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.

Deep Pore Cleaner

Are you on Pinterest? No? Don't start! I spend too much of my time on Pinterest that it's kind of sad, actually. But, some good things have come from this site, like the most amazing chocolate chip cookies ever! I found this DIY deep pore cleaner mask. It's supposed to be way better than those Biore nose strips we all spend too much money on. Atti and I went to HEB this afternoon and bought the gelatin and this is my project for tomorrow! I'll make sure to post how it goes!

Source: petitelefant.com via Linda on Pinterest