Urban Beauty Myths from Your Momma Revealed
You can shrink your pores.
How many times have you heard spas say they can shrink your pores with an expensive facial? Liars all liars! Well, sort of. Elizabeth McBurney, a clinical professor of dermatology at Tulane University School of Medicine, in New Orleans says that the size of your pores cannot be changed, but they can appear smaller. “Egg whites tighten the skin, giving the illusion of smaller pores, but it’s a temporary effect,” she said.