Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Oily Skin Treatment

Welcome to my oily skin treatment blog. Here you will learn about oily skin, the embarrasing blemishes it can cause and how to become oily skin free.

Oily skin can cause pimples, rough pores, blackheads and other embarrassing blemishes. For a teenager, this condition is life threatening!
Well, not quite. While it’s not exactly the end of the world to get a pimple or skin rash, oily skin treatment is important in taking care of a person’s body and to restore his or her self-confidence.


This condition is caused when the sebaceous glands are overactive and begin producing excess oil. This makes the skin shiny and causes the pores to become enlarged. This condition can be caused by heredity, diet, hormone levels, certain cosmetics, excessive exposure to humidity and heat, pregnancy and birth control pills.

While mostly prevalent in teenagers because of changing hormonal activity, it can affect people at any age. However, as people outgrow adolescence their skin becomes dryer, thus decreasing the amount of oily skin and blemishes. It’s not uncommon for a young person to see their skin progressively improve once they enter their twenties.

Here are a few suggestions in seeking oily skin treatment. Oily skin should be regularly washed with plenty of hot water (not just lukewarm) and soap. This prevents the pores from being clogged. But don’t over wash, more than say 3 times a day, or else you may actually stimulate more oil production.

Getting oily skin treatment would also mean avoiding cosmetic products that strip your skin of oil and encourage flakiness. This can lead to a reaction known as Reactive Seborrhea, where the oil glands start to overcompensate and strain because of the loss of natural oils. Use oil-based cleansing products but avoid any lotions or cleansers with alcohol. Finish up after cleansing with an oil free moisturizer to keep your skin supple.

Other recommendations in oily skin treatment are to have a good diet, not eating or drinking too much sugar, fluids, fats and salt. Eat healthy foods that contain vitamins, or order vitamins themselves. Vitamin B2 for example is important; if there is a shortage then oily skin could be a reaction.

Avoid excessive fluids but drink plenty of water. Avoid cooking with oil and further maintain your health by sleeping well and exercising regularly. If you smoke oily skin treatment is the least of your problems. Less oily skin is one more reason to quit smoking.
In addition to natural oily skin treatment, you can also purchase antiseptic night cream and cosmetic products that offer oily skin treatment. Make sure to take care of your skin and use an antiseptic protection before applying make up.

While having a blemish on your face is not the end of the world, luckily in this modern world there is oily skin treatment to help take care of that pretty face.

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