Oily Skin

Oily skin can leave you feeling hopeless. When you feel like you've done the best at getting rid of the oil, your skin dries out. Using certain moisturizers to balance this can sometimes increase oil production. What's a girl to do? First you need to understand the science behind oily skin: Oil or Sebum is produced by the sebaceous glands.

Normal skin produces sebum that naturally lubricates skin and takes dead skin with it. How much Sebum your glands produce is hereditary and becomes most annoying during the teen years (wish I knew some of this back then). This excess oil production can lead to clogged pores - which then lead to acne, blemishes, blackheads, and ....you get the picture.

To combat oily skin, the simple solution is finding the right products. The right products usually DO NOT CONTAIN OIL in the ingredients.However there are some exceptions to this rule. Most likely if it's in gel form, then it is made for oily skin types.

Use hot water, but not scorching. Washing in the evening is a MUST. A few products I recommend are Being True's Harmonizing Gel Cleanser or Peter Thomas Roth Blemish Buffing Beads.

Once a week use a mask such as Being True's Harmonizing Oil Control Mask or Dermalogica's Skin Refining Mask.

Oily skin does not exempt you from using lotion, try Kinerase clear skin moisture light or Elemis daily shine control.

Next up....Dry Skin