prettiesandempties
Oily/Resilient
My skin is naturally oily (not dehydrated) and through trials and errors found products that don’t melt off nor make my skin oilier.
If your skin is naturally oily, I can offer these tips:
1. Use more water-based products
- oily skin needs more water than oil. There are so many watery serums and moisturizers in the market today (water creams, gel moisturizers, liquid serums). I personally prefer an emulsion in the morning while the havier moisturizers are reserved for night time use.
2. Use a serum that can double as a moisturizer
- Hydrating o ceramide-rich serums can often replace moisturizers. They have enough oil-based ingredients that serve as occlusives. My HG in this category is Paula’s Choice Omega+ Conplex Serum.
3. Use toners
- I’ve found that toners and first essences are great for oily skin. These can balance the skin’s water-oil levels. I love those with green tea, niacinamide, also BHA, and AHAs.
4. Try using sunscreen milks and fluids, they are made for oily skin
- my HGs are Anessa Milk, Anessa Mild Milk, Shiseido Oil-Free UV
5. Set everything with powder
- this helps. I use a mattifying setting powder
6. Carry oil-blotting sheets
- really, really useful
Despite all these, my skin will still show some oiliness throughout the day, but it’s more manageable. I hope you find your HGs soon!

Cos de Baha
Niacinamide 5% Toner w Panthenol 1%
4.1
(14)
144

ILLIYOON
Ceramide Ato Soothing Gel
4.6
(126)
723

Anessa
Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk SPF 50+ PA++++
4.5
(107)
173
Shiseido
Urban Environment Oil-Free UV Protector for Face SPF 42 PA+++
4.4
(26)
30

ISNTREE
Green Tea Fresh Toner
4.5
(851)
2134

Paula's Choice
Omega+ Complex Serum (New Formula)
4.5
(15)
33
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FrenchyPeach19
Oily/Resilient
what is your current skincare routine???
I personally got rid of my super oily skin by simply adding more hydrating products to my routine (hydrating essence and/or hydrating serum)
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Yourskintellectual
Oily/Resilient
Excess sebum production is often caused by lack of moisture so make sure you hydrate and moisturise your skin lots - I disagree that you need to stay away from oils, they can actually help balance sebum production. Squalane, jojoba and rosehip are great for oily and acne prone skin. But stay away from comedogenic ingredients like butters. Mattifying, gel and other moisturisers specifically marketed for oily skin are often not moisturising enough.
Use clay masks 1-2x a week, add niacinamide to your routine and exfoliate with BHAs. Get into a consistent routine.
Your diet may also be playing a part so make sure you don't consume too many fat saturated and salty foods, go for a balanced diet and hydrate lots.
You can only do so much with oily skin but there's a bright side - your skin is likely to age slower so enjoy that part! 👌🤗
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MsK
Oily/Sensitive
To balance your skin it is about finding out how much your oily skin is just oily or if you're dehydrated and producing oil to compensate. Or if you're trying too hard to dry your skin with harsh cleansers and exfoliants and causing extra oil production that way too. If you are using a fair amount of products maybe you can start by going back to basics and using a simple cleanser and moisturiser and seeing how your skin reacts to that? Sometimes less is more 🙂
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