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Remedies for Oily Skin

August 19, 2013

I have been experiencing oily skin more and more of late (since being a mum) particularly below my throat and above my chest area, also around the T Zone areas on my face which have not really been a problem for many years.

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Since I am an at home mum, I feel very guilty about spending the kind of money on trying different products and have outgrown the habit of toning cleansing and moisturising. Really, I usually only put moisturiser on before make up or after a shower/bath but since the problem is slowly getting worse, I tried something about 2 weeks ago and I wish I thought of it before.

I ve been using sanitising hand gel to clean almost everything around the house for about 18 months now (there's another tip). It contains mostly alcohol and kills 99.9% of germs. Having attacked a clogged pore on my nose (same one every time), I felt annoyed with myself and felt if I dabbed a little on the pore (instead of a little perfume to dry it out), it may not appear so bad the next day. Then while I was at it, I thought I may as well dab a little on a couple of other spots and the outbreak of spots above my nose. What could go wrong? I mean, it is mostly alcohol!

The next day, everywhere I had dabbed the gel was clear or dry of oily skin at least. The spots seemed to calm down and the redness was all gone, even the annoying blocked pore looked clear. I have applied this gel to similar areas each day or when I take a trip to the bathroom. Now all the spots on my chest area are almost gone and the ones on my face have been gone for a week. My skin appears to be glowing - it is super clean. But most importantly, the blocked pore remains clean and clear and has not raised since.

I was worried that I might dry my skin out at first, but since I'm only dabbing small amounts here and there to the oily parts, I seem to be balancing my skins ph. At night time after I've showered, I've noticed my skin does not feel dry any more. I would normally apply some moisturiser but now I just wash my face with warm water a little soap then dab a little gel where needed and wake up non blotchy and fresh faced! This makes a nice change.

The gel I buy is Hygenic-Gel Instant Sanitiser 500ml bottle, they can be bought at Homeland for just 89p! or maybe 99p now. Lots of other places seem to have cottoned onto their popularity though so I've noticed have bumped up the price lots on these gels. I'm sure you can even buy in bulk the 100% alcohol gel that hospitals use for a good price, if you wanted that much.

I clean my bathroom floor with the stuff and have just cleaned bright pink Play-doh out of my rug and carpet using a little on a wet tea towel. I wipe down my walls with it, the pushchair, the dinner table everything!

It is so effortless and cheap to use, I use it to clean and wipe down all my kitchen surfaces (glossy white kitchen with 20 kiddy fingers equals mucky looking kitchen). I sound obsessed I know, but this stuff does make cleaning fun and everything looks as good as new after using it. My mum and mother in law have even adopted it now.

Word of warning though, if you leave a wet dishcloth out overnight with a good bit of gel still on it, you may wake up to an unpleasant smell. Just rinse the cloth after use properly with hot water and you won't!

Hope this helps.

 
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March 4, 2013

I have tried lemon peel on my skin. OMG, it really works! My skin was soft!

 
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October 27, 2010

I want to get rid of oily skin and pimples. My face looks dull. I want my face to look fair and pretty.

 
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July 20, 2010

I have very oily and acne prone skin, lately I have been more towards using natural products. I haven't found anything that's really worked.

 
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September 19, 2009

I have really oily skin and all related problems like opened pores and pimples. No matter how many times I wash my face I can't keep it from being oily.

 
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May 25, 2006

If you have oily skin, you can spend a lot of money applying store-bought products three or four times a day to fight it. Or, you can try some of these natural remedies and tips:

 
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August 26, 2016

I'm having oily skin and it's very difficult to maintain. For days now I have stopped using makeup. Can someone please suggest some good tips including which type of soap is suitable for oily skin and how to maintain/care for oily skin?


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February 6, 20170 found this helpful

Believe it or not, cleaning with hot oil treatment can be great for oily skin. This is where you put coconut oil on your skin, then use a steamer or boiled water in a pot and a towel to steam your oily face. Then you clean it off.

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August 7, 2013

I have lots of pimples, as well as marks, on my entire face. I want to remove them all within a week it's urgent. I want to make an oxygen pad on my own as a home remedy for oily skin. How do I make oxygen bleach home remedies?


Please help.

By Ria from India

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August 9, 20130 found this helpful

I think I've tried just about everything for oily skin and the only thing that finally worked for me was a product sold at Target called AcneFree. I bought the little trial box that had the facial cleaner, repair lotion (you can wear under make-up) and a tube of terminator 10 for spot treatment.

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I use it everyday and it sure does the job! They have different kinds for your problems, be careful of the strongest (packaged in orange) it can be too strong and make your face red.

 
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March 2, 2013

Help please! My skin is oily with blackheads (my nose, cheeks, chin mostly have it). What is a budget friendly cleanser that works great for this? I'm hoping to pay for a cleanser that is $10 or less because I'm a very tight on money.


By Kristal Cecile D.

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March 4, 20130 found this helpful

I've read of people with your type of skin having success with washing their face with the suds from the shampoo when they wash their hair.

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Other people use 50% diluted white vinegar.

 
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September 29, 2011

I have a oily skin. I want to be beautiful and have normal skin. Can someone advise me on some tips for remedies that I can do at home?

By NazQuraishe


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September 30, 20110 found this helpful

Astringent. Keep it very clean. And be glad you have oily skin, because if you are young your face will not wrinkle as badly as you age.

 
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October 27, 2010

My skin is oily and I have lots of pimples. What can I do?

By suhani

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October 27, 20100 found this helpful

I know this sounds sick! But it works! Every day, drink a glass of water with one tablespoon raw apple cider vinegar and 1 tablespoon molasses. Do this for at leas a month. After a week you should tell a difference!

 
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July 20, 2010

I have oily skin and I don't like it. Please tell me how to protect my skin from oil.

By Gaurav sharma from India

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July 27, 20100 found this helpful

If you scroll down below the comments here you will find lots of archived comments that should be helpful for you. :-)

 
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August 2, 2007

What really causes excess production of oil on the face? Is it the sugar, wheat, oil we eat. What causes excessive activity in our sebaceous glands?



Philippa

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August 2, 20070 found this helpful

I think it is just heredity. Some people have oily skin, some normal, some dry. I bet most people have combination skin.

 

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August 4, 20070 found this helpful

It's a hormonal problem usually caused by an imbalance in the adrenal glands.

 
By Carol in PA (Guest Post)
August 4, 20070 found this helpful

Our dematologist has told me that oily skin is hereditary. When he examined my teenaged kids, he looked at my face to see if I had large pores.

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Oils in the skin are effected by hormones. Females will often break out around the time of their menses. Both males and females will have oilier skin during their teens because of increased hormone production.

Dont dispair. People with oily skin fair much better with age.. imho. I have fewer wrinkles and lines than others with dry skin.

 
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June 30, 2011

I am just 15 years old, but my face is full of pimples and my skin is oily. Please suggest something to get rid of the pimples and oily skin.

By Saija

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