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Oily skin is a common occurrence with a lot of people. One of the most common cliché's in the older movies said by women is "excuse me so I can powder my nose". Oily skin is not a problem. The oil produced by the body is there to protect your skin and moisturize it. It keeps your skin from dehydrating, like when you cover food in the refrigerator. The ideal situation is to have just enough oil on your skin without looking too shiny. Many people think it is due to eating too many foods that are high in fat. This is only part of the cause. Now let's take a look at the other major cause of oily skin.
For most the solution to oily skin is to strip it off, using alcohol or other harsh products. This is the worst thing you can do to your skin. Like I mentioned earlier the oil is there to protect. When it is stripped away you are actually causing your body to produce more oil. This is also the cause of "T Zone" skin. If you notice that you have areas of your face that are generally shinier than others, you need to make sure that you keep a good moisturizer on those areas especially. I know what you are thinking, "I am already shiny. Why would I want to add more shine with a moisturizer?" Well the reason is to balance out your skin. Let's see how we can achieve this.
The most important thing is to use something gentle to cleanse your skin like our Moisture Cream Cleanser. Since it is a cream cleanser it will remove your make-up, cleanse your skin and leave it soft and moisturized. If you are currently using soap, or alcohol, please stop, you are only making it harder on yourself. Even the so called "acne treatments" or "acne cleansers" do more harm than good, because they simply strip the skin of all of its protection with harsh detergents. I know I used to follow that route, until I learned the proper way to care for my skin. Also another thing I often see is people using a tissue to remove the oil on their skin when they are away from home. This has the same effect as using soap. Use a large brush like our Complexion Brush to even out your make-up or spread the oils all over your skin. This is another step that will aid you in getting healthy balanced skin.
After cleansing with our Moisture Cream Cleanser, use our Moisture Tone Freshener. This light liquid is used to remove any residue left on the skin, and it evens the pH of your skin to accept the moisturizer easier. It has other benefits too. Since it is alcohol free it can be used to soothe minor burns or irritations like razor burn. Many of the astringents on the market today have alcohol as the first ingredient. This makes them better to use to disinfect small cuts and abrasions than to clean your face with.
The next step to healthy skin is the moisturizer. You should be using two different types of moisturizer to keep your skin healthy. The first is our Moisture Magic Lotion. This lotion is light enough to wear under your make-up this way it will soften your skin all day long. The other type is our Moisture Glow White. This moisturizer is great for use at night while you sleep. These moisturizers will normalize your skin and balance the amount of oil your body needs to produce.
Oily skin can be favorable. It is like the old saying that everything is good in moderation, except in the case of shopping. Well that's my personal saying. I hope this will help all of you out there understand these simple steps to achieving skin you can be proud of.
As featured in the November 2001 edition of Beautiful You, the Make-up by Armando Newsletter.
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