How I Got Rid Of My Oily Skin Forever!
Everyone who has oily skin knows how annoying and at times, embarrassing it can be. My skin used to be so bad that 2 hours after I did my makeup I’d look like I used cooking oil as my setting spray! My makeup would melt right off my face and I would HATE to wear highlighter because that just added to the shine.
I tried many things to get rid of my oil including drying out my skin with toothpaste (worst thing I’ve ever done) to packing my face with powder, to blotting my face 100 times a day, to trying every oily-skin primer out there (even milk!)... and nothing seemed to work. I felt hopeless and the only thing that made me feel better was atleast I didn’t have dry skin which ages you faster!
Then I finally realized what I could do that would help my skin forever. Moisturizing! I know that if you have oily skin the most scary thing is adding more oil onto it, but it’s the only thing that’ll help.
This is why,
Your skin produces oil because that’s what it knows it has to do to keep your skin hydrated, but if you hydrate it yourself, your skin won’t have too! It’ll slow down the oil production because it’s getting enough moisture from you.
Once I heard that I realized that’s what I needed all along and that’s what I was depriving my skin of the most! I started by using a night time moisturizer and a face oil but in the morning I’d use a light gel moisturizer. It took a little while but I started to see a difference in my skin in about a week! I slowly started using a little bit of a heavier moisturizer and doing face masks for hydration. After a while I had normal skin! I could go all day without a primer and without any touch ups and my skin would look fine all day!
I started this about 4 years ago and I don’t struggle with oily skin anymore. (And I don’t hate highlighting anymore!) I would say I have combination normal/oily skin which means it’s a little bit dry in the winter and a little oily in the summer but it’s pretty normal. I like that I still produce oil in the summer because it gives me a healthy glow throughout the day and it also helps with aging! I really love my skin now and I can use a normal moisturizer and not have to worry about it as much. I still do hydration masks and treatments as everyone should, and I have the skin of my dreams and it was so simple to get!
If you have oily skin you might think I sound crazy but trust me it works! You might be extra oily in the beginning but now is the perfect time to start since we are all a little more dry in the winter. I’ve even gotten comments on my skin from friends and family asking how I never produce oil anymore when they know how my skin used to be. I still carry around a face powder with me just incase but I’d say I use it maybe once a month if that, it’s just there for emergencies! If you have oily skin try this and trust me it’ll be life changing!
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