What specific facial products would you suggest for oily skin?

[Anonymous]

Face washes, moisturizers, makeup and any others.

My skin can be oily very easy but if I wash it too often it just gets dry. If I don't wash once or more daily it will be too oily and I break out. Many face washes I've tried dry my skin too much and moisturizers make it more oily and I don't want to just pack makeup on it so my skin is unhealthy uhg fml lol.

Thanks for any help.

[peace-love-couture]

For oily skin, you don't want to over do it with chemicals like Salicylic Acid or Benzoyl Peroxide, so avoid face washes with acne treatments. Go for a basic face wash, like Purpose or Cetaphil or Cerave. All great, affordable and can be found at Wal-Mart, Target, CVS, Walgreens or any grocery/drugstore that carries name brand products.

Once or twice a week, use a face wash with Salicylic Acid, because this will help absorb excess oil but keep from over drying your skin. Just go for Neutrogena or St.Ives--nothing expensive or special.

Witch hazel is a gooooood toner for any skin type, especially oily or acne prone skin

Do you use masks? Queen Helene's Mint Julep masque is cheap and quite effective. I'm pretty sure this is the one masque people can agree on is just amazing. It's less than $5, can be found at Sally's, Ulta, WalMart and drugstores and grocery stores. AMAZING. Try using it once a week or once every 2 weeks if you find it's too strong.

Don't forget to use an oil free moisturizer. It might sound ridiculous to moisturize already oily skin, but if you dry your skin out, it tries to compensate by overproducing sebum(oil) to protect your skin.

I had oily skin and I know it sucks. I tried to keep positive when people would tell me it's a blessing in the long run(cause oily skin ages less quickly than dry), but I live for now, so I understand how it feels

[Asker]

Thank you so much for all these suggestions.

[lovestosmile22]

My skin is the exact same way as you have described yours to be I do not use liquid foundation I only use power an the kind I use is physicians formula you can get it at wal mart only 12.00..Also the only face wash I can use that clears my skin up an makes it not oily is smoky mountain lye soap look it up on Google you can get the original sent or lavender either one will work..I've been using theses 2 products for 3 years an no break outs or blemishes an no oily skin..

[Asker]

Thank you! I will look these up.

[lovestosmile22]

your welcome!

[Brando]

I'd recommend using an antibacterial-like soap. People generally avoid them because they can be quite drying, but I find it to be better if I have oily skin. They are usually medicated soaps designed for acne and if you use it twice a day you'll notice the difference. Use a light oil free moisturizer afterward if you feel your skin is too dry. Gamophen is the one I use whenever my skin is feeling icky, and it works a treat.

-tohrment

[johari]

Ya some products that say for oily skin tend to dry out the skin too much so I use products labeled for normal skin.I also wash my skin once a week with a soy-bean facial wash from CVS and a mosiurizer from Olay and spf 15.

[stillagoodgirl]

Products that say 'oil free'

[Hyped_up_on_coffee]

any toner

[Anonymous]

Clean&Clear moring cleanser