Oily Skin Care Treatment
Oily skin is difficult to deal with compared to other skin types. Your skin naturally produces oil from the sebaceous glands that are in the dermis layer (middle layer) of the skin. The oils are supposed to keep your skin soft and moist but sometimes too much oil is produced, causing oily skin.
Symptoms of Oily Skin
Your skin may not be shiny in the daytime so look at your skin when you get up. If you see a sheen, you probably have oily skin. Look at your hair as well and see if it is oily in the mornings because that could be a sign that you have oily skin. Does your makeup fade away in only a few hours? If so, that is also a sign that you have oily skin. Pimples are another sign that you have oily skin but they can occur for other reasons. You can have oily skin on other parts of your body as well.
Treating Oily Skin
You may think that the only way to treat your oily skin is to remove all the oil from the skin. That is not a good idea because your skin needs the oils that the sebaceous glands produce in order to keep your skin moisturized. If you have oily skin, it may also be sensitive so the key is to control the oil, not remove it altogether. If you use harsh soaps to remove the oil, your sebaceous glands may actually produce more oil.
With oily skin, you need to keep it clean so your pores do not get clogged. If the pores do get clogged, you will get pimples from the dirt and bacteria that get in them. Wash your face with warm water, not hot water, and use cleansers that are gentle. Exfoliate on a weekly basis with a non-abrasive product to unclog pores or use a non-alcoholic toner once a week. You should moisturize in moderation and make sure not to overdo it. Only use oil free sunscreen and makeup on your oily skin. Your skin care should say "non-comedogenic" or "non-acnegenic".
