Such oily skin! Some help needed please.

[theladylovescupcakes]

Never used to have such oily skin. I've been on cerazette for a few years and that more or less coincides with the greasiness, so I'm blaming that. Don't suffer from spots, just the greasy areas on my T-zone.

I use La Roche Posay cleanser for oily skin in the shower in the morning, followed by (at the moment) a L'Oreal pot moisturiser for oil control. In the evening I use Bare Minerals cleansing oil and a Clarins facial oil before bed. I'm also using a Bare Minerals primer for oil control, although if I don't use the primer my forehead is like an oil slick which, in turn, makes my fringe greasy (sound lovely, don't I?!)

Any suggestions? My moisturiser's just about finished so I'm on the loo-out for something else. I'm going to the US at the weekend if that helps with sourcing some miracle product! Thanks in advance ladies.

Progesterone-only contraception (even the Mirena) can be a bitch for oily and acne-prone skin. I'm sure it is the Cerazette that's causing this.

Unfortunately there is no miracle product that I know of. Your skin will keep producing the same amount of oil, and anything you put on your skin can only cope with a bit of oily-ness.
I know oil-cleansing is popular here but I'm not a fan on oily skin. Try an ordinary cleanser? Make sure your products are oil-free and non-comedogenic. Try an Effaclar cleanser and maybe their Efaclar Mat moisturiser?

Yeah I fugured as much, Lurking, thanks for your reply. I'm not getting any other dodgy effects really, and I don't have a period, so I suppose it's weighing up which one I'd rather have. I've tried the Effaclar but didn't notice much difference. Thought I might try Liz Earle this time.