Oily skin – DIY Help

If you would like to treat your oily skin to some skin treatments at home and are not sure what to use – try these simple recipes below to help improve the condition of your oily skin. They have been specially designed to help control the oil and unlike some harsher treatments available for oily skin will not actually make the skin oilier. When treating oily skin we do not want to strip away the skin lipids which protect the skin and will only cause the skin to produce more sebum and therefore look even oilier.

What we want to do:

When oily skin us a problem for us, we want to reduce the amount of oil on the skin and also to reduce the possibility of blemishes such as pimples and blackheads forming as oily skin is more susceptible to these. Skin treatments can be expensive to buy and these are easily made at home and it can be fun to try out different combinations.  There are no overnight miracle cures here, but regular use will help oily skin to be more under control.

If your skin is sensitive it would be wise to patch test any skin treatments on the inside of the wrist to see whether there is a reaction before using it on your face.

Oily skin mask recipe

• You will need a bottle of Milk of Magnesia which you apply a thin coating to the face on all the areas that are oily.  This can be bought at a chemist store and is in expensive and lasts for ages
• Let this dry and set on the skin which should take 10-20 mins.
• Rinse off with luke warm water and gently pat dry.

A mask for oily skin and a great pick up treatment for tired looking skin before you go out.

• Separate an egg.
• Whip the egg white with a beater until it is soft white foam.
• Apply to face and throat and let dry – 10-15 minutes, you will feel some tightening to the skin.
• Rinse with lukewarm water and pat gently dry.

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