[Runninground]

My face skin is very oily. Is there any way I can make it less oily?

I wash my face every morning and night with warm water but it is still very oily after :/

I'd prefer not to have to go and buy creams too, although if there are any common creams that I might already have please suggest them

[NoreenK]

*subscribes*

I have the same problem, my forehead is as shiny as a mirror by mid-afternoon.

[randompickle]

vitamin d

[Classical Liberal]

(Original post by Runninground)
My face skin is very oily. Is there any way I can make it less oily?

I wash my face every morning and night with warm water but it is still very oily after :/

I'd prefer not to have to go and buy creams too, although if there are any common creams that I might already have please suggest them

Baking soda is great for getting rid of oils.

Try fasting for a couple of days or so. Your oily skin is in all probability in part a function of your diet.

[Above.The.Empyrean]

Tried frying chips on your head? Could be a substitute business.

[jack44]

Oily skin make a great shining look. Your oily face gave shinny look. It looks nice. Oily skin due to your health. It`s mean it depend on your health.

[lelikins]

I know you said no cream, but good things miracle mattifier is brilliant for stopping the shine!

[Pixxy_]

You could try Black African Soap, it is supposed to be great! The only other tip I have is try not to touch your face (if you do). I have a moisturiser from Clean & Clear which is supposed to not look oily. Also I find that after I use No 7 thermal face mask my face is less oily. If your skin looks shiny you can buy blotting paper, you just wipe your face with it and it takes away the shine.

[HollyB_C]

If it's the shine that's the problem, you can purchase - for around £1.50 - some shine absorbing sheets. I know they sell them in Tesco

Have you, also, tried using a face mask once or twice a week? That could really help

[besarlalluvia]

Leave it - you'll wrinkle less.

[Classical Liberal]

(Original post by Runninground)
My face skin is very oily. Is there any way I can make it less oily?

I wash my face every morning and night with warm water but it is still very oily after :/

I'd prefer not to have to go and buy creams too, although if there are any common creams that I might already have please suggest them

Change your diet.

Reduce the amount of poisons you put in your body, like preservatives etc. Stop consuming diary. Stop consuming sugary foods like sweets and fruit juices.

Consume lots of vitamin A, things carrots and other root veggies. Consume lots of fibre should help as well.


The oil coming out of your skin is a product of what you are putting inside you. And if you put **** in your body and it does not come out of the normal orafices, it has to come out of your skin. And you skin needs to get oily to secrete the **** out of your body.

[Weeves]

Swim! Going swimming makes your skin dry (ironically), but it's due to the chemicals in the pool etc!
Don't over swim though, twice a week would be fine


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[Lucia.]

Use oil free moisturiser every morning.
Make sure that your make-up is oil free.
Use a gel cleanser rather soap. Soap can strip away the natural oils in your skin which actually leads to an overproduction of oil.
Keep hydrated.

[timeofflight]

Milk of Magnesium is dead cheep. Use it as a face pack and wash it off. If you don't like it, it is also a laxative. I use it a lot on my face. I have never used it as a laxative but it is sold as a licensed medication for that.

[pinkangelgirl]

same problem here OP

[VV.KKGSR]

I used to have really oily skin but its less oily now. I use Witch oil free foaming facial wash every day and moisturise with palmers cocoa butter cream.
Good luck!


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[ArabellaBellucci]

If you wear make up, try using a powder around the most oily areas. If not take a look at the moisturiser you are using, many tend to just produce more oil or you could even stop moisturising altogether many people do not need to use it.

[Emmyrali]

My top tips for oily skin:

- use a good alcohol free toner to get rid of excess oils before applying make up.
- use a gel/water based moisteriser. Avoid those with oil in them.
- use a good mattifying primer before applying your foundation (smashbox photo finish primer, Gosh Velvet primer)
- use powder foundation instead of liquid.
- If you want more coverage then use liquid that is water based and that has a mattifying finish.
- avoid skin care / make up products that are oil based and always go for water based.
- use blotting paper/tissue throughout the day to get rid of excess oil.

Hope this helps

[txo]

My brother had oily skin and he used this
http://www.cleanandclear.com/product...g-facial-scrub

I use it as a cleanser too and it feels really nice on your skin! Give it a go, it's quite cheap.
I believe the sell in in Superdrugs.

[08rbut]

I have oily skin, but when I went with my mother to a make up counter in John Lewis, the sales assistant said that those oils are used in anti ageing creams, so I suppose I should keep it a little oily for the future!