SOS Beauty: 8 Tips for combatting oily skin

Shine Off: 8 Tips for combatting oily skin

Morgane Klein Forest

23 Mar 2015

updated the 6 October 2015 à 23:15

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1. Clean your skin with specific products
Washing and removing makeup from your skin has become the most important step in your daily beauty routine. The skin produces sebum throughout the day AND night. And it can sometimes be irritating, and result in red patches, blackheads or spots. Choose soft and specific products, and do not try to exfoliate your skin. If the cleaning is too aggressive, the skin will react by producing more sebum to protect itself. In the morning, opt for a special gel cleanser for oily skin. Rinse your skin, then take a small pea-sized amount of gel and create a lather in the hollow of your hands. Wash your skin with this foam. Rinse again. If the water is very calcareous, you can use some thermal water to finish rinsing. Finally, apply a matifying lotion. In the evening, use a micellar water for oily skin. This will have the advantages of any micellar lotion but will leave more sebo-regulator agents on the skin, which will manage the production of sebum.
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2. Exfoliate once a week
Rub with a soft exfoliator once a week. Twice maximum. Then, apply a specific mask for oily skin or a hydrating mask if you have combination skin. If your skin peels, or if you feel tightness, it is because you have exfoliated too much.
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3. Don’t forget to hydrate
Just because your skin is oily does not mean it isn’t dehydrated. Choose a matifying emulsion with moisturising agents and favour gel textures. It has to penetrate well to provide a good basis for makeup. If the textures are too rich, the skin will be too oily and the makeup will not hold.
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4. Don’t touch your pimples
Even if it is tempting and if we are lacking patience, know that by popping your pimples, you create a small inflammation. They will take more time to heal and pose a risk to pigment if they take the sun. Apply some drying gel on the head of the pimple, AFTER applying your cream and serum, to limit the production of sebum and do not touch it anymore. You can re-apply it three to four times a day. If you wish to hide them, take a beige corrector and apply some to the back of your hand. Then put some of it on every small pimple. Do not shade off with your fingers. With a cotton bud, just shade off the outline. As a pimple is inflammatory, the makeup will not adhere to it. If you shed off with your fingertips, you will crush the pimple and remove the makeup. Finish by fixing the whole look with some powder. Brush down from the outside of the face inwards to make the powder penetrate the fuzz of the skin. This will aerate it and create a less 'thick skin' effect.
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5. Choose non-comedogenic makeup
If it is not specified on the packaging, do not take risks. It is necessary to be sure that tests have been performed. Also, choose oil-free formulas. They can sometimes be a little drying, which is why the makeup base is essential. If your skin is dehydrated, add a serum before your matifying cream. If you have dilated pores, always apply your foundation cream with a sponge. By dabbing, you blur the imperfections and the dilated pores. You won’t achieve the same effect, if you use your fingers
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6. Retouch with a cotton pad
When you apply your foundation in the morning, your skin is clean. However, it is not the case when you retouch it during the day. As a result, we tend to use more powder to mask our glowing skin and transfer sebum into our compact powder. To avoid this, Joëlle Nonni advises using cotton pads to apply the powder. Pull it a bit to give it a puff aspect, apply and throw it away after use.
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#7 Skipping sunblock
Another skin regime you shouldn't skip is sunblock. It's just another layer on your skin that goes a long way. An Australian study in 2013 discovered those who wear sunscreen daily shows no sign of aging for over four years. In other words, sunscreen blocks the harmful UV rays and wrinkles.
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8. Adopt a healthy lifestyle
It seems obvious, but it is an important reminder. Smoking is the worst enemy of oily skin. It makes it even oilier, thicker and tarnishes the complexion. And although it is still debated, it is obvious that eating fatty food, too much sweets or chocolate promotes acne. Just like stress. Be Zen. Practice yoga!

1. Clean your skin with specific products

Is your T-zone area an oily landmine? Follow the advice of Joëlle Nonni, specialist in skin health at the Thermes of Avène for a solution.

We sometimes look for a small patch of shine on cheekbones (which is why we put on highlighter), but nobody likes having an excessively gleaming forehead or nose. And even if oily skin has certain advantages (seemingly it ages at a slower rate), it is not always easy to manage. From spots, blackheads to excess sebum, we basically perpetually reliving our adolescence.

Hence to manage these small concerns that oily skin brings, we sought the advice from expert, Joëlle Nonni.

Morgane Klein Forest

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