It has been a long long time since I have used Bioré® Deep Cleansing Pore nose strips and it happened that I came across them on offer in Superdrug whilst distracted by the Essie stand that I decided to buy them.
I have oily-combination skin, though thankfully I am not prone to enlarged pores, flare ups of spots or blemishes. Also, despite living in London where no doubt we have a lot of pollution, I don't have too much of a problem with blackheads and try as best I can to keep them away using scrubs and masks. However, as it has been a while and these Bioré® strips were on offer, I decided to spend £5.32 instead of the usual £7.99 and see how effective they are and as I type this review, I have one on my nose and you can find them HERE
Inside the box, as you can see, there are 6 individually wrapped nose-strips (I am sure you used to get 12) and the foil packaging itself contains all the information on it you need to know about using them and it has a handy arrow pointing to a top section where you can open the packet. Once out of the packet, the nose strip is neatly stuck to a piece of plastic and as you can see it is designed to fit over the bridge of your nose and to the sides of your nostrils, the places where perhaps you have the most problem.
How to Use |
After your allotted time, when it comes to peeling off the strip, it is pretty straightforward though it does feel a little odd because you can feel it pulling off your skin, I assume it is pulling out blackheads and other bits of gunk as you rip. Once off the nose, as you can see there is the evidence for all to see, little pockets of blackheads and other bits of dirt, quite gross really! I have to admit, there is also something satisfying about ripping these off your face (yes I am a ghoul).
Once I have removed the strip and binned it, I always wash my face again and then ensure that my face is properly moisturised because in the past I have found similar strips to be quite drying on the skin. Overall though, these strips clearly do work and they do leave my skin looking much clearer.
For more information on Bioré® Nose Strips, you can find it HERE along with further information on other products from the Bioré® range.
**Did you know...
- Over 28.8 billion pores have been unclogged by pore strips sold to-date!
- The average pore is about as large as the point of a ballpoint pen. (With Bioré® Pore Strips you can make yours appear even smaller!)
- Pores are about as deep as the ridges on our fingerprints — about a hundredth of an inch.
- Blackheads are full of bacteria. So fingernails and squeezing can actually tear your skin and spread bacteria, but using Bioré® Pore Strips helps get rid of dirt and oil that can cause blackheads without tearing your skin OR spreading bacteria.
**Info taken from Bioré®