great info but with all that I just read I too feel my skin is oily on the surface hence the clogged pores but I'm so bone dry and flakey. So if i'm both oily and dehydrated what do I use to repair it? I cant figure it out. Ive tried oils mixed with other things like hylaronic acids and countless moisturizers but they ALL add to my clogged pores. If it was just the case of the clogs moving up and out then I would be grateful but it only adds to the congestion and then I have so many more to extract and then they all come back again. Mine are so crazy small but are wedged in so tight that I can see them attached to the hair follicles... What the hell is wrong with my face!!