Dr. Shereene Idris

Something is better than nothing.

And that's why I say they're not the devil.

Or you're on a plane.

Fantastic.

Or it's a late night.

Fantastic.

A thousand percent.

But if it's your main way of washing your face, no.

That's why I had to preface the makeup wipes.

Now, this is also another one.

If you're a child of the 90s, no strips.

The pore strips.

Now, this is going to give you temporary results, but it's not going to give you long-term change.

And it's very visually appealing because you feel like you got something out.

Yes.

But the problem with no strips is that visual instant gratification does not equal long-term results.

And I'm just going to hyper-focus on that sentence because we like the fact that we take out the most superficial layer of our pores, but it's an extremely aggressive movement.

And over time, if you keep doing it, you're going to stretch your pores and you're probably going to buy yourself a bigger problem over time in terms of your texture and how your pores show up.

What kind of problem can it lead to?

I mean, textural changes.