This Reddit User Showed What Pores Look Like Under a Microscope
Some of us — myself included — have seen what our pores look like close up in a mirror, or if you're sadistic like me, a x10 magnifying mirror. The sight is always alarming, to say the least, as you'd be surprised at just how gunk-filled our pores can get over a short period of time thanks to makeup, air pollution, etc., etc.
What would be even more frightening, though, would be seeing what your pores look like under a microscope, which believe it or not is what one Redditor did voluntarily.
In a thread posted to the Skincare Addiction forum (which you all know we frequent), user Fit-N-Funky posted about their experience cleaning out their pores and then looking at the before and after photos under a mini USB microscope. "I started by cleaning my face with a scrubber and hot water. Moved on to a nose strip and finally a peel-off face mask. I am surprised at how much my pores closed up after some light treatment. really goes to show that a little goes a long way," they wrote. They then shared a link that took you to a series of pictures showing their pores under the microscope, and well, the results are pretty jaw-dropping.
As you'd expect, the before photos show what their pores looked like pre-cleansing — chock full of what I can only assume is dirt, debris, and makeup — and the afters show them all vacuumed out. From the looks of the photos, it's safe to say pore-cleaning products definitely do impart some serious results, which is good news for all of us skin-care obsessees doing cleansing masks three times a week.
Ready to have your mind blown? Check out the full lineup of the user's photos, here.
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