Four main steps to care for Your oily/acne-prone/blemish-prone skin.

Now that you know your skin type, whether it is normal, oily, dry or combination skin. The next step should be how to care for your skin type. Oily skin is characterized by excess sebum (oil production), regular breakouts, blackheads and whiteheads, and enlarged pores.

Routine for Oily skin care

cleanse

Use an oil-free cleanser every morning and/or evening in order to rid the skin of excess oil. Most of them are formulated with natural antibacterial agents.

Cleansers come in the form of liquids or gels. The liquid ones require the use of cotton wool. As a result, rinsing after the application is not required.

On the other hand, the foam gels have to be rinsed off after massaging thoroughly onto the face.

Exfoliate

1-3 times a week. Most times, cleansing alone is not enough especially if there are blackheads and whiteheads. Exfoliating scrubs rid the skin of dead skin.

Tone

Toners are to be used immediately after cleansing with foam gels. They get absorbed better by the skin when used on wet skin and they work by tightening enlarged pores. As such, they give a refined texture to the skin.


With constant use, a clarified and smoother skin texture will be observed.

Moisturize

Moisturizing after cleansing is an important step. The misconception is that an oily face does not need moisturizing.
Moisture means water and the skin needs it to stay hydrated and supple. Oil-free moisturizers are to be used for oily skin.
When applying, avoid the eye contour area. Use a good eye cream, if available, on this area.
Most times, it's not about skin care products, but also lifestyle habits that determine our skin's texture and general condition. Click here to find out daily habits that cause or worsen breakouts. Before using any products, work on these habits.

Recommended products for Oily (and sensitive) skin

• La Roche posay- effaclar

  
  The 3-step Effaclar anti-blemish system, Effaclar MAT on the side[/caption]
  
  The Box includes a cleansing gel, Toner and moisturizing cream
  
  This range of products is designed for oily and sensitive skin.  To get more information about these products, Ritso Yipsa gave an in-depth review of each of them.
  The range also has a 3 step anti-blemish system. It contains a Cleansing Gel (150ml), Clarifying Toner (200ml) and Effaclar Duo (40ml) which is the moisturizing cream.
  In addition, is Effaclar MAT Sebo-regulating cream (comes separately). It regulates oil production and serves as an excellent make-up base.
  
  Lookfantastic is located in the UK, an online shop that does worldwide delivery.
  
  Helloskin only does delivery within the UK.



• Bioderma-Sébium

  The Bioderma sebium range is formulated for Oily and sensitive skin. Its specifications are similar to that of Effaclar.



• Yves Rocher- Sebovegetal and Hydravegetal ranges

  The Sebovegetal group is for combination to oily skin. For normal to combination skin is the Hydravegetal range. I highly recommend the Cleansing gel, moisturizing cream, and facial mask.
  
  They are packaged in eco-friendly containers.



• Sebamed

  The cleansing facial bar is formulated for normal to oily and sensitive skin.  It would be helpful for those with a mildly oily face (and shoulders) and pimples.
  
  Furthermore, the pH of 5.5 is very close to that of the skin on the face.

For those in Nigeria and Africa. MallforAfrica is an online shopping app that is reliable. Be sure to explore it.

Yours in the flawless skin journey, Nafisah NK