How do you help control oily skin and make it less oily

How do you help control oily skin and make it less oily

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Use a gentle skin care regimen. Excessive washing can cause your skin to produce more oils. OTC retinols can help. Claus out!

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how do i control my oily skin!?

Q: how do i control my skin and make it less oily!? ive have acne since i was like 10 or 11 (i know acne at 10 seems impossible but let me tell you, its not!). Anyways im 13 now and of course, i still have acne, but for the past year ive had really oily skin! ive been to a dermatologist and did exactly what they said for like 6 or 7 months and it worked at first but soon enough, my face kept breaking out and it was very oily again. im going to another dermatologist in a few weeks so hopefully that will help!im currently using this “acnefree” kit until my dermatologist appointment so please dont recommend a product to me because changing products that much will just make my skin worse!but anyways how do i get my skin to be less oily!? i use those oil blotters but in about an hour my face goes right back to normal and its really annoying! any home remedies or just ANY ideas to make my skin less oily would be appreciated! thanks so much for the help! 🙂

A: get a mask from the body shop to remove excess oilor use oil blotting sheets from clean and clear

Have you tried this for your skin (helps with acne and oily skin, dry patches)?

Q: I recently discovered that using these products helped my skin. All skin is different, but if any of then might help you, then why not try? The important thing is to be gentle with your skin.So, top three products:-glycerin soap-olive oil-rose waterall these are fairly cheap, especially considering that it takes a very long time to use them all up.I don’t really have a routine set in stone, but basically, what I do in the morning is wash my face with the glycerin soap, and then use the rose water as toner. My skin was oily (the greasy type that gets slick 45 minutes after washing your face), and that seems to be very good in controlling it (but I think it is a combination of all the things I do).Sometimes, you might still need some lotion to combat the flaky bits (which I still get, even with oily skin), but I can tell mine are slowly reducing, and I need extra products less and less.If I have had make-up on my face during the day, I may either wash my face with glycerin soap (this is at the end of the day, but not right before I go to bed) and tone again with rose water, or I may massage my face with olive oil for a few minutes, and then wash with glycerin soap and tone.Then, right before I go to bed, I may or may not (this I say because you don’t have to do this every night, it’s up to you…customize it to your own skin type) do the OCM (Oil Cleansing Method)….well, actually it is my variation of it:Rub a teaspoon of olive oil over face.Soak towel in hot water (or run under hot water).Put towel over face until it cools, and dab at oil.Repeat towel soaking again.doneMy main goal was to share this, as it has really helped me (after a few weeks)P.S. Whereas some oils clog pores, olive oil (for me at least) doesn’t, and it actually draws out the bad stuff in pores, so that they don’t clog. If anything, it will make your acne less painful, and shortlived.So, for the purposes of the question, how many of you have tried this, and how many think that you will give it a shot?Do you have your own beauty tips?

A: I think you’re right about the glycerine soap. Being a guy I find this soap is alright. If I have some dry skin, after shave gel seems good too, zingy and cool.I might try that olive-oil if it helps your face clear up a bit, the finest of ‘blackheads’.But are you sure it is not your diet? Has that changed recently?Cool tips however, and glad you’re seeing results. It also sounds like the methods/measures are not too drastic. Nice one.

what cleansers should i use for acne?

Q: i didn’t know how to ask this question but here it goes i use neutrogena visibly clear gentle exfoliating wash for acne then i apply visibly clear spot stress control – hydrating spot treatment because my skin is too dry after using the cleanser then i apply neutrogena spot gel on active pimples to help reduce their size here is the problems the cleanser works and helps keep most of my spots away but after using it for about a week it makes my skin very red and sometimes my skin stings if i apply anything else the hydrating lotion has salicylic acid in it so that helps with the spots caused by oily skinthe spot gel helps remove those spots you feels coming but aren’t quite there yet and it helps reduce the redness of active ones. so keeping those products in my regime is a must. so i switch to gentle Witch foaming face wash with witch hazel and it cleans my skin and makes my complexion glow but doesn’t keep the spots away so what do i do to get a balance. get red irritated skin with less spots or healthy glowing skin with more spots i also use skin wisdom moisturizing defense cream with SPF 15 as salicylic acid causes photo sensitivity and its non-comedogenic. i know there is a lot there but i wanted to give you an idea of what i use so you can give your best possible advice. i hope someone can help me get a balance as i’d be very greatful thank you & God Bless!!

A: Go see a dermatologist or your own family doctor. My son’s general practitioner prescribed a retinal cream that is working very nicely with just a cleanser and moisturizer. Let someone who understands skin evaluate what you really need. I personally think the Neutrogena products are very good. Someone else mentioned Acutane but I believe that is prescribed for very severe cases and has come nasty side affects as well.