I’ve seen these little gadgets around a lot lately, many times for dirt cheap at reatil outlets and other discount stores, and I wonder how they could even propose to work, to extract pores, like a professional dermatologist or asethetician could do in their office?   First of all, the little devices actually look very cheaply made and usually look like they could do no more than maybe irritate the skin a bit and perhaps even manage to break a few blood vessels if they are used the wrong way, since most of them rely on suction as a means to “cleanse” your pores one at a time. 

They look something like a small handheld laser would look, but maybe a little bigger, and they have what almost looks like a suction cup on the end of them, but honestly they look like something you’d pick up for a kid as a toy because they come in different, cartoon like colors and have the construction to match.

If anyone has ever used one of these pore cleansers, and has a good or bad story to tell, could they post it here?  I’ve unfortunately had to disallow linking to any websites because of the high volumes of spam that came through linking to useless and unrelated content, but if you just have a story to share and are not linking to anything, please post your comments here.  I’m dying to know if these cheap gadgets actually do anything for cleansing your pores, or if they really are just a joke. 

Oh, I know the latest place I saw them that made me think they must not work – a dollar store!  I was there to pick up a few odds and ends that you can usually find at a dollar store, and saw them in theri limited toiletry section, that’s what prompted this post!