Homemade Pore Strips

Lately I have seen a pin on Pinterest about homemade pore strips. I have a trouble spot on my chin that is pretty bad and decided I would try it out. My sister-in-law, Shelby, came out to the house so we did it together.

I followed the simple instructions from Petit Elefant . My mother in law had unflavored gelatin on hand, so the whole project cost me $0.



Here is what you  will need:
-1 Tbls unflavored gelatin
-1 Tbls Milk
-Disposable cup (I guess this is in case it adheres to the cup, then you can just toss it)
-Popsicle stick or other device to apply the mixture

Mix the milk and gelatin together in a disposable cup. Microwave 10-15 seconds. Apply to your face quickly and liberally with the stick.

We had some fun peeling it off. It was quite satisfying.

Here are my critiques:
First off, I thought it smelled like rotten milk. Blech.
Second, it peeled off a little skin. I may have left it on too long, but it's a bit raw now.
Third, it makes quite a bit and I only used a tiny bit. The rest was thrown away.

My skin does feel more smooth. So that's good. And it's cheap. Which is good, too. I didn't see any blackheads on the strip and I still see them on my chin, so I don't think that worked too well. I wouldn't really call it a "pore strip" since my pores don't look cleaner.
Overall, I give it a 2 out of 5.

Shelby's critique is that it pulled off some skin in some parts, and in other parts it wouldn't peel off. She had to rub it off quite a bit. Perhaps that could be remedied by slathering more on in the first stage. She likes the way here skin felt in some parts, but other parts were a little raw. She said she would use it again, but not necessarily as a pore strip.
She gave it a 3 out of 5.