Nothing’s worse than oily skin ! But did you know, that your skin has lesser tendency to develop early wrinkles, fine lines and discoloration. So cheer up !
You often find young skin with enlarges pores and comedones (blackheads and whiteheads, dull, also shiny and oily looking with a thick complexion, some showing a mild form of acne – comedones on face, neck, shoulders, back and chest. Your skin produces too much sebum, which is called “Seborrhoea” and is therefore not able to store enough moisture. These conditions can be caused by a variety of reasons such genetic, medical problems, like hormonal changes and unbalances, medication or food you take, stress and also hot, humid climate.
In more severe cases of Acne small to medium sized bumps become visible, which become red and inflamed.
Try to address the potential causes of the problem, in severe and stubborn cases, please consult your doctor.
Since youngsters consider acne or an oily skin as major and very serious crisis in their life they often accept the “sledgehammer cracking an nut” type of approach prescribed by many “experts in the field.
Our recommendations to treat this conditions are much milder and are not potentially damaging your health.
Thoroughly cleans your skin at least twice per day using cleansers which absorb the excessive oil and also detox the skin.
Use toners for irritated and infected skin to offer moisture to the skin and sooth, calm and treat the infections
Use light moisturizers and crèmes with a low fat content and astringent properties to reduce the size of the pores