Pore Balancing & Clarifying Serum — Reddit Reviews
by The Ordinary
Updated September 14, 2026
Light serum targets oily skin and refines pores; subtle pore appearance improvement.
What the community says
This serum is popular in oily skin routines for helping regulate oil and refine pores. Users often layer it with other active treatments in both AM and PM steps. It does not dramatically transform but offers subtle pore appearance improvement.
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Real Reddit threads — 6 mentions across 3 threads
The Ordinary Pore Balancing & Clarifying Serum on Reddit, in one place — 3 threads from r/koreanskincare and r/SkincareAddiction, summarized.
“The Ordinary's Pore Balancing & Clarifying Serum”
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“I have found some improvement through the use of 0.10% Tretinoin, regular exfoliation, weekly extraction, weekly at-home hydro-facial, azelaic acid, The Ordinary's Pore Balancing & Clarifying Serum”
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“improve the appearance of pores”
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“* The Ordinary Pore Balancing & Clarifying Serum”
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“Excuse me just listing the relevant products/techniques from my routine...”
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“RELEVANT PRODUCTS FROM NIGHT...”
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“the ordinary balancing & clarifying serum for oily skin and pore refinement”
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“my pores are rly congested”
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“i'm 20f and have very oily/combination skin.”
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