Homemade pore cleanser review

Thursday morning I tried this:  http://petitelefant.com/how-to-pore-strips/

I was really excited about it and had to try it out right away!

The only ingredients needed are one envelope of unflavored gelatin (right by the flavored JELL-O gelatins), and 1 tablespoon of any kind of milk (we have 2%). You mix these up, put it in the microwave, then put this wherever you need it on your face -- FAST!

I have had lots of skin issues after the birth of Atti Murph. I have tried all of the stuff that I can safely use and it was nice that I didn't have to shell out lots of money to get my face some help!

So, yesterday (Thursday), before Atti woke up, I got down to business with this cleanser! Something I didn't think about when reading the instructions -- when you put things in the microwave, they get hot! So, after giving myself second degree burns (okay, it wasn't that bad, but still - ouch!), and piling this stuff all over my face (yes, I need that much help), it was ready to dry. And yes, you do have to move fast - by the time I was at my chin (the last part), it was already starting to dry in the cup.

Unlike other face masks, this one doesn't smell too great. And I piled this stuff all over my face so I had to smell it for 15-20 minutes while it dried. Yuck.

When I couldn't move my face anymore, it was time to peel the mask off! The good thing about waiting until after Atti was born was that I had labor to prepare me for the pain of peeling this thing off. Talk about ouch! This hurt like a beast and I immediately regretted putting this goop all over my face. I read from the writer that afterwards she had a clean, pore-free, and hairless face. No kidding! What she doesn't mention is that you are probably also peeling off a small layer of skin to boot! You know those tiny hairs at your hairline that never grow by your forehead? Yeah, a few of those were yanked out as well.

The main thing I wanted sucked from my face were the giant blackheads on my nose. Kind of TMI, but that's okay. This mask didn't really get those suckers - of course! After all of that torture, it didn't do what I really hoped it would do. So afterwards, because I hadn't suffered enough, I put on a Biore nose strip and that got some of them.

Overall, I have to give this a C for a hot, smelly, painful mess!

I have three more envelopes of unflavored gelatin if you want them.