Oily clogged pores are a problem that many people experience.
It is most common during the teenage years, but some people are plagued by the problem throughout their lives.
Here are seven tips that can help treat the problem of oily clogged skin pores.
These 7 tips will help prevent it from recurring, regardless of how old you are or how long you have had the problem.
1.
Do Not Over Cleanse Excessive cleansing or scrubbing can stimulate the sebaceous glands beneath the skin and cause them to produce more oils.
The drying nature of certain cleansing ingredients can cause the same effect.
Your body tries to stay in balance.
The oil on your skin serves several natural purposes.
If the body senses that the oil content has become too low, it will simply produce more oil.
2.
Use a Gentle Cleanser When it is time to wash, use a gentle cleanser, instead of a harsh one.
The acne cleansers are very popular, but they cause redness and underlying inflammation.
If the pores become inflamed, a clog is more likely to form.
Inflammation also stimulates the sebaceous glands to produce more oil.
Excessive oil production is sometimes the cause of a clog.
Gentle cleansers contain kiwifruit extract can help dissolve excessive oils without making your skin overly dry or stimulating the glands to produce more oil.
3.
Check the Ingredients In All of Your Health and Beauty Aids Makeup is sometimes the cause of oily clogged pores...
or perhaps I should say makeup ingredients.
Any petroleum based ingredient will not be compatible with the skin's chemistry.
Because of that, it will make your skin feel greasy and the other ingredients (pigments, preservatives, etc.
) can cause a clog to form.
Natural, non-pore clogging ingredients are what you want to look for.
Be careful about hair care products, too.
They can end up on your face.
4.
Watch Your Diet Certain foods contribute to oily clogged pores by causing irritation of the glands and putting your body in a state of silent inflammation.
A wide range of foods have been identified as problematic for some people.
The best advice is to choose natural, non-processed foods whenever possible.
Choose low fat meats and dairy.
Eat more fish and more plant foods.
5.
Drink Plenty of Water and Exercise Water naturally washes toxins out of your body.
Exercise that causes you to perspire helps the pores to naturally cleanse themselves, which reduces the risk of oily clogged pores.
6.
Use a Light Daytime Moisturizer Some people think that moisturizers are not a product that they need if they have oiliness issues.
Remember what I said about maintaining balance.
Any cleanser that you use will remove oils.
Otherwise it would not be effective.
A light natural moisturizer that contains ingredients oils very similar to your own, on a molecular level, will not aggravate the oiliness issue.
It will help balance out your problem.
Grape seed oil is an example of an ingredient to look for.
7.
Use a Deep Cleansing Mask A deep cleansing mask containing clay extracts will absorb excessive oils and help to gently pull clogs out of your pores.
The clays actually attract dirt particles.
They have been used for hundreds of years or possibly longer to prevent oily clogged pores.
For more skin care information, please see the author box below.
It is most common during the teenage years, but some people are plagued by the problem throughout their lives.
Here are seven tips that can help treat the problem of oily clogged skin pores.
These 7 tips will help prevent it from recurring, regardless of how old you are or how long you have had the problem.
1.
Do Not Over Cleanse Excessive cleansing or scrubbing can stimulate the sebaceous glands beneath the skin and cause them to produce more oils.
The drying nature of certain cleansing ingredients can cause the same effect.
Your body tries to stay in balance.
The oil on your skin serves several natural purposes.
If the body senses that the oil content has become too low, it will simply produce more oil.
2.
Use a Gentle Cleanser When it is time to wash, use a gentle cleanser, instead of a harsh one.
The acne cleansers are very popular, but they cause redness and underlying inflammation.
If the pores become inflamed, a clog is more likely to form.
Inflammation also stimulates the sebaceous glands to produce more oil.
Excessive oil production is sometimes the cause of a clog.
Gentle cleansers contain kiwifruit extract can help dissolve excessive oils without making your skin overly dry or stimulating the glands to produce more oil.
3.
Check the Ingredients In All of Your Health and Beauty Aids Makeup is sometimes the cause of oily clogged pores...
or perhaps I should say makeup ingredients.
Any petroleum based ingredient will not be compatible with the skin's chemistry.
Because of that, it will make your skin feel greasy and the other ingredients (pigments, preservatives, etc.
) can cause a clog to form.
Natural, non-pore clogging ingredients are what you want to look for.
Be careful about hair care products, too.
They can end up on your face.
4.
Watch Your Diet Certain foods contribute to oily clogged pores by causing irritation of the glands and putting your body in a state of silent inflammation.
A wide range of foods have been identified as problematic for some people.
The best advice is to choose natural, non-processed foods whenever possible.
Choose low fat meats and dairy.
Eat more fish and more plant foods.
5.
Drink Plenty of Water and Exercise Water naturally washes toxins out of your body.
Exercise that causes you to perspire helps the pores to naturally cleanse themselves, which reduces the risk of oily clogged pores.
6.
Use a Light Daytime Moisturizer Some people think that moisturizers are not a product that they need if they have oiliness issues.
Remember what I said about maintaining balance.
Any cleanser that you use will remove oils.
Otherwise it would not be effective.
A light natural moisturizer that contains ingredients oils very similar to your own, on a molecular level, will not aggravate the oiliness issue.
It will help balance out your problem.
Grape seed oil is an example of an ingredient to look for.
7.
Use a Deep Cleansing Mask A deep cleansing mask containing clay extracts will absorb excessive oils and help to gently pull clogs out of your pores.
The clays actually attract dirt particles.
They have been used for hundreds of years or possibly longer to prevent oily clogged pores.
For more skin care information, please see the author box below.
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