Climate, diet, stress, lifestyle the factors that can affect your skin are many. Creating a personalised beauty routine can contrast some specific skin conditions. The typical characteristics of oily skin are all here to be discovered.
What is up to your mind if you read “Shiny Skin” Exactly, we talk about oily skin.
It’s a problematic skin type that produce more sebum than others skin type and it comes up with shiny and dull complexion. This excessive sebum production, that in normal situation soften and protect the skin from the external agents, simplify the appearance of enlarged pores and ofter acne. Remember that acne it’s a real inflammatory skin disease and must be cured by dermatologists.
Oily skin is caused by many factors, including: genetics, diet, climate, use of medicines, etc. So many variables create different skin conditions. That’s why not all the beauty products studied for this skin type will lead to the same results. Furthermore, oily skin can gets worse during summer (due to high temperatures), puberty (or later, always for hormonals imbalances) and in period of high stress.
This skin type needs a careful beauty routine to calm down the inflammation, control the sebum production and get rid of clogged pores, without though drying out the skin.
Important! The first defense is to always apply a mineral sunscreen that will prevent to UV rays to clog the pores.
Firstly oily skin has to be cleansed, twice a day, with gentle cleanser free of aggressive surfactants (SLS) and synthetic added fragrances. Choose cosmetic products that not further irritate a delicate skin condition and don’t try to reduce the excess of oil on the skin at all costs .
Despite the excessice sebum production, even oily skin needs to be moisturize. Choose a ligh gel formula with no silicons. This ingredients are universally considered comedogenic, that promote the occlusion of pores and the development of sebum inside of them (and so acne).
There are some skin care ingredients you should avoid using on an oily skin, especially if they are at the top of the ingredient list (INCI). Let’s see the most famous:
High comedogenic levels are also found in ingredients of natural origin, such as:
These natural ingredients are not “harmful but simply not suitable for an oily acne-prone skin. So their use at its purest form is not recommended. They can be accepted only if in small quantities inside cosmetic products with a studied formulation.
To be mentioned!
Niacinamide (vitamin B3) it’s an excellence ally, that helps the condition of oily skin, thanks to its anti-inflammatory effect and its ability to regulate sebum production.
When you have oily skin, you need to exfoliate to remove dead skin cells and reduce clogged pores. Physical exfoliation can be too harsh for this skin type. Avoid hard facial scrubs and aggressive beauty devices. The better choice for those with oily skin are chemical exfoliants, that use gentle and natural acids (such as fruit acids) to exfoliate. They’re less abrasive and unglue dead cells to make them slough off the skin.
Use natural mineral makeup. Mineral cosmetics absorbs the excess oil from the skin and is more resistant over time.
In the end, after a long day, always remove make-up! Evening cleansing is essential, as the impurities in the air and the same pigments of make-up contribute to the creation of imperfections (pimples, blackheads, etc.).
Who prone to acne and has oily skin should pay attention when searching for specific products for this skin problem, especially on the Net.
Do not trust too much advertising slogans that invite you to purchase a cosmetic product “made on purpose” for you.
In addition to consult your dermatologist, there is a site that can help you with this research.
COSDNA.COM is a website that analyzes many commercial cosmetic products and evaluates their comedogenic level with a score from 0 to 5. It will make you more aware of the potentially irritating ingredients that are inside the product and it will avoid you the choice of something that it could have worsen the condition of a skin prone to acne.
Find out a simple yet effective basic skincare regimen for oily skin.
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