Skin care is essential to look nice and feel healthy. People have different types of skin, while some require intense moisturizing even in summers due to severe dry skin, other s are sick of the oil that surfaces on their face. People who have oily skin are more pone to acne while oily skin also needs more cleaning than any other type of skin. But there is one advantage of having oily skin- it does not shows signs of aging for a longer time due to intense moisturizing the oil glands provide.
Looking after oily skin is important to keep your skin looking radiant and beautiful. Acne can rear its ugly head if you do not take proper care. Due to over productive oil glands, removing excess oil becomes important otherwise, the grime collects on the face blocking the pores and leading to microbial growth that leads to acne.
Clean it with plenty of warm water to remove extra oil and clean your face with a gentle soap which removes the grime and dust collected on the surface of the skin. Rinse your face and apply an astringent or toner with upward and outward strokes. It is better to use herbal and gentle skin products that do not rob your skin of the essential moisturizer nor disturbs the pH balance of the skin. Harsh chemicals irritate the skin and can sometimes lead to Reactive Seborrhea, when the oil glands below the skin surface start over producing oil, to counter the loss of natural skin moisture. Thus, the skin starts dehydrating making the topmost layer to shrink and shrivel up, restricting the flow of oil and oil starts clogging the pores leading to acne growth.
It is best to use a cleanser which has a base of salicylic acid for cases when Seborrhea strikes and avoid using intense moisturizing creams. In case, you have a tendency to have scaly oily skin, you can use a cleaning exfoliate on a regular basis with a light moisturizing cream after that. Clay masks are good alternatives when you need to remove excess oil from your face. Sensitive skins need light colored clay masks. Wash your face with warm water to remove the mask and apply a non greasy moisturizer. Although oily skin can be irritating especially in hot weather, it does not show signs of aging for a longer time, so keep it clean to look radiant and attractive.
