Stop buying store-bought nose pore strips. You can make your own at home for a fraction of the cost...and they are way healthier too!  When done properly, homemade strips can remove a significant amount of gunk from the surface of your skin...without the ouch!  It's pretty cool.  I love how my face feels afterwards.

Here's what you need:

• Egg
  
• Mixing bowl
• Whisk
• Fresh ground black pepper
• Paper towel (cut to a strip that fits nicely across your nose)
  

Here's how:

• Separate an egg white into a mixing bowl
  
• Whisk well until nice and frothy
• Grind fresh black pepper into the egg white (at most 1 tsp)
• Whisk to incorporate
  

When you're ready, put a thin layer of egg white across your nose. Be sure to apply this layer everywhere you want the paper towel to stick. Place the paper towel strip across your nose.  Saturate the paper towel strip with more egg white mixture. Don't be shy! It's kind of like putting a mini-cast on your nose! I like to use my fingers to apply the egg white.  Go watch your favourite TV show for 30 minutes to an hour.

The protein and glucose of the egg white acts as a natural glue when it dries. It will tighten your skin (temporarily). The black pepper acts as an antioxidant and also stimulates blood flow. This will help bring gunk to the surface of your nose. Peel off your strip after it dries completely and reveal a fresh new nose! You can also use this method as a full-face mask using different sizes of paper towel strips on all areas of your face that you want to target.

I've read about people using craft glue and a gelatin/milk mixture to make pore strips. This egg white version seems the sanest (and cheapest!) to me.


Store-bought Pore Strips = $10
Frugalista Version = $1