Does the skin on your face shine in summer and winter? Chances are you have oily skin! Don't worry, it's not inevitable:although shine is often a source of complexes, it is quite possible to tame it.
To find a matte and fresh skin, no secrets:everything lies in the choice of the right care. Veld's presents all its special tips for oily skin!
Oily skin is a type of skin characterized by a grainy appearance, excessive shine on the face and, sometimes, skin imperfections (comedones, blackheads, etc.). Barely cleaned, it starts to shine again a few minutes later. During the day, makeup does not hold. In short, she's the unloved of the bunch... wrongly so, since she has a major advantage:of all skin types, she's the one that ages the slowest!
Be careful not to confuse oily skin with combination skin! Although they have a few things in common, a routine for oily skin would not be suitable for combination skin, and vice versa. So-called “oily” skin is shiny all over the face, including the eyelids . It is not uncommon for the scalp to also be oilier than normal. On combination skin, on the other hand, shine is limited to the middle area (forehead – nose – chin) and the cheeks are normal to dry. Want to know more about combination skin? Find out how to treat combination to oily skin!
The person responsible for these unsightly shines? The sebum. It is an oily fluid naturally secreted by the skin, to maintain the integrity of the hydrolipidic film. In the case of oily skin, the sebaceous glands get carried away and produce more sebum than necessary . This seborrhea is often linked to hormonal variations or inappropriate external care.
Result:sebum accumulates on the surface, clogs the follicular ostia and gives this characteristic shiny appearance. Fortunately, there are a few tricks to mattify your skin.
Do you think that, since you have oily skin, it is enough to degrease it with stripping products? STOP! We stop the slaughter. The more you irritate your skin with overly aggressive treatments, the more sebum it will produce to protect itself... and the shinier it will be.
To combat oily skin and its shine, you must start by treating it like sensitive skin. Your new motto:softness, nothing but softness! You will see that your skin will return it.
Sebum is made up of lipids. Fat, in short. To overcome it without traumatizing the epidermis, there is only one solution:fight evil with evil... or rather, fat with fat! As unsettling as it may seem, oils are the best option for cleansing oily skin . Very gentle on the skin, they rid it of impurities and excess sebum, without unbalancing its surface protective film.
Once or twice a week, you can complete the cleansing of your skin with a deep treatment. Go for absorbent masks , like clay, well known to help refine and mattify your skin. In addition, to avoid retentional acne, be sure to exfoliate your skin regularly, by exfoliating:avoid grain scrubs (mechanical), too abrasive for oily skin, and prefer chemical exfoliants .
The choice of daily moisturizer is absolutely decisive in the care of skin prone to seborrhea. Your cream for oily skin must respect two principles:it must not be too rich (risk of overgreasing the skin, which is already shiny); it must not contain comedogenic ingredients (risk of sebaceous retention). The priority for this type of skin is to be hydrated, and not nourished:the ideal is therefore to bet on a cream with a watery and light texture .
Pure Pulp Neo is a highly restorative and moisturizing treatment that comes in the form of a refreshing gel. It leaves the skin fresh and plump, without suffocating it. And to top it off, it offers anti-aging properties that will delight oily and mature skin!
Not easy to wear makeup when you have oily skin! Due to excess sebum, products tend to slide on the skin surface. You can now find mattifying makeup bases on the shelves , which prepare the skin to receive the foundation and optimize its hold:in other words, these are must-haves for oily skin! However, be careful not to overdo it:your skin needs to breathe, avoid superimposing layers of products every day.
If necessary, during the day, it is possible to mattify your skin by applying a veil of powder on shiny areas. To maintain a natural complexion and avoid the plaster effect, however, we recommend that you limit the application to the forehead, nose and chin.
