Oily Skin

Characteristics of Oily Skin:

• Overactive sebaceous (oil-producing) glands
• Awake with a shiny film on your nose forehead and chin
• Skin is oily to touch
• Make up does not last on oily skin, even for a few hours
• Moderate to severe adolescent acne
• Oily skin is thick, firm and sallow (yellow complexion)
• Heavy texture (orange peel appearance)
• Oily skin condition does not usually end with adolescence
• Oily skin continues to break out regularly
• Problem / blemished skin due to hormonal changes
• Oily skin remains youthful longer as it is less prone to wrinkling
• Oily skin has open pores that are enlarged due to trapped oil in the pilo-sebaceous follicle
• Enlarged pores become dehydrated and aggravated
• Congested oily skin is dull and thick
• Open and closed comedones are common with oily skin
• Oily skin might develop pustules and is rough to touch

Causes

• Stress
• Emotions
• Diet
• Occupation / work environmnent
• Hormonal fluctuations
• Heredity
• Harsh products with high alcohol content, surfactants and detergents that dry the skin

Home Nurturing Ritual:

Cleanse Day & Night:
Gentle Foaming Cleanser
Tone Day & Night:
Organic Herbal Toner
Moisturiser (Daily / Nightly):
Oil Free Moisturiser
Spot Treatment
Sebogel for comedones and pustules
Eye Treatment (Day & Night):
Rosehip Eye Gel
Exfoliate:
Every second day with Face & Body Exfoliant
Mask:
3 times per week with NCO Earth Mineral Mask. Milk of Magnesia may also be dabbed onto the skin to assist with alleviating and soothing eruptions.

Notes on Facial Care for Oily Skin:

• Extractions: If comedones are difficult to remove, massage with Sebogel first
• If skin has lots of pustules, exfoliation/massage might spread infection
• Strict hygiene methods must be adhered to
• Do not overheat oily skin
• Treat oily skin gently
• Oily skin will becomes dry if abused. Preparations that dry the skin also dry the surface and constrict the pores. As a result sebum becomes blocked on the pilo-sebaceous follicle. Sebum and other skin debris then form closed or open comedones. If the follicle walls are weakened the contents may then leak through to the dermis leading to secondary infections and an inflammatory reaction by the skin that results in formation of a pustule.
• Climate that is hot and humid exacerbates an oily skin condition
• Oily skin is sually the most abused of all skin types
• If oily skin is continually depleted of its natural oils, the skin will produce more oil/sebum
• Treatment aims to lessen the shiny appearance of oily skin, refine open pores, deeply cleanse, and reduce bacteria on the skin's surface