topic My Oily Skin in Beauty

My Oily Skin

Jordan2 — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 20:54:04 GMT

I have had extremely oily skin since I was a teenager and I haven't been a teenager for a long time, my skin is still very oily (maybe that's why I'm not very wrinkled). It doesn't matter what products I try, I look good when I leave my place, but by the time I get to my destination I am shine city! I use sunscreen, primer, medium coverage foundation, and setting powder. Reapplying powder only seems to make everything look worse. Sometimes I'll go product free because then I don't get oily.

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San Antonio Gal — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 20:56:51 GMT

@Jordan2 - What primer are you using? Is it an oil controlling primer?

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Shelbelle — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 20:59:42 GMT

You should be using mattifying products.

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JeanLouiseFinch — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 21:00:18 GMT

Start using a cleansjng oil and avoid the oil free, drying type of skincare products. Oil cuts oil. Drying products encourage more oil production. It shouldn't take too long for your skin to normalize.

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San Antonio Gal — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 21:05:35 GMT

@Jordan2 - This You Tuber (50 yrs old) that I follow has very oily skin like yours. She swears by this primer by L'Oreal. She said it really controls the oil and she wouldn't be without it. Just a suggestion.

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SportyShorty07 — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 21:06:53 GMT

@Jordan2 I'm with you, Jordan! I've had oily skin ever since I was 10 and I'm 34. My makeup looks good for a few hours and then i have to touch it up later in the day. Primers that help my makeup last longer are Rimmel Stay Matte primer, NYX Shine Killer and NYX Angel Veil. Have you tried Mattify Ultra Finishing powder? Its a translucent powder from an indie brand called "Mattify Cosmetics" and it really helps cut down on shine as a setting powder. I've come to realize that I'll most likely have oily skin forever, but the good side is that oily skin helps with anti-aging. I'm sure you look beautiful with your makeup, and something that helps me mentally when my makeup gets shiny is I tell myself that I'm glowing rather than getting oily underneath my makeup. I hope this helps

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SportyShorty07 — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 21:08:18 GMT

@San Antonio Gal Thank you for the primer recommendation! I'm adding that to my Amazon cart right now

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San Antonio Gal — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 21:09:21 GMT

Hope you love it @SportyShorty07 !

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Icegoddess — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 21:13:53 GMT

On top of what oithers have suggested, maybe use blotting papers instead of powder to touch up.

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Shelbelle — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 21:21:40 GMT

I was really liking LG Mattifying Spackle, but I think it is now discontinued, still have a big tube left.

I have had good results using Paula's Choice Shine Stopper and Origins Zero Oil.

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SportyShorty07 — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 21:37:24 GMT

@San Antonio Gal Thank you and I'm sure that I will enjoy the primer! It was perfect timing for you to recommend the primer since I'm almost completely out of my favorite mattifying primers.

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sabatini — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 21:59:44 GMT

@Icegoddess wrote:
On top of what others have suggested, maybe use blotting papers instead of powder to touch up.

@Icegoddess, that's exactly what I was going to advise.

@Jordan2, I too have been dealing with oily skin & hair since the teen years, and both are still every bit as oily. I'm 68.

My hair needs to be shampooed daily if I'm to leave the house! Dry shampoos actually make it worse, and cruddier.

Very well meaning people will tell you that you can 'normalize' your skin & hair, but IMO that's impossible.

We just have to live with it.

But please take @Icegoddess's and my advice, and use blotting papers. They're great. Press or tap lightly and blot, and you won't have to reapply your makeup for quite awhile.

I buy packs on amazon, and even keep a packet in my car.

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Jordan2 — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 23:06:45 GMT

@San Antonio Gal I'm currently using Lawless face primer. I recently just finished NYX primer, really did nothing for me. I have used blotting papers my whole life, takes the oil away but it comes back. I use loose setting powder at home and carry IT Cosmetics pressed powder on me.

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spumoni99 — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 23:50:46 GMT

I always had really oily skin but after menopause it has normalized, I think it has helped with wrinkles though. No advice really but as far as foundation estee lauder double wear always helped control the oil.

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SilleeMee — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 00:13:12 GMT

Oil-based cleansers, such as cleansing balms and cleansing oils, can remove too much of the skin's natural oils which can result in dry/irritated skin. When skin is dry and irritated then oil production goes into overdrive in an attempt to sooth itself. Instead opt for a gentle foaming wash and cleanse with cool water, never too hot or too warm.

Also, when the skin's natural ceramide content dips below optimum levels then oil production begins which is normal. Ceramides help keep the skin from drying out and that will balance oil production. Over-exfoliation and using harsh cleansers strip away ceramides.

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CalminHeart — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 11:16:42 GMT

I'm almost 70 and still have oily skin on my face. Sometimes it drives me nuts. I found that the harsher my face cleanser, the oilier it got. I'm now using a gentle shae butter cleanser and it is usually better.

I hate makeup and have never used a base or foundation. I just can't stand anything else that feels oily on my skin. Even oil-free and oil-stopping makeup didn't help.

Before I retired, I always kept some wet paper towels in my office and used them to gently blot oil. They also helped with hot flashes.

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JeanLouiseFinch — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 13:36:58 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
Oil-based cleansers, such as cleansing balms and cleansing oils, can remove too much of the skin's natural oils which can result in dry/irritated skin. When skin is dry and irritated then oil production goes into overdrive in an attempt to sooth itself. Instead opt for a gentle foaming wash and cleanse with cool water, never too hot or too warm.

Also, when the skin's natural ceramide content dips below optimum levels then oil production begins which is normal. Ceramides help keep the skin from drying out and that will balance oil production. Over-exfoliation and using harsh cleansers strip away ceramides.

I had the oily t-zone combo skin throughout my teens and most of my adult life. Philosophy products made it worse. When QVC launched Tatcha cleansing oil and rice exfoliator, I was too frugal to order but found an excellent alternative cleansing oil on Amazon that I remained faithful to for a very long time, until they left Amazon. When I began using that cleansing oil, my congested pores decongested and oil production normalized. My skin has been normal ever since. These days I'm using the Palmer's cleansing oil, which I love, unless I'm traveling. Then I take the Clean It Zero Balm. I do the oil cleansing for makeup removal and then a second cleanse with the Skinn PM in the evening. In the morning, it's Skinn AM. After all these years, none of these oil based products have ever caused dryness or irritation. My skin is soft, smooth, and plump. Of course there are other things that contribute via diet, supplements, and skincare, but I never found the oil based cleansers to be an issue. 🤷‍♀️

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sugar plum — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 20:45:50 GMT

@Jordan2

I still have oily skin at 60 and it's been the bane of my existence since i was a young teen. A real royal PIA!

I used to use the blotters but I'd go through 4 at a time. Then I read somewhere in a beauty magazine, to use cheap, toilet paper. WTH?

So I bought some cheap, off-brand toilet paper and voila, it worked!

Since then, I store the sheets of varying lengths folded up in a ziploc bag in my purse. Works for me and saves money too.

The toilet paper needs to be like paper, not like Charmin so it doesn't take your makeup off. More like the ones found in public restrooms.

Give it a try! 🙂

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BarbiHollywood — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 01:02:34 GMT

@sugar plum wrote:
@Jordan2

I still have oily skin at 60 and it's been the bane of my existence since i was a young teen. A real royal PIA!

I used to use the blotters but I'd go through 4 at a time. Then I read somewhere in a beauty magazine, to use cheap, toilet paper. WTH?

So I bought some cheap, off-brand toilet paper and voila, it worked!

Since then, I store the sheets of varying lengths folded up in a ziploc bag in my purse. Works for me and saves money too.

The toilet paper needs to be like paper, not like Charmin so it doesn't take your makeup off. More like the ones found in public restrooms.

Give it a try! 🙂

@sugar plum Add me to the list of those with oily skin. What makes it worse for me, I think, is that I live in humid Florida. With my curly hair and my oily skin, this is the last place on Earth that I should be living!! I do recall a long time ago that someone somewhere posted that Starbucks napkins are a wonderful blotting paper to use. Yes, I said Starbucks. I do have that pink compact that Mally peddles -- can't recall the exact name of the item, but it blots very well. I wish, though, that she'd figure out better packaging so that the little triangle-shaped sponge can fit inside the compact somehow so you can toss it in your bag. Like all of you, my face starts looking okay after (powder) makeup is applied, but then it looks awful just a little while after. I think I'll have to look into that L'Oreal mattifying primer that someone posted a few posts earlier. I'll try anything.

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sugar plum — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 03:04:25 GMT

@BarbiHollywood

I don't drink coffee so never been in Starbucks, but I've used McDonald's napkins. LoL

I tried that Mally pink thing too but found it too unhygienic for me and like you said no place to store the sponge.

Though it's expensive, I've had some luck with Tatcha's The Silk Canvas as my primer. A tiny amount is all you need. I'm running low but am planning on trying the new Elf Putty Primer Lotion mentioned in a separate thread.