I heard washing your face with cold water is bad for your pores?❄️ Let’s watch the video together from Poreana Clinic in Hongdae!

Today, we’re back with a story about cold-water face washing and pores!

(But... since the weather is cold, it feels like my pores might be shrinking..) If that’s how you feel!

Then please enjoy this post right now!

👇️Watch the video here👇️

Now, let’s get straight into what you’re curious about!

*The content in the video may vary depending on each individual’s condition and skin state.

"Skin irritation" caused by sudden temperature changes

🌡️ Skin is sensitive to changes in temperature!

If you wash with lukewarm water and suddenly splash on very cold water,

your skin temperature changes rapidly, and the capillaries repeatedly expand and contract.

When this process is repeated, skin elasticity can actually decrease, and it may cause sensitive skin or redness.

The "solidification" of sebum and impurities

(So that’s why there was no way out..)

🗺️ Grease hardens in cold places.

Since sebum on our face is also a type of oil, when it comes into contact with cold water, it hardens.

• Problem: If sebum inside the pores hardens, it cannot be expelled and becomes trapped, which can cause breakouts or blackheads.

The mistaken belief that it is only a "temporary contraction"

✅ When skin comes into contact with cold water, the muscles contract and pores may temporarily look smaller, creating a "astringent effect," but

this is only a very brief phenomenon!

It does not fundamentally reduce pore size; instead, it only increases skin stress.

Potenza shows up a lot when you search for pore treatments!

1. Customized micro-needling

Potenza inserts extremely fine needles into the skin. When these needles intentionally create tiny wounds in the skin,

our skin goes through a natural healing process to recover, new skin forms, and the pores become tighter.

2. Powerful radiofrequency (RF) energy

Radiofrequency energy is generated at the tip of the needles. This thermal energy strongly promotes the production of collagen and elastin in the dermis.

As the surrounding elasticity that supports the pores is restored, the enlarged pores naturally tighten.

3. The magic of the "pumping tip" (maximizing drug penetration)

This is Potenza’s distinctive technology. As the needles are withdrawn, air pressure is used to press skin boosters (such as Juvelook and exosomes) into the skin.

Compared with simply applying them on the surface, the active ingredients are delivered much deeper, enhancing pore-contraction and skin-texture improvement effects.

4. "Customized treatment" with various tips

Depending on pore depth, skin thickness, and whether breakouts are present, more than 10 different tips can be swapped and used.

This allows detailed targeting, from thick blackhead pores around the nose to vertical pores on the cheeks.

Potenza is generally recommended "at least 3 sessions at intervals of about 1 month."

Many people wonder whether pores or scars improve right away after just one Potenza treatment.

The principle is to deliver radiofrequency (RF) energy into the dermis through micro-needles.

Because more consistent improvement can be expected when the energy is delivered repeatedly in line with the skin’s regeneration cycle,

we recommend intensive care with about 3 sessions at intervals of around 1 month.

Usually, treatments such as skin boosters (exosomes, Juvelook) are also mentioned along with Potenza,

and treatments like Thermage are often brought up as well!

There’s more content in the video, so please be sure to watch it :)

So today, along with the connection between cold-water face washing and pores, we also took a look at related dermatology procedures!

This post was written based on generally known facts, but since everyone’s skin is different, please be sure to consult with a specialist before deciding on any procedure! If you have any questions or would like more detailed counseling, feel free to ask through comments or by visiting the clinic.

I hope today’s post was enjoyable as well, and I’ll see you next time :)

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✅This post was written directly by Poreana Clinic for the purpose of providing medical information, in compliance with Article 56, Paragraph 1 of the Medical Advertising Act.

✅ Since the patient’s skin condition and the medical staff’s clinical experience can vary greatly, please make your decision after sufficient consultation with a doctor.

✅The treatment photos in this post were taken with the patients’ consent. It is stated that the before/after photos were not manipulated and were taken under the same conditions.

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✅All procedures performed after visiting the clinic may cause minor or major side effects depending on the individual. Please fully understand the possible side effects and precautions after consulting with a specialist medical team.