A reader asked us this question—and here is the answer from Joan Wilen and Lydia Wilen. To help make large pores on your face look smaller, process one-third cup of raw almonds in a blender, adding just enough water to create a paste that looks similar to cooked oatmeal. Rub the mixture gently across the enlarged pores from your nose outward and upward. Leave it on your face for a half-hour, then rinse it off with tepid water. As a final rinse, mix one-quarter cup of cool water with one-quarter cup of apple cider vinegar, and splash it on to tighten your pores even more. For best results, treat your skin to this almond rub every other day for two weeks, and once a week afterward to nourish your skin.
Or try this remedy instead: Every night for at least two weeks, soak a wad of absorbent cotton fabric in buttermilk and dab it all over your face. Let it sit for 20 minutes, then wash the dried buttermilk off with cool water.
Thank you, reader A.L., for your question!
