Daily care for oily skin
February 8, 2010
Oily skin are characterized by a greasy and dirty oily shine on the face, often full with pimples and blackheads over the nose. So it is very important to do proper care so that your skin glows with a healthy shine.
Cleansing is very important for oily skin as it is more prone to attract dust, dirt and other pollutants. Always wash off your face in the morning and before going to bed. Always use a mild facewash to clean off the skin. Lack of proper cleansing will further make way for more skin problems like acne, pimple, blackheads.
The best natural cleanser for oily skin is wheat husk with cucumber water. mix it to make paste and appply on your face be gently messaging and leave it for 10 minutes. After that wash it off. Wheat husk absorbs excessive oil without robbing of natural oil and cucumber prevents the oil coming out of the skin.also make it a point to scrubb off areas around nose well as it is more prone to blackheads.
It is good to wash your face very often but on the flip side it may rob off the natural oil from your skin as well. Keep a small bottle of rosewater and cotton balls so that you can keep on removing the oily shine from the face, especially the T zone. That is the best way to clean up the excessive oil and dirt and also prevent any infection and will also keep keep you fresh through out the day.
Steaming once in a week is very good for this skin type as it opens pores and increases blood circulation and thus helps in preventing acne and blackheads.
Avoid going out in sun as it will aggrevate oil secretation. It is always better to use oil free moisturizer with sun protection so that you do not have to apply additional sunscreen lotion to make your skin more oily.
Take care of your diet. Do not increase the oil secreation and troubles by eating too much fried and greasy food. Drinking plenty of water is always good to remove the dirty oily shine. Also eat plenty of salads, raw vegetables and fruits without adding salad dressings.
Remember with all its disadvantages, there are certain advantages of oily skin as well. As they have excess of natural oil, Oily skin are slower to process of aging.
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