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| Author | Topic: Open pores & blackheads |
| Cheryl2002 04-18-2003 11:35 PM | Dear all, I believe all fo you who have experienced success with Wai's diet know what I meant by open pores...I really hope to 'close' them so that I cna get less black heads and whiteheads! Thsi si somethign that I do not understand Wai...even on your diet strictly, I still get them, and I believe it's because of my open pores.... Anyone can share on how to get rid of them? Thank you all of you so much! |
| Wai 04-25-2003 05:46 AM | blackheads are not caused by open pores, because blackheads are not 'dirt' or something similar that gets in your pores from the outside if that would be the case, you could easily wash the blackheads away instead, you can only remove them from your pores using pressure when they come out, you can see that this blackhead appears to be sebum that has hardened, and that only the top of it has a somewhat 'black' appearance, due to oxidation So, what is a blackhead? it is sebum and if we would try to 'close that pore', we would block its way out, which would cause an inflammation / cyst quote:blackheads are the natural result of your skin's efforts to keep your skin flexible by producing sebum but you can reduce the number of blackheads by decreasing the necessity to produce sebum; the less dry your skin is, the less sebum needs to be produced by the skin. And thus, you need to keep your skin fatty (applyting oil to your skin) in order to reduce the number of blackheads... |