WHAT IS OILY SKIN?
Finding the balance between hydrated and oil-slicked can be tricky when your skin exudes more shine than you’d like it to. Fortunately, our expert guide of tips, tricks and top skincare picks will help keep your skin looking and feeling supple and shine-free.
SKINCARE TIPS & ADVICE FOR OILY SKIN
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OILY & COMBINATION SKIN?
The difference between oily and combination skin lies in your T-zone – that’s the forehead, nose and chin combined. If you find that your T-zone is oily, but the rest of your face seems normal or even dry, news flash – you’ve got combination skin. If your skin is generally oily all-over, then ding ding ding, you’ve got oily skin.
IS MY SKINCARE MAKING MY FACE OILY?
Using the wrong skincare products for your skin type may be what’s causing your oily skin to begin with. Your skin, by design, is meant to moisturise itself, and when you use products that strip it of its natural oils and don’t replenish them, your pores will try to compensate for the lack of hydration, which can lead to an overproduction of sebum, clogged pores and blemishes.
HOW CAN I HELP STOP MY FACE FROM BEING SHINY?
It’s perfectly normal to have a little shine here and there, but if you’re looking for ways to tone down that sparkle, any product with the word “mattifying” should do the trick. Our Tea Tree Face Base is a buildable powder foundation that keeps shine at bay and gives 12hr coverage without feeling heavy on the skin. It’s non-comedogenic and enriched with Community Fair Trade tea tree oil, and will help leave your skin looking purified instead of clogging up your pores.
TOP INGREDIENTS FOR OILY SKIN
TEA TREE
Known for its naturally purifying prowess, tea tree has always been a winner for oily and blemished skin. And the benefits stack up. It helps to purify the skin and reduce the appearance of blemishes.
That’s why we love it in our Tea Tree skincare range. Our Community Fair Trade partners in Kenya harvest the tea tree leaves by hand and steam-distils them within 12 hours of picking to retain as much of the tea tree’s good stuff as possible.
SALICYLIC ACID
This blemish-battling beta hydroxy acid (BHA) is a skin-loving chemical that helps to gently exfoliate dead skin cells, promoting clearer-looking skin. It stimulates cell turnover by exfoliating the top layer of skin, clearing away any dirt or excess oil. This helps to visibly reduce blemishes and, because it has antibacterial properties, helps to prevent new breakouts from making an appearance – powerful stuff!
WHAT IS THE BEST SKINCARE FOR OILY SKIN?
Cleanse
Our best cleanser for oily skin is our Tea Tree Skin Clearing Facial Wash. It’s a daily must to help cleanse the skin of impurities and excess oil, all without over-drying the skin, leaving it feeling refreshed. The gel texture lathers when it’s massaged into your face with water, feeling cooling on skin. It helps to rid your face of gunk and dead skin cells. Word to the wise – be careful not to scrub your skin or over-wash, as overly harsh actions can stimulate sebum flow. Once washed, pat your skin dry instead of rubbing to gently prepare your skin for the next step.
Tone
Helping to balance your face’s excess oil, our Tea Tree Skin Clearing Toner is a key next step in your oily skincare routine. Enriched with Community Fair Trade tea tree oil and shake-to-mix mattifying powders, it helps to subdue excess oil, leaving your face feeling refreshed. At the same time, it helps to remove any last traces of makeup and impurities that might be clinging on post-cleanse, which, as we’re all now clued up on, is an integral part of your skincare routine to help reduce the chances of pores getting blocked. Swipe all over the face, avoiding the eye area.
TREAT
2-3 drops of our Tea Tree Oil Anti-Imperfection Daily Solution can help restore balance to your complexion. Oily skin types often think adding moisturisers or serums to the mix are going to make oily skin even oilier, but that’s not necessarily true, as even oily skin needs the right balance of moisture.
HYDRATE
Finally, our Tea Tree In-Control Hydrator quenches thirsty skin while helping to keep shine at bay. Squeeze out a dollop of our hydrator, smooth it onto freshly cleansed skin, et voila! Your oily skincare routine is complete.
