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Keeping our skin in sound condition or upgrading our skin beauty is really important to all of us, but we can’t do that perfectly due to so many undesirable conditions, like oily skin. If you have oily skin, then you will not be able to use makeup products comfortably on your skin. And oily skin may cause so many further complexities that are not desirable to any of us. But if you obey some tips and tricks, you will certainly be able to keep yourself away from oily skin.
It may sound a bit odd, but it is true that you will not have to spend a single penny. Just by following some ordinary skin care tips or by using some natural things, you will be able to get rid of oily mode, and you will not face oily skin in the future. In this article, I am going to show you some easy tips that will be helpful for you in treating oily skin in a very short time.
What does oily skin mean and how to control this?
Oily skin indicates a certain skin condition when our sebaceous glands produce an excessive amount of sebum, which is oily. Sebaceous glands exist under our skin, and that’s why when it produces oily substances then, it immediately affects our skin condition. So when it produces a lot of sebum, it changes our skin condition and makes it oily. Actually, sebum is not harmful. Rather, it is important to keep our skin in a healthy condition.
But when its amount becomes unusual, then it causes oily skin and can cause some further complexities like acne, pimples, clogged pores, or something like that. Sometimes, if we don’t wash our faces regularly, then it seems that sebum production becomes too much and our skin becomes oily, though there are so many reasons behind oily skin. Genetics may play some roles in making our skin oily, but through some skin care tips, you may improve your skin condition. Keep in mind no matter what’s the cause of your oily skin. Oily skin is treatable. You just have to do some tasks effectively.
How to get rid of oily skin easily?
Actually, getting rid of oily skin in just a month is not so hard. You just have to do some ordinary tasks regularly, or you may use some natural things. You may even do both these acts to get a better result as early as possible. Now I am going to show you those tips and tricks which will be effective for acting against oily skin.
1. Bath everyday
To keep yourself away from oily skin, you have to bathe everyday. This may not remove oily skin comprehensively, but at least this practice will be helpful for you to reduce excess oil from your skin. To get a better result from regular bathing, you may use lukewarm water with soap, but not all types of soap are good for your oily skin. You should use a general soap that doesn’t contain any fragrance, unknown moisturizer, harsh chemicals, or something like that. If your soap contains any of those harmful things, then it may cause much sebum production. So you should bathe regularly with gentle soap, and you should wash your face perfectly with soap or cleanser when you come back from outside.
2. Don’t use anything rough for wiping your skin
Usually, after a bath, we use a towel or things like that to wipe our whole body. There is nothing wrong with wiping the whole body, but you should not use any harsh towel or cloth for this purpose. The reason is that this type of towel may cause friction and the obvious result of friction is to stimulate our skin to produce more oil, resulting in oily skin. So, try to use anything soft that will not cause harsh friction while you are wiping water on your body’s skin.
3. Dietary change is a must
If you have a habit of eating many glycemic foods like pizza, fried chicken, doughnuts, corn chips, or other high glycemic foods, then you have to change your diet. Because these foods cause inflammation as well as sebum production. Another thing is that you should avoid excessive beverage intake because this will also cause excessive sebum production. You should eat more low glycemic foods like fresh vegetables, fruits, legumes, or other foods like that.
4. Stay away from stress
Stress is harmful to our skin condition, and though it’s a bit odd to hear, it’s 100% true. Stress can increase the release of the cortisol hormone, which has a great role in producing more sebum. To reduce the level of stress, you may do some effective things like meditation practice, yoga, get sound sleep, avoid alcohol & nicotine, and can do anything to lead a healthy life.
5. Go to bed without makeup
Keeping makeup products for long hours on your skin is obviously harmful, and it may cause oily skin. So, at any cost, you should remove all the makeup products from your skin before going to bed. Besides that, you should not use any makeup product which contains excessive oil. And you may use talc-free setting powder because it has an important role- absorbing excessive oil from the skin.
6. Sonic cleanser
To get rid of oily skin, deep cleansing is important, and you may do so by using sonic cleansers. This type of cleanser might be excellently helpful for reducing sebum production because this can cleanse and exfoliate deeply. If you can cleanse and exfoliate effectively, then you will not have to be worried about oily skin because then you will be able to remove oily skin effectively.
7. Use certain type of moisturizers
Some people think that using moisturizer is harmful to oily skin because moisturizer enhances the oily mode. It is true and only applicable to moisturizers that contain oil. But there are so many non-comedogenic and oil-free moisturizers that will not be harmful to your oily skin. This will keep your skin hydrated which will also be helpful for getting rid of oily skin.
8. Using blotting papers when you are busy
It is a common scene in our day-to-day busy life that we work for long hours and cannot think of doing any other thing during the work period. But during this period, when our sebaceous glands produce oil, and it accumulates in our skin, that creates an uncomfortable situation. To avoid these things, you may use blotting papers because they can absolve unnecessary oil from your skin. Even tissue paper or something like that may come in handy in this case, too.
9. Ward off alcohol use
Alcohol has so many harmful effects, and in the case of skin health, the most important harmful effect is that excessive intake of alcohol damages our blood vessels. It enlarges our oil glands, and that’s why the glands produce much oil and make the skin oily. So, to prevent oily skin, avoiding alcohol totally is really an important thing, and you should maintain it for eternity.
10. Hormonal therapy
If you have any hormonal problem that causes oily skin, then you may think of hormonal therapy. Antiandrogens type hormonal medication may decrease the level of sebum production. In some studies, it is found that spironolactone is surprisingly effective for reducing oil production in the case of females, and cyproterone acetate is also effective in this regard. Keep in mind ordinary skin care tips, and tricks will not be helpful for you if your oily skin is the result of hormonal complexity. In that case, hormonal therapy is the only way open to you.
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How to get rid of oily skin by using skin masks?
Besides some ordinary skin care tips and tricks, you may use some skin masks. These masks are made from different natural things, which have effective properties to act against oily skin. Usually, people use this type of mask on their face skin, and you may try so. Now I am going to share some common skin masks that will be surprisingly helpful for you in treating oily skin.
1. Mask made from aloe vera and turmeric
You know aloe vera is great for skin quality improvement, and it can play some great roles in eliminating excess sebum. And it can remove dirt and oil from your skin pores. Turmeric is also beneficial for our skin health in so many ways. If you use a mask with an aloe vera and turmeric mixture, then it is likely that you will not face oily skin.
To make this mask, you have to mix one tablespoon of aloe vera with half a tablespoon of turmeric. Usually, people use aloe vera gel and turmeric powder to make this mask. After mixing these two properly, apply the mask on your skin, and after keeping this for at least 20 minutes, rinse off.
2. Mask with apple and honey
Apple juice and honey are great for gently exfoliating and cleansing our clogged pores. Besides cleansing clogged pores, honey removes germs from our skin, which is also necessary for keeping our skin oil-free and smooth. So, with regular use of the face mask with apple and honey, there will be no chance of excess oil on your skin.
You just need to mix one tablespoon of apple juice with one tablespoon of honey and mix them properly. After that, apply it on your skin and keep it for a while, and then cleanse.
3. Mask with oatmeal and lukewarm water
You know oatmeal has so many skin benefits, especially if you have oily skin. One of the most important attributes of oatmeal is that it soaks up the oil in your skin, and thus you may get rid of oily skin by using the skin mask with oatmeal and lukewarm water. Besides that, it has some effective anti-inflammatory properties, which are also helpful for reducing oil in your skin.
The mask-making procedure is very simple because you will not have to mix any other ingredient with oatmeal, just you need to mix a few tablespoons of lukewarm water. So first, take half a cup of oatmeal and mix it with lukewarm water and make a paste. The mask-applying process is the same. Apply it on your skin and keep it for a while and then rinse it off.
4. Mask made from coffee and honey
The benefit of honey for skin is incredible, and it is for oily skin too, and that’s why a good many skincare products contain honey as an important ingredient. Coffee is also beneficial for our skin and for oily skin as well. Coffee is surprisingly helpful for removing clogged sebum from your skin pores. To cleanse your skin, coffee is an effective ingredient, and for exfoliating, it also comes in handy. So if you use a skin mask made from coffee and honey, it will be great for you to remove excess oil from your skin.
Here the mask-making process is really easy because here, you just have to mix honey and coffee in a cup. Just take one tablespoon of these two items (each) and mix it perfectly with any tool. To make it super easy, you should use coffee powder because it mixes with honey very well. If you can make it perfectly, then rub the mixture on your skin and keep it for some minutes and then rinse off.
5. Mask made from lemon
It goes without saying that lemon juice or extract is beneficial for our skin health. Lemon extract can maintain the natural balance in our skin which is superbly effective for reducing the excess oil level if there is any. Apart from that, the lemon extract has some cleansing properties, which is helpful for getting rid of some unnecessary things causing oily skin.
To make the mask from lemon, you just have to mix 1 tablespoon of lemon extract with one or two tablespoons of drinking water, that’s all. After mixing the lemon extract with water, keep the mixture on your skin for at least 15 minutes and then wash with tap water. To get some extra benefits, some people mix honey or other things with lemon. You may also do so.
6. Mask with banana and honey
Honey is useful for removing excess oil from the skin, and a Banana is also effective in this regard. Banana is a well-known skin moisturizer that can act against oily skin. And bananas contain some useful nutrients which you need to fight against excess oil in your skin. If you use a face mask with honey and banana, then you will get rid of oily skin within a very short time.
To make the mask with banana and honey, you just have to mash one-fourth of a ripe banana with two tablespoons of honey. The skin mask application process will remain the same- just rub the mixture on your skin and cleanse after a while.
How to get rid of oily skin: real life story
From a young age, my skin was a bit oily, but I didn’t bother about it because I was not serious about my skin health then. When I started using different makeup products on my skin, especially on my face skin, the oily mode became a problem. Because it caused the slippage of the makeup products which I applied to my face skin, due to this problem, I commonly kept tissue paper with me but using tissue paper affected the appearance of my face with makeup. I actually didn’t think at first that it was a skin complexity. Rather I thought that it might be due to the hot weather.
But one day, when I was about to end my college life, and it was summer, one of my friends told me that they all used different makeup products, but they didn’t face makeup products slippage, and I faced the complexity. Then I understood it was not for hot weather but for my skin complexity, and then I started trying to find out how to solve the issue. I also consulted with one of my elder brothers, who was in the medical field, but he suggested to me that I should not use any medical product because the issue was not so serious. Rather he suggested to me that I should follow some common skincare tips like cleansing properly a few times a day, using moisturizer daily, and using something natural on my skin that has properties to remove excess oil.
From then on, I started to obey all the common skin care tips and I started using a skin mask made from coffee and honey. After doing all these things for about a month, I noticed an important change in my skin condition, and the change was that my skin was not as oily as it was just before 3 weeks. But I continued following these things, and after doing all these things for almost 2 and a half months, I was able to perfectly get rid of oily skin.
Maria Duvall
FAQs
1. What are the causes of oily skin?
The main cause of oily skin is the excessive sebum production from our sebaceous glands. It may be due to hormonal complexity, stress, dietary practice, excessive humidity, or something like that.
2. What can I do if my oily skin is the result of any hormonal complexity?
Actually, if your oily skin is the only result of hormonal complexity, then by following skin care tips, you will not get rid of your oily skin. In that case, resorting to hormonal therapy is the only option open to you.
3. What can I do to get rid of oily skin immediately?
Actually, you have to follow some skin care tips regularly and use a skin mask made from natural things for a mentionable period. It is not a matter of one day or two. If you want to do something immediately, then you may wipe your excessive oil using blotting papers.
4. How can I be sure that my skin is excessively oily?
If you have oily skin, then it will show you a greasy appearance, and some pores will be available there. And it will seem to you that your skin is unusually rough or thick.
5. How long do I have to use a skin mask to reduce the level of oil in my skin?
It depends on which type of natural thing you are using as your skin mask. But usually, you should use a skin mask made from natural things for at least one month.
6. What type of foods are good for reducing oil in skin?
Most of the fruits and vegetables are good for reducing excessive oil from our skin. Suppose you may eat cucumber, banana, avocado, spinach, orange, etc., to reduce unusual oil levels from your skin.
7. Is oily skin a barrier to use makeup products?
If you have oily skin, then using makeup products is not prohibited for you though keeping makeup products on your skin for a long time may be hard for you. But choosing the right product is important- you should not use any makeup product that contains oil.
8. What foods should I avoid if I have oily skin?
Some foods, like fatty meat, dairy products, salty snacks, etc., are harmful to oily skin, so you should avoid all of these.
9. How do I clean my entire body if I have oily skin?
You should bathe everyday with a gentle cleanser. It is the only way to cleanse your entire body’s skin properly. But you should not use any cleanser which contains harsh chemicals, fragrances, unknown moisturizers, or so.
10. Why is stress a problem for oily skin?
Stress is really harmful for oily skin because stress can trigger the unusual release of cortisol hormones, which increase sebum production.
Final words
If you have oily skin or you feel that your skin is unusually oily, then you should not avoid the issue. You just need to follow some common skincare tips and use a skin mask for some days. This is how to get rid of oily skin in a very short time.
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