Let's talk skin care

[Mojambo]

Specifically, persistently oily skin.

I've always had fairly problematic skin, with periodic oily/dry periods, but over the last few months it's been all oil all the time.

I've tried many varieties of face wash designed to combat oily skin, but I'm not seeing any improvements. I just started using a Neutrogena face wash that's supposed to battle oily skin all day long and my face feels great right after using it, but about a half hour later my forehead, nose and upper cheeks are slick with oil.

So does anyone have any skin care tips for this sort of situation. Different products? Home remedies?

[Karenca]

1. Aging. eom

[Mojambo]

2. So this gets worse the older you get

By the time I'm 40 kids are going to be using my face as a slip and slide.

[Karenca]

3. No.......

It gets better.

Unfortunately, everything else gets a bit worse.

[Mojambo]

7. It's strange. I had bad skin as a teen (who doesn't?)

It got much better in my 20's and now it's getting worse again in my 30's.

[nini]

4. are you breaking out?

Or just oily? If just oily.. just wash your face more often with a mild face wash.


Blemishes.. try something like proactive that is gentle but effective.

[Mojambo]

5. Smaller blackheads and such

Not really breaking out. It's just super oily.

I'm washing my face like 10 times a day. Stays clean for about an hour tops and then the oil returns.

Guess I'll just keep washing and hope for the best.

[Karenca]

8. Overwashing---Not a good plan

People with oily skin have a tendency for zealous cleansing. The result is skin that feels taut & tight. This is actually NOT good. Using cleansers with alcohol strips skin of its essential oils. Skin that feels taut, tight & a little stiff after cleansing is a clear sign that you may be overcleansing or using too harsh a cleanser for your skin type. Some effects of overcleansing include:

Rashes. Ingredients that should sit on the skin (like sunscreen) will permeate the skin if skin's natural barrier is damaged.
Adult acne.

Cleansing your skin more than twice a day can trigger a panic response & send your oil glands into overdrive. Plus, if moisturizers don't soak into the skin -- instead sitting atop skin -- then you will be prone to acne.
Seborrheic dermatitis (flaking red scales around the scalp & on the t-zone).
The key here is balance. You want your skin to feel 'dewy'. Taut & tight is bad, dewy & moisturized is good.









http://beauty.about.com/od/skinflaws/qt/overcleanse.htm

[nini]

12. that's why the cleanser you pick is important

There are mild non alcohol ones that helped me and did not strip my skin.

[Mojambo]

13. I'm pretty sure the one I got isn't alcohol based

Guess I'll just have to keep trying different ones until I find a fit.

[Mojambo]

15. I've been tending to go in and use the face wash every time I feel overly

oily.

And my skin does feel pretty tight afterwards. I just hate that oily feeling so much!

[Karenca]

18. I know how you feel...I used to have

very oily skin too. I hated it,
especially when I would look in the mirror
and see my face so oily, the pores looked magnified.

I know it's difficult, but do try to stop over-washing and exacerbate the problem.

[nini]

11. there's some blotter tissue things too

It's a bummer - I know. But the good side is you're not going to wrinkle as fast as people with dry skin :D


You probably just need to find the right cleanser for your particular skin.. though it's expensive trying out a bunch of different ones.


Good Luck.

[Karenca]

14. Unfortunately, Oil does not prevent wrinkles

Wrinkles are permanent lines etched into skin from environmental causes (sun damage and pollution) and internal causes (genetic changes, muscle movement, estrogen loss, and fat depletion). Nowhere (outside of ads and product claims) is dry skin a cause of wrinkles.

Aside from the continuing misinformation propagated by cosmetic salespeople, estheticians, and advertisements for moisturizers, confusion also stems from the fact that dry skin looks more wrinkled, and wrinkled skin looks better after a moisturizer is applied. Those with oily skin may are perceived as having less wrinkles, but that’s because they have their own built-in moisturizer, which creates a smoother skin texture. The skin’s own oil doesn’t forestall or in any way change wrinkles, but keeping them lubricated (the same principle as applying a moisturizer) makes wrinkles look temporarily better. When skin is dry or dehydrated, any amount of wrinkling or flaws look more exaggerated. Applying a moisturizer will make wrinkles look less apparent but they will not be permanently altered nor will they go away.







http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:u62_mRonXvkJ:www.cosmeticscop.com/learn/article.asp%3FPAGETYPE%3DART%26REFER%3DSKIN%26ID%3D46+oily+skin+wrinkles&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1

[nini]

23. my built-in moisturizer has served me well then

as it did for my father, sisters etc.. We have oily skin and not many wrinkles. My father's skin was in amazing condition even as he was dying - we were amazed.

Perhaps a combination of many things. I can seriously say at my age I look 10 years younger than 'some' others my age. Now if I could say my hair wasn't gray I'd be in business!

[Pithlet]

25. I'm glad to hear that.

I always worried that I'd wrinkle easily because of my dry skin, but I'm 34, and so far no lines.

[Karenca]

26. The best thing you can do for your skn is stay out of the sun.

And always wear a good sunscreen, even on cloudy days.

[dropkickpa]

6. Have you tried a moisturizing routine?

Often, when the skin is dried out (even if it doesn't feel like it too much) the response is to produce more oil. Most "oil fighting" washes, lotions etc can really be drying to skin. I have intermittent oily skin (comes and goes in waves) and I always find that if I start moisturizing daily with a non-comodegenic moisturizer, the oily periods go away faster. Now if I could just get myself into the routine of moisturizing daily ALL the time. :eyes: But I do use an olive oil based soap daily, and have noticed less oily skin, funnily enough.

One upside of oily skin is that it tends to age at a slower rate.

[Mojambo]

9. I'll give moisturizing a try.

Olive oil based soap... Maybe worth a shot.

[idgiehkt]

10. I've never had bad skin problems

but I have had blemishes and stuff and the only thing that has really ever improved my skin tone is diet. That means eliminating chocolate and soda and junk food. My problems have actually worsened as I have gotten older, when I was in high school my skin was flawless and now all it takes is a few days of toxic food to make my complexion look unhealthy. I don't 'break out' so much as my skin just looks bad in general.

[flvegan]

16. Ask an expert: Peter Lamas

Post here, and he'll get back to you:
http://www.lamasbeauty.com/talk/beautytips/

[Mojambo]

21. Thanks for that. I'll give it a shot. n/t

[querelle]

17. Try Clinique

Their products are formuated for people with problem skin. I also have oily skin and their products are the only thing that work for me. Go to any Clinique counter and they will give you a free skin evaluation and recomend really good products to deal with your particular problem areas.

My own regime? Clinique exfoliant face scrub followed up with a mild astringent. After that, a water based moisterizer.

Try it!

[Mojambo]

19. Where are Clinique counters typically located?

I've never seen one. Or maybe I have and it just didn't register.

[querelle]

22. Most Major Department Stores.....

.....have a Clinique counter. I dunno about the USA (I live in Canada), but they seem to be in all major chain department stores.

Q

[Karenca]

24. Check your PM.

[SammyWinstonJack]

27. Up scale Department stores. Or order online.

[Rabrrrrrr]

20. As far as I am concerned, there IS a link between food and oil on face

I have oily skin as well, and I notice an absolute and large correlation between oily and starchy foods and the amount of oil on my face. Even if I have a lot of coffee (and I like dark, oily coffee) my face gets oily.

The best stuff I have found is CO Bigelow's Oily Skin Foaming Facial Wash for oily skin followed with the CO Bigelow Oily Skin Toner during the day; and then the CO Bigelow Gentle Oil-Absorbing Cleanser at night before bed time, followed by Dr. Galen Herbal Skin Tonic, and, when I remember, a dab of the CO Bigelow Bigelow Extra-Light Face Lotion.

I also try to use a mask twice a week, and try to remember to exfoliate once in a while with the CO Bigelow Honey Almond Scrub.

[Dervill Crow]

28. Burt's Bees garden tomato soap.

I use the garden tomato complexion soap and love it. The Burt's Bees website lists some other things like a grapefruit mist that you can spray on after a wash: "A veritable summer cocktail of Pink Grapefruit, Lemon and Lime essential oils help to keep overactive oil glands in line," but that might be a bit girly for you.

[LeftyMom]

29. Mine improves a lot when I eat well.

Lately I'm using Desert Essence tea tree oil wash and it smells funny but it works well.

[NewWaveChick1981]

30. Well, my oily skin had a cause that I knew nothing about, and

when I treated the cause, a whole bunch of associated problems were corrected almost overnight. :) I had EXTREMELY oily skin from the time I hit puberty, and when my problem was diagnosed four years ago, it all made sense to me. I used to have cystic acne, and it was terrible. Since I don't want to be construed as offering medical advice, let me just say it was hormonal and my doctor used the same course of treatment as that used for polycystic ovarian syndrome. (It wasn't PCOS, but I had some of the same symptoms.) Voila! I had normal skin almost instantly, and I got rid of the acne I was unable to cure for the better part of 30 years. :P

Not everyone has that kind of hormonal problem, but after many years of resigning myself to oily skin until I turned 90, it was a welcome relief to get to the root of the cause. I could have saved myself a lot of trouble during my teens and 20s (and 30s, truth be told) had anyone known to look for a slight hormonal imbalance. :)

I firmly believe this particular issue is genetic, because my grandmother and my mother suffered some of the same symptoms throughout their lives (and Mom still does). My sister did too, but when I told her what I'd found out, she ran to her doctor. She's on the same treatment I am (very mild and very easy), and her acne (which did NOT respond to two courses of Accutane) is now gone too.

I know that's probably more than you wanted to know about, but I know what suffering from oily skin is like. :D :hug:

[Broken_Hero]

31. Aveeno

clear complexion bar...works for my wife and I...she is the one that has all the issues with it, and I just use it, because its there...:) She also uses Clean and Clear Deep Cleaning Astringent. She has cut through dozens of other facial products, and she finds the Aveeno/Clean and Clear combo to be very effective, but of course everyone is different...:) :hi: