No, You Can't Shrink Your Pores... But You CAN De-Gunk Them

Some people don't like nose strips. They think it can be irritating, stripping off natural oils, and that they don't even work at removing blackheads. But I love them — especially the Biore Charcoal Deep Cleansing Pore Strips, $5.99.

Now, it's true that these nose strips won't completely remove your blackheads, and that's because it only removes the top layer of gunk in your pores — they aren't as deep cleaning as people think. But, pair it with your other favorite pore-cleaning products, and it can make one great pore-fighting team.

For example, I like to follow, a nose strip pore cleaning with the above-mentioned Cosrx Blackhead Power Liquid, which actually does work deep to remove blackheads, or the Biorace Pore-Tightening Pearl Clay Mask to really draw out the oil and impurities deep in the pores. Without that top layer of debris, these nose strips can really help the products of your next step penetrate deeper to clean your pores.

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