girls with oily skin

What cleanser and moisturizer do you use?? My skin is getting so oily with the change in weather already and I have so many blackheads. Is there anything to help this?!?!?!?!?

Re: girls with oily skin

There is one by Avene that is AMAZING. It is called Cleanance. You can get it at CVS. There is also a moisturizer that treats acne that you have and prevents further by the same company. It is called Cleanance K.

Re: girls with oily skin

Have you tried seeing a Dermotologist? I had a friend who had oily skin and she was able to get a daily cleanser from the Doctor that really helped her.

My skin has always been a little on the dry side so I'm not a whole lot of help but I know my Dermo recommends (just as a general cleanser that works great) Neutrogena oil free acne wash (clear bottle, bright orange gel, white squeeze top). They have it in CVS and I have to really moisturize after I wash my face with it so if you have oily skin I would think that it should work great for balancing it out a little.

Overall, it's an awesome cleanser for acne so I would give it a try! Besides that, they have those pore wipes that you can get and use on your face throughout the day-- they are supposed to work great at getting excess oil off of your skin. I think Biore and a few other companies make them- they are little sheets you wipe your face with.

Hope that helps!

Message edited 5/12/2007 9:59:46 PM.

Re: girls with oily skin

Only one that has ever worked for me is Cetaphil for oily/ combo skin.

Re: girls with oily skin

My routine (I do this in the morning and before bed):

Wash with Cetaphil cleanser for combo/oily skin.

Take neutrogena on the spot and draw a line on your pointer finger's base to it's tip. Lightly smooth that amount on your face in 5 sections- cheek one, cheek two, nose, chin, forehead. DO NOT Rub, just smooth (think icing a cake ) Let dry.

Then take 2 pumps worth of neutrogena healthy skin lotion and smooth it over your palms and blot it onto your entire face with your open hands. Let dry.

Apply make up as usual.

I have had oily skin since puberty and this has been the only thing to work for me, and I have tried it all, short of a dermatologist. This has greatly cleared up my skin and reduced it's oiliness.

Good Luck.

Re: girls with oily skin

I use Neutrogena also - astringent, oil-free cleanser, blackhead scrub and pore refining cleanser.

Not all the same day of course. But I cycle them throughout the week so I'm not doing the same one every day.

In the winter, it actually left me with dry patches in areas on my cheeks (only my forehead/nose/chin are oily) but it's been working fine now that it's less dry out.