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Oily Facial Skin Care 101

Women who have oily facial skin are the luckiest of all skin types. Excessive oils keep your skin softer and more supple, so you show the signs of aging much slower than dry skin types. Dry skin can look wrinkled and parched, whereas oily skin looks healthy, plump, and youthful. If you have oily skin, you might not think you’re all that lucky though.

Women with oily skin know the pains of having excessive oils and larger pores. When excessive oils are produced, the main effects seen are zits and shine. No big deal though! You don’t ever want to get rid of the oils your skin produces. They are good for keeping your skin hydrated. Even so, you do need to take a few steps to curve oil production and diminish pore size. The trick is to keep oils at a happy medium and balance for your skin. Not too much, not too little, but just enough!

I’ve been around for almost 50 years and have always had oily skin. When I thought about doing pages on skin types, I immediately researched what others were saying on the net. I couldn’t have been more disappointed. There is a lot of ~~crap~~ misinformation out there and a lot of ~~crappy~~ bad advice. Let me set the record straight!

Oily facial skin is a good thing! Its not the end of the world to have excess oils. Hormones are the #1 cause of oily skin problems, so as soon as women crawl out of their early 20’s, hormones usually calm down, and so does your skin! Having a child can also affect your skin, although in most cases, child bearing affects the scalp and hair more than your skin. Hormones are usually the culprit of excessive facial pimples too.

Women who have naturally dark hair are far more prone to have oily skin. You just don't hear about natural blondes having a lot of problems with oily skin! In fact, they usually have normal to dry skin instead. Oily skin also runs rampant among ethnic groups, such as African Americans, Asians, Hispanics, and many others.

With all that said, these are a few suggestions to help you with your oily skin problems. You don't have to necessarily buy products specifically made for oily skin. As long as you know what you're looking for, you can find products that are right for your skin.

Oily Facial Skin Care Tips

You can use soaps made for oily skin, such as neutrogena facial bar, but if you use an astringent to remove the deeper oils and dirt after you cleanse, then you can use any soap you like. Many times I use antibacterial hand soap to clean my face to help cut the oils and decrease bacteria. It won't hurt your skin or cause your skin to produce more oils. Honest!

Never over-wash your oily facial skin. You need only wash your skin once in the morning, and once before bed. Washing or overcleaning your oily facial skin, can signal your sebaceous glands to produce more oils.

In winter months when the air is dry, you may want to cut back from deep cleaning your face as much and use a more gentle facial cleanser. In the summer when the heat's turned up though, you will need to deep clean your face regularly. (but not too much!) It's all about a balance that you must strive for, in both winter and summer months.

Clean your face with a good astringent/toner at the beginning and end of the day, especially if you wear makeup. Use salicylic acid toners that deep clean your skin and shrink your pores. Deep cleaning your face will help keep bacteria from forming and help discourage zits and blackheads.

Twice a week, deep clean pores with a good facial scrub. Try organic products like Fruit Enzyme Scrub, which have natural ingredients that work very effectively and are more earth friendly.

Use a good moisturizer with a water base. Water based lotions reduce shine, won't clog pores, and temporarily stop oil production from your sebaceous glands. Water based lotions, such as Olay All Day Complete, are the best moisturizers for oily facial skin.

Use either mineral foundations or a water based liquid foundations. Water based foundations add moisture to your skin but do not clog pores. That's the last thing you want if your acne prone. Mineral makeup helps keep acne forming bacteria from seeping into pores but also locks in moisture.

Use loose powders instead of compact powders to help seek up extra oils during the day. Loose powders don't pack makeup into your pores. Compacts do!

Removing makeup at the end of the day is a must have, no matter how late the party lasted! During sleep, your skin has a chance to rest and repair itself. Pores and skin are supposed to rest while you're sleeping! If you're face is clogged with makeup, it's going to be producing oils which produces more pimples. If you've ever gone to bed with makeup on, you know exactly what I mean!

Twice a month, use a good facial masks. Mudd facial masks help draw out oils from deep within the dermis. They are also good for removing blackheads. They tighten pores and remove bacteria.

Keep your hands and your hair off your face during the day. Women touch their face often, without even being aware of it. Hands and hair transfer oils and bacteria to your face. The more oils and bacteria you add, the more oily facial skin problems you'll have.

Use lemons products to help cut oils. Lemon's and lemon products can help cut oils on your skin. You do want to deep clean your skin but you don't want to cut oils totally. Lemons are well known for their clarifying abilities.

Drink plenty of water. Water helps flush your body of toxins and bacteria. The less you have, the better your skin will look!

Eat healthy foods for a glowing complexion. Oily foods, fats, preservatives, and other chemicals, are known skin problem makers. Eat a diet rich in vitamin rich foods, like fruits and colorful vegetables.

Use an overnight facial cream to help rehydrate skin and regenerate oils. Allow your skin to rest every now and then from using them though. Your skin can get too used to the extra moisture and stop or slow down oil production. Skip a session every now and then to reboost oil production.

Oily facial skin need not be a problem. If you've got hormone problems, then know that it won't last forever. Feel blessed that you will look younger longer! Dry skin poses many more problems for women than does oily skin.

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