[Personal] It seems to me there’s a lot of ppl here that suffer from large pores and oily skin. As much as we obsess over it and how much it sucks...there’s actually some benefits. I’ll share mine “large pore” benefits if you share yours!

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I was complaining to my esthetician the other day about my large oily pores. She told me how generally people with large pores and oily skin have coveted “thicker” skin which slows down aging primarily because the oil acts as a barrier for UV rays. My mom is mad oily and she doesn’t look her age, which made me think that perhaps there really is a connection...I then did some research and found a cool study!It shows that those with more sebum glands develop wrinkles that are less deep than those who have drier skin:“For the study, Japanese researchers analyzed the skin on the foreheads and around the eyes in cadavers aged 20 to 90 years old, looking at the wrinkles, the number of sebaceous glands (which are what secrete the skin's oil), as well as the skin's elasticity and density. In the end they found that the depth and length of wrinkles correlated to the amount of sebaceous glands in these areas, with areas with more glands tending to have wrinkles that weren't as deep or long.”Study link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ca.22571I know it’s easy to get worked up about large pores and oily skin, but I think there are still some benefits and reminding me of this helps w my self esteem.Anyone else know any “benefits” to oily skin/thick skin/ large pores? I wanna hear them all!
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