Our pick: Oily skin care products

Oily skin can be a drag – applying make up is pointless, summers are tricky and nothing seems to get rid of the sheen. So what oily skin care products are on the market that work?

We have some amazing suggestions on how to combat oily skin, with carefully formulated products that keep the skin under control, and provide the perfect canvas for things like makeup.

Oils produced by the body help keep skin healthy, but there can be too much of a good thing. Excess oil can lead to blemishes and acne flare-ups.

Dermatologists agree that the most effective way to manage oily skin is to cleanse your face both morning and night. A washcloth or buff puff can actually stimulate more oil secretion. We love Guinot Microbiotic – Purifying Cleansing Face Foam.

If a basic facial cleanser doesn’t cut oiliness, try a product that includes an acid such as benzoyl peroxide, salicylic acid, glycolic acid, or beta-hydroxy acid.

Toners are important – at least getting the right toner. A lot of these types of products may be effective at stripping the oils of the skin, but what happens next is that the skin over compensates with the lack of sebum, and makes twice as much. Anyone who has experienced oily skin will concur with this. So what toner works? Try this one – Mary Cohr Lotion Regulatrice Matifiante – Shine Control Toning Lotion. This very refreshing toner with ultra-regulating, anti-microbial and mattifying actions is ideal for use as post-cleansing care.

The skin is purified and mattified, and the pores are visibly tighter. The magic ingredient in this is Sebostop® which egulates excess sebum and hyperkeratinisation. It also makes the skin healthier and purifies.

And what about moisturisers? Ella Bache Pur’Aromatics Creme Intex No. 2 Peaux Grasses – Intex Cream No. 2 for Oily Skin is the Cult cream for people with oily skin. This products target skins thanks to a multi-corrective action. Ella Baché recommend it to anyone with oily, shiny skin.

This product owes its outstanding efficiency to a composition of several oil with regenerating fish oil and essential oil of thyme purifying and soothing and also Zinc Gluconate normalizing-absorbent.