08-07-2010, 06:33 PM
Hey Cheryl,
I would definitely say it's the hormone changes.
My dad has very oily skin (including the scalp, and thus hair). My mom had bacne, which was passed on to me (thanks mom!). Luckily, I was able to do a course of Accutane (since BC pills weren't helping as much, although they did help), which got rid of the cystic acne on my back. It dried me up for awhile, as the drug damages the sebaceous glands in your skin, but that was years ago. I'm back to being oily now, but I'm able to control it with good products and the really bad acne is gone.
OK, blah, sorry, I wrote all that stuff with my point being that vitamin A derived drugs and products work really well for me. Accutane is one. Retin-A micro is another one to help with oily face issues and blackheads. Rose hip oil is high in vitamin A and is a moisturizer I like to use in tiny amounts.
When I'm really oily, I like to use things with tea tree oil. It has a cleansing and drying affect and it really removes the oil without leaving the skin dried out. I get this stuff at my local grocery store Trader Joe's--I think it isn't too hard to find and it's not that expensive: http://www.desertessence.com/skin-care-oily. The thoroughly clean face wash is pretty intense but works well. I like the tea tree oil facial cleansing pads because it has a lightly exfoliating effect.
As for oil control stuff, there are a few things at Sephora you can try. Peter Thomas Roth Anti-Shine Mattifying Gel
Smashbox Photo Finish Color Correcting Foundation Primer To Go
Those are just a couple, if you search for "mattifying" or "anti-shine" there are more things. The Smashbox primer works really well when I'm out and about.
Good luck!
I would definitely say it's the hormone changes.
My dad has very oily skin (including the scalp, and thus hair). My mom had bacne, which was passed on to me (thanks mom!). Luckily, I was able to do a course of Accutane (since BC pills weren't helping as much, although they did help), which got rid of the cystic acne on my back. It dried me up for awhile, as the drug damages the sebaceous glands in your skin, but that was years ago. I'm back to being oily now, but I'm able to control it with good products and the really bad acne is gone.
OK, blah, sorry, I wrote all that stuff with my point being that vitamin A derived drugs and products work really well for me. Accutane is one. Retin-A micro is another one to help with oily face issues and blackheads. Rose hip oil is high in vitamin A and is a moisturizer I like to use in tiny amounts.
When I'm really oily, I like to use things with tea tree oil. It has a cleansing and drying affect and it really removes the oil without leaving the skin dried out. I get this stuff at my local grocery store Trader Joe's--I think it isn't too hard to find and it's not that expensive: http://www.desertessence.com/skin-care-oily. The thoroughly clean face wash is pretty intense but works well. I like the tea tree oil facial cleansing pads because it has a lightly exfoliating effect.
As for oil control stuff, there are a few things at Sephora you can try. Peter Thomas Roth Anti-Shine Mattifying Gel
Smashbox Photo Finish Color Correcting Foundation Primer To Go
Those are just a couple, if you search for "mattifying" or "anti-shine" there are more things. The Smashbox primer works really well when I'm out and about.
Good luck!