— especially if you happen to have dry skin, too. Ahead, we share a few skincare practices, and the products from the L’Oreal portfolio of brands, you’ll need to help decongest and minimize the appearance of pores.

Despite what you may have heard, enlarged pores are not a concern only reserved for oily skin types. Dry skin types can also face large-looking pores. If you know this to be true firsthand, you’ll want to keep reading. Ahead, we’re sharing a few techniques that can help reduce the appearance of your pores.  

Exfoliate, Exfoliate, Exfoliate

Exfoliating regularly is a must, especially if you experience noticeably congested or enlarged-looking pores. Reach for a scrub to help slough away dead skin cells and pore-clogging debris from the surface of your skin, like the Garnier SkinActive Clearly Brighter Argan Nut Gentle Exfoliating Cleanser. Designed for daily use, this cleanser gently exfoliates to brighten and deeply cleanse the skin. It’s non-drying formula with finely-ground Argan Nut Shell, antioxidant Vitamin C, and a Multi-Fruit Acid, helps to refine the look of pores, even the skin’s tone, and wash away dirt, oil, and makeup. After use, skin appears smoother, radiant, and with a healthy-looking glow.

If you prefer a chemical exfoliant to a physical one, try incorporating a product into your skin care routine that is formulated with Glycolic Acid, like the L’Oreal Paris Revitalift Bright Reveal Brightening Peel Pads. Safe for all skin types, these pre-soaked pillow pads peel away dull, uneven skin tone, reveals brighter skin, and reduces the appearance of wrinkles. With glycolic acid, a gold standard in brightening, this formula is clinically-tested to gently yet effectively help dissolve uneven skin tone. Even better? After use the pores appear tightened, and skin feels smooth and more refined. For best results, apply to skin nightly in a circular motion.

 

Apply a Face Mask

Incorporating a clay mask into your skin care routine is a simple way to help detox your pores and draw out dirt, oil, and debris that may have made a semi-permanent home on the surface of your complexion. Sure, pore-gunk isn’t always easy to remove, but clay masks can help address the accumulation of unwanted impurities on the surface of the skin. With that said, not all clay masks are created equally, and even more so, not all formulas are meant to be used on dry skin types. One clay mask that can be used on all skin types is L’Oreal Paris’ Pure-Clay Mask Clear & Comfort. Formulated with three pure clays and seaweed, this blue mask can help draw out built-up impurities and clear the look of congested pores for balanced, comforted, and perfected skin. With continued use, the skin tone appears more even and pores appear decongested. For best results, use Clear & Comfort twice per week.