'dehydrated' skin

[Wisteriac43]

I had a facial recently and part of it was a skin consultation. My skin tends to be dryish on the morning but gets oily around 2pm and my makeup gets ruined. The beauty therapist suggested I put on a light facial oil in the morning so my skin would stop producing oil in the afternoon - is this right?

You can but try. I buy samples on eBay for new things before I commit.

No: don’t use oil. I ruined my skin by listening to that. I know some people swear by the glow but it’s superficial I’m sure and you’ll just end up with clogged skin.
If your skin is dehydrated it needs water. Use something with hyaluronic acid in it and spritz it with a facial mist. Also drink more water.
Better still see a dermatologist who can advise on proper ingredients (Azaleic acid, tretinoin, etc) which will help your skin work as it should x

My skin type is normal but can be dehydrated and a bit oily, and rose hip oil has been a game changer for me. My skin drinks it up at night and looks really healthy in the morning.

Use a mattifying primer?

Or those make up blotter tissues?

Not used them but good reviews -

www.wilko.com/essence-all-about-matt-oil-control-paper/p/0504309

I don't think it's quite as simple as 'apply oil on the AM for no oil's in the PM. It's reasonably correct that certain oils will provide moisture and the skin over time will stop overcompensating production of sebum (oils) but everyones skin needs are different. Oils work for some and not others.

If you add one in you can add a drop or so to a normal moisturiser, and use a non comodegenic oil such as jojoba that mimics the skin's natural oils. Or utilise a primer on the t zone.

Where the skin is oily is it also flaking?

Bin anything but the most basic moisturiser.

I use Imedeen. It is amazing for dry skin. Expensive… yes and no. Boots always have 3 for 2. My skin all over has become so smooth. Not just the face. I buy Nubia cream and splash out on Imedeen Prime.

My son uses it too. He’s 20 and has dry skin with acne and scarring. The difference this has made to his skin is really quite incredible after years of GP medication and expensive skin regimes.

As an oily skinned person I get tired of hearing this advice. No, it's not likely to help.

If your skin is dehydrated, that means it's lacking in water (dry skin lacks oil).

Mine is also dehydrated and oily, I find the best thing to do is use a hydrating serum and lightweight, non-greasy moisturiser. Look for hydrating serums with hyaluronic acid, which holds many times it's weight in water and will help rehydrate and plump the skin without making it oily. I use one from The Ordinary, plus the Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched Face Base moisturiser, which is also wonderful for oily skin.