Can we talk about oily skin?

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I have horrendously oily skin. I hate it. I’ve had it all my life (28 now). Nothing I’ve tried seems to help it.

I have huge pores. I’ve tried cheap products and expensive products and everything in between.

I’ve tried make up free for weeks at a time.

I’ll put my make up on at around 8am, by 9am it’s shiny, by 10.30am it’s practically gone. I’m left looking shiny and tired because my eye make up has slid down my face.

At the moment I’m using a charcoal type ‘deep pore’ cleanser morning at night. But by mid morning I am desperate to scrub my face again because it feels so heavy and shiny.

I use recommended moisturisers.

Does anyone suffer with this too? Or does anyone have a wonder product they have found helps?

I have a shiny t zone and my make up was always sliding off my face by the afternoon. I got a setting powder and it is honestly amazing! I don’t need to touch my make up up all day. The one I got is called mineral veil by bare minerals. Just use it instead of face powder over your foundation or just alone

I have tried loads of product to balance my oily skin.
I am beginning to think it is a hormone inbalance as products haven't helped. Strong tonics just strip the oil and make my skin dry and sore.
I did see some improvement with not having so much dairy in my diet.

Why are you moisturising, you don't need to.
The cleanser is also far too harsh. Just use a mild one at night to remove make up.

I use maybeline matte mousse. Tried mineral foundation but it didn't work for me and sat in the pores.

Superdrug sell little booklets of blotting paper for make up that soak up grease quickly when you go shiny during the day. They are coated in fine powder so you can use them over make up.

@Sherloidbaisherloid I have a setting powder which doesn’t do a lot to be honest, I’ll look up that brand now! Thanks.

@Howismoving well to be honest haven’t tried cutting anything out, but I’m so desperate at the mo I think I’ll try anything.

@Whatsnewpussyhat it’s still recommended to use an oil free moisturiser, after cleansing. As not to encourage the glands to produce more sebum to compensate.

I have also tried milder cleansers. It made no difference to how oily my face was throughout the day unfortunately.

Don't try to remove the oil with scrubs and other things as it'll only make your skin produce a LOT more oil on response.

Believe me, I'm 40 and has oily skin my whole life. Used all kinds of moisturisers and etc. Nothing would fix it, but what dor work and controls it amazingly now not using any moisturiser at all!

Yes, that was the solution! I dumped all my moisturisers and instead I use a vitamin c serum and eye serum during the day, and at night the same serums plus an eye cream and rose hip oil!
The oil I'm putting during the night balances the oil producing cells on my skin and boom, no oily face during the day!

I also switched all my face make up for powder ones and the oilyness basically disappeared.

Try it!