How To Control Oily Skin: 5 Best Ways To Get Rid From Oily Skin

    Well, what is the most annoying thing in life? Waking up in the morning and found your self in a load of oil. Yes, we people having oily skin can understand this pain.

Oily skin mainly causes due to excess sebum secretion from the sebaceous gland. sebum is essential to keep the skin healthy, however, too much sebum can lead to oily skin which causes other skin problems like acne breakout, whiteheads and blackheads

What are the reasons for oily skin?

There are many reasons for oily skin and it varies from person to person, though the main reasons are:

1. Oily skin can be linked to genetics
2. The hormone changes especially in the teenage period cause excess production of oil in the skin
3. Make-up products clog the pores of the skin and results to oily skin and acne
4. An unhealthy diet ( mainly loads of oily fried junk food) causes oily skin

In this article, we will give you a bunch of tips to reduce the symptoms of oily skin

1.Cleansing

cleansing the most important step for every type of skin, however, it is very crucial for oily skin types to clean it on a regular basis. washing with a good exfoliating cleanser having salicylic acid, sodium Laureth carboxylate and alkyl carboxylates(any one of these) are very effective to reduce the oil from the skin. 

Apply the cleanser every morning and night and wash your face with cool water. Cleansing will not only reduces the oiliness from the skin it also helps to reduce the chances of acne 

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Read this article to related acne: 3 Best Home Remedies For Acne

2. Toner

After cleansing the skin it is very important to apply a tonner. Toner based on salicylic acid, glycolic acid and lactic acid is good for the skin. However it is not necessary that it will work for every skin type, so in place of chemical, one can use ice cubes. Ice cubes are very effective to tighten the pores and reduce oil secretion from the skin.

3.Moisturizer

Most of the people have the wrong perception, that if you have oily skin then you may not need any moisturizer. But it is very much wrong because the study says that moisturizing is an essential part of the daily skincare routine. But people having oily skin should be a little more careful to choose the right moisturizer for their skin.

A lightweight, Water-based moisturizer will be perfect for oily skin type

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4. Use Blotting Paper

If you are a busy person and don't get enough time to do this oil-free skincare routine, then using blotting paper will be very effective to make you feel oil-free all day. Though bloating paper doesn't reduce the sebum secretion but it will absorb the excess oil from your skin and will make it look more fresh and clear

5. Avoid Junk Food

Many of us don't know but the diet we follow every day has a great impact on our skin. So in addition to being aware of what you put on your skin, you also need to be very careful about what you include in your diet!

• Avoid Fried Food
• Avoid excess consumption of dairy product like butter, ghee etc
• Avoid salty food
• Avoid sugar-based food