Can lotion shrink pores?

It is important to note that the toners produced by different companies have different effects. If you buy a toner specifically for the purpose of shrinking pores, it can indeed shrink pores. If you buy Purdue lotion, it will not be very effective in shrinking pores. Also note that some lotions may be irritating to the skin, so you should never use this type of lotion to shrink pores.

First of all, it must be said that the statement that lotion (astringent) is a term created by cosmetics companies does make some sense. Just like isolation cream and sunscreen, the difference will not be too big, but for lotion and astringent, if the marketing department needs to develop these two different products, there will still be differences in product development. For example, lotion will consider more about moisturizing and cleansing, while astringent will add some oil-controlling and astringent ingredients.

It is incorrect to say that cosmetics cannot clean pores and control oil secretion. The technology for cleaning pores is already very mature. Why can't ordinary facial cleansers remove the oil in the pores? It is because the detergent ingredients cannot penetrate into the pores. Some fat-soluble small molecule ingredients must be used, such as salicylic acid and other fruit acid ingredients, which can clean the pores very well. As for controlling oil secretion, some ingredients such as PCA-Zn are effective in shrinking pores and controlling oil secretion. This ingredient is also widely used in the industry.

Generally speaking, most lotions have the following functions: moisturizing the skin, removing desquamation and softening the skin, astringing and balancing oil, and whitening. From these common effects of lotions, we can know that lotions are not mainly used to shrink pores. However, since many lotions have the purpose of whitening and oil control, and excessive oil on the face is the main cause of enlarged pores, lotions do have a certain effect on shrinking pores.