The pores are actually good for skin perspiration and to allow the protective oils to the surface. But, the enlarged or open pores create problem to skin and reduces your confidence. The open pores make your skin rough and look bumpy. Hopefully, these homemade face packs help to tighten the enlarged pores and reduce their size by toning it.
Gram flour (Besan) and Curd Face Pack
Gram flour is very effective on the dry skin. Mix 2 tablespoons of gram flour with an equal proportion of curd. Make it as a paste and spread it on your face. Let the pack dry on your face for about 20 minutes. Wash your face in cold water and pat dry your skin in a cotton towel. There will be reduction in the size of pores if you use this pack two times every week.
Cucumber and Rosewater pack
Take few chunks of cucumber and grind it will in a juicer to extract the cucumber juice. To the mixture of cucumber juice, add a few drops of rosewater. Apply this face pack on your face and leave it for about 15 minutes. Clean your face using lukewarm water. This helps to improve the texture of your skin and help to treat the open pores.
Lemon Juice and Honey
This is a therapeutic face pack which is effective for many skin problems. You can mix one tablespoon of honey with half tablespoon of fresh lemon juice and use it as face pack. Use cotton pads and apply them on your skin. Allow the pack to stay on for 10 minutes and clean it. Lemon juice is very effective in shrinking the pores temporarily. Honey is anti-irritant and antimicrobial in nature. So the combination of these two helps your skin to glow with much smaller pores.
Tomato, Yogurt and Lemon juice face pack
Take tomato juice, lemon juice and yogurt in equal proportion and mix it in bowl. Apply the pack on your face and leave it for 15 minutes. Wash the pack in cold water. The face pack of lemon juice, yogurt and tomato is the best pack to improve the tone of skin naturally and also help to treat the open pores. Tomato especially works as the natural toner to shrink the enlarged pores.
Raw milk and Pineapple
The raw milk itself is a great treatment for enlarged pores. When you combine raw milk and pineapple it will have instant effects on the pores. The fruits like Pineapple, papaya, watermelon and banana help to hydrate the skin and still retain the glow. Take the pulp of pineapple and mash it in a bowl. Add some raw milk into the bowl to get the consistency of a face pack. Massage this pack on your skin and allow it to stay on for 10 minutes. This reduces the open pores and also removes the dead skin.
Butter and salt face pack
The butter and salt mask covers the open pores and drastically reduces the size. Make a thick paste using pure butter and salt. Use ear buds or cotton plug, start applying this paste on your open pores. Leave this paste for about 15 minutes and allow it to rest on. Since butter has a greasy texture it will be difficult for you to wash. So you can use rosewater to pull down the mixture by dipping cotton ball and cleaning with it.
You can bring wonderful results on your skin after following the above homemade face packs. Along with putting these face packs you can also try clean your face regularly to avoid development of open pores. If you have oily skin you will definitely have open pores. Try out the natural ways to solve the skin problems so you do not have to spend on costly cosmetics as well.
