1.   Steaming softens and opens the pores so that the skin is more receptive to other products and ingredients.

2.   The neurotransmitter sticks to the receptor molecule, and together they are able to open a pore in the cell membrane.

3.   A platzka treatment, as the oak- or birch-leaf scrubbing is known, is considered a way to further open the pores.

4.   Earlier he had draped hot towels across the skin to open the pores, the same reason that shaving after a shower or bath is easier than starting cold.

5.   My pores get opened and closed more than the front door at Wal-Mart.

6.   The scrub opens the pores so toxins can be sweated out, he explained.

7.   There are steam showers to open clogged pores.

8.   When I started to feel chilly, Lewis explained that the herbs had opened my pores to release toxins.