Oily Skin Solutions

Battling with oily skin can be very tough. Most people don’t know how to treat their oily skin because they feel if they use products like moisturizers or masks, it just makes their skin even more oily. Learning about your skin is important to know how to treat it and prepare it with the right products. Incorporating the right products into a daily and weekly regimen will not only improve the skin, but may correct the problem.

For those with oily skin, pores are noticeably large and the skin seems to always have a “shine”. For most, correcting pore size is their biggest concern, and is very hard to do, so how do you do it? The pores are so large because of high oil secretion and are caused by genetics. Shrinking pores is one of the hardest things to do in the beauty industry, unless you’re going to medical extremes. The use of Retin-A, treatments with microdermabrasion and constant uses of salicylic and glycolic acids can be used to eventually shrink the pore sizes. When the pores are smaller, less oily will secrete out of them, leaving the skin softer and will not produce as much of a shine.

With oily skin, incorporating proper moisture will balance the acid mantle allowing the skin to produce the right amount of oil, not too much or too little. The thought of putting moisture on skin that already seems “too moisturized” sounds crazy, but the skin needs to be neutralized. By not moisturizing, the skin thinks it needs to produce more oil to keep moisture. Finding a water-based moisturizer will give the skin the right amount of moisture without over doing it. An average person with oily skin should follow the daily regimen in the morning of: cleansing and steaming (with a warm wash cloth), moisturize (SPF may be used here) and proceed with makeup application. The nightly regimen should be a little different: remove any makeup with a makeup removing product, cleanse and steam the face just like the morning and lastly apply a moisturizer that is a little thicker to allow that to soak into the skin while sleeping. Once or even twice a week depending on how oily, an exfoliator should be used. This may be used at night after cleansing. Also a mask should be used once a week generally at night as well. If you choose to use the mask on the same night as you exfoliate, the mask should be done right after exfoliation. When choosing an exfoliator, be sure it’s not too harsh, but gets the job done. Exfoliators with a “scrub” like texture will work best. For a mask, look for masks with salicylic acid or glycolic acid to help absorb some of the oils. Clay based masks are also great for oil, as the mask drys and hardens, the oil is left in the product.

Oily skin solutions may be tricky but there is a way to reduce oil production. Introducing the correct products will allow you to noticeably see and even feel a difference in your skin.

Content Provided By: Alexia Hites