Facial care is the most important part of your morning or evening routine. To take care of your face in the right way, you must of course know which skin type you have. You can have dry skin, oily skin, ripe skin or mixed skin. Today we will focus on facial care For men with oily skin.
What is oily skin?
Men naturally have more sebaceous glands than women. When these sebaceous glands are overactive, shiny skin arises. This is especially visible on the forehead, nose and chin. Large pores, blackheads, pimples and red bumps can be seen here. In addition, your face sometimes shines like a well -oiled billiard ball, it feels greasy and you can ultimately, when sebum accumulates in the pores, too acne cause it if you do not take good care of it. Don't make you happy.
You can recognize oily skin:
- Forehead and nose almost always shine.
- Pores on forehead, chin, nose and transition of nose cheeks have been enlarged.
- The skin regularly has impurities, pimples, red bumps.
- Black dots, blackheads are regularly the skin image.
Many men think they should wash extra to prevent oily skin. This is counterproductive. You should not treat the skin grumpy or harder, as the primal man in you might want. No, the art is in a different, softer approach. The product choice is very important in this. We are going to take you into the process to tackle oily skin, to give love and turn it into healthy skin. Let’s Go!
How do I know if I have oily skin?
It is useful to know, to recognize whether you really have oily skin or not. Every skin is different and that is why it is sometimes difficult to determine. That is why you have different ways to find out what skin type you have. Do this once and you immediately know which skin type you have.
Bare Face Method
- Wash your face with a mild facial cleaner and then carefully pat your face dry. Wait about 30 minutes and then look in the mirror what you see.
- Did your skin shine around your forehead, nose and cheeks? Then chances are that you have oily skin.
- Does your skin feel tight and have spots or flakes been created? Chances are that your skin will be dry.
- If your skin has different characteristics such as dry and cool zones, chances are that you have combined skin.
- Has your skin turned red after using the cleaner and does it feel burning? Or is your skin in general some red and spotty? Then you probably have sensitive skin.
- Does your skin look fresh and healthy, and are you not bothered by anything at all? Congratulations! You are blessed with "normal skin".
Blotting Paper Method
- Clean your face and grab a sheet of kitchen roll or a tissue. Press it firmly half an hour after cleaning on your face and wait a while before you remove it from your face again.
- Has the cloth become very greasy? Then chances are that you have oily skin.
- Is there no greasiness to be seen? Then you can label your skin type as dry.
- If you have normal or combined skin you will see a small amount of greasiness on the cloth.
Why do you have oily skin?
Your sebaceous glands work overtime. Probably well intended, but the result is therefore oily skin. It is precisely the opposite as people with dry skin, where the sebaceous glands do relatively little. That shiny layer on your face? Excess sebum. Oily skin can have various causes:
- Genetics: Every skin type is originally genetically determined, you are born with it. This therefore also applies the oily skin type, which is often subject to the whimsiness of too high sebum production.
- Hormonal fluctuations: Androgens, such as testosterone, influence sebum production. Because of their fluctuations, regardless of intensity or age, acne is created. This form of acne disappears as soon as the hormone balance recovers.
- Environmental factors: A humid and warm climate stimulates sebum production, this applies to your living environment, but can also be work related.
- Wrong skin care products: The use of products that dry out the skin can increase the sebum production because your skin compensates for this by creating more oil. Think of a too strongly demolished cleanser or aftershave in which a lot of alcohol is incorporated, but also your scrub if you use it too often. This type of facial care is not wrong in itself, on the contrary. But as soon as too much, too often and everything is continuously combined, there is a chance of dehydration.
What you can do as a man against oily skin
If everything can be recognized so far, then we can officially welcome you in the Veh Huid Club. But that's not a drama. There are a lot of things to do so that you no longer have any problems with this.
It's all about the right approach. What most men do is fight oily skin by washing it too often and too thoroughly, this is counterproductive. Your sebaceous glands then think that the face gets dehydrated and then go, you guessed it: produce extra sebum. This gives you even fatter skin. Stank for thanks! It is therefore best to provide the skin with the right food and moisture. This will make your sebaceous glands calmer.
In addition, you want to avoid everything that can dry your skin. So do not use products with alcohol, lots of perfume, mineral oils and sulfates. Always check the ingredient list of a product! You can of course also filter on products that are specially made for oily skin.
How do you take care of oily skin?
So you now know what causes oily skin and what you should not do to prevent you from getting oily skin. Now you can work on the best care for your oily skin. Follow this routine in 5 steps.
1. Use a mild facial cleanser
Clean your oily skin every morning and evening to remove the excess of sebum and prevent clogged pores. A mild cleaner is free from sulfates. These degrease the skin too much. Use a mild cleaner like the Doers of London Facial Cleanser. This cleanser controls the sebum production in a mild way, does not irritate the skin and prevents impurities. Apply a small amount of cleanser with lukewarm water and then rinse it well. Ideal to use while showering. The shave is possible after cleaning.
2. Use a moisturizing serum
If you only clean, you put the sebaceous glands back to work because you dry out the skin. Therefore bring one after cleaning serum Water -based on that contains hyaluronic acid. Hyaluronic acid binds to moisture in the skin. This makes it more resilient. It keeps your skin smooth, without hiding the pores.
Use it with slightly oily skin or deheavor skin Doers of London Hydration Serum. With fatter skin with impurities, we recommend it Doers of London Clear Serum To use. This serum gives the skin more stability in sebum production and of course a good boost diet.
Apply a few drops of the serum over the skin and let it withdraw. This step is always after shaving.
3. Hydrate the skin with a face cream
After applying the serum you can have a light day cream Or apply gel without heavy oils. This nourishes the skin without placing another layer of oils on the natural sebum. Good face cream Is the Doers of London Hydrating Face Cream. This moisturizer takes care of, hydrates, moves in quickly and is not greasy. Apply the Hydrating Face Cream every morning and evening into a small amount.
4. Remove impurities with a scrub
Use a scrub 2-3 a week to prevent pimples, enlarged pores and hyper pigmentation. We recommend it Doers of London Hydrating Face Scrub To use. This moisturizing scrub polishes and exfoliates enzymatic the skin and prevents impurities. The scrub can be used while showering, applying a damp skin, have a minute soaked in and then rinse with plenty of water.
5. Treat your skin with a mask
Advice for oily skin
If you need advice, please contact our skin specialists from The Alpha Men. We are for that and we are happy to do. You know where to find us!
Good luck!
Your friends, The Alpha Men