My forehead is oily, what should I do? Oily skin on the forehead: what to do?

Last update: 02/21/2021

Each of us dreams of having smooth, velvety skin that looks flawless in any weather and in any condition. But what to do if an unpleasant oily sheen appears on your forehead, chin and nose? An experienced doctor, Valentina Andreevna Razheva, will tell you why facial skin sometimes resembles an oily pancake and what to do to remove oily shine.

How do you know if your skin is oily?

Each of us can determine our own skin type. If your skin becomes shiny from time to time, it is most likely prone to oiliness. Dermatologists consider other characteristic features of oily skin to be:

• Enlarged pores.
  Pores quickly become dirty and expand because of this. The face looks lumpy and loose, and the skin on the forehead, chin and nose begins to shine.
• Tendency to inflammation.
  Oily skin is many times more likely than dry skin to become inflamed, acne, rashes, and redness appear on it. The thing is that the glands that produce sebum work too actively. Excess fat accumulates, hardens, and plugs appear on the surface of the skin, which interfere with its self-cleaning. Blackheads and inflamed pimples appear on oily skin.
• Problems with cosmetics.
  Cosmetics don't stick well to oily skin. Due to the greasy sheen, powder, foundation and even blush “float”, and disappear 2-3 hours after application.
• Frequent greasy shine.
  The skin begins to shine about 2 hours after the morning toilet.

Surely each of you knows a rapid test for diagnosing oily skin. You need to apply a thin paper napkin to your face. If marks remain on it, it means that the skin produces too much sebum and is prone to oiliness.

The benefits of oily skin

Any skin type has its own disadvantages and advantages. The main advantages of facial oiliness compared to other types are:

• Smooth and high-quality tan. Unlike the dermis, which is prone to dryness, with well-functioning sebaceous glands, the fat secreted by them is a good natural tanning agent;
• Late aging and wilting of the skin;
• Long absence of wrinkles;
• With well-chosen makeup, your face will shine beautifully with a pearlescent hue;
• In old age, the skin looks fresher and more elastic;
• The fatty film prevents negative environmental factors from harming dermal cells.

Therefore, don’t be upset, follow simple care tips, choose the right cosmetics and you will look gorgeous for many years to come.

Causes of oily shine

Firstly, don’t worry if your skin becomes shiny on a hot day, in a stuffy room, in a bathhouse or sauna. In this case, its shine is a normal reaction of the body.

Common causes of oily shine are:

• Gastrointestinal diseases
  , for example, stomach, liver, intestines. Improper functioning of internal organs most often immediately affects the skin.
• Hormonal surges.
  Sebum is produced most strongly before menstruation, during or after pregnancy, as well as when the endocrine system is imbalanced.
• Frequent stress.
  It's no secret that constant hassle has a bad effect on your appearance. The nervous system causes the glands to work more actively, which causes oily skin.
• Poor nutrition.
  An excess of fried, fatty, spicy and smoked foods in the diet very often provokes excessive oiliness. In addition, an excess of sweets and soda in the diet leads to excessive oily skin.

Incorrect care and use of low-quality cosmetics can also lead to the appearance of an oily sheen. And, of course, a common cause of the problem is considered to be a hereditary predisposition to fatness.

Causes of excessive oiliness of the nose and forehead

The main cause of unpleasant shine is an increased number of sebaceous glands in a certain area. The T zone contains the largest number of them. Sebaceous glands not only provoke the appearance of an unpleasant shine. Thanks to their function, the skin remains elastic and moisturized, which prevents the early appearance of wrinkles.

Fat production is affected by age. A significant amount of sebaceous secretions is produced during adolescence and up to 25 years. At the age of forty, hormonal levels change and fat production decreases.

Age is considered an important reason that the skin becomes oily, but not the only one.

The following reasons influence the increase in the productivity of the sebaceous glands:

1. Poor nutrition.
2. Hereditary predisposition.
3. Diseases of the digestive system.
4. Disturbances in the functioning of the nervous system.
5. Slagging in the body.

A lot of sebum collects inside the pores, which contributes to an increase in acne.

The skin is prone to excessive oil production due to excessive consumption of carbohydrates and sugar.

If you reduce the amount of these foods in your diet and increase the consumption of foods that contain protein, then the fat content becomes less.

The condition of the skin worsens if basic hygiene rules are not followed.

The reasons for high fat content may be health problems.

Two-step cleansing

The foundation of skin care is two-step cleansing. First, it is important to remove makeup using micellar water or special milk. It is important to properly moisten the cotton pad with a special product, because dry cotton wool can subsequently cause facial wrinkles.

Even washing your face in the morning, without makeup on your face, is better to start with milk. The product will remove all impurities from the surface of the skin and prepare the face for the next stage of cleansing.

After washing with milk, you should use a gel or foam for oily or combination skin. Products with aloe, chamomile, cucumber, apple, witch hazel and other natural ingredients will be effective. But the content of salicylic and lactic acid in cleansers should be no more than 2%.

An effective product for use after cleansing for those with problematic skin prone to oily shine is the STOP ACNE Basic Care mattifying cream-gel. The main components of the product are:

• ALPAFLOR ALP-SEBUM complex (alpine fireweed extract) with clinically proven effectiveness. The complex controls the functioning of the sebaceous glands and reduces oily skin, has anti-inflammatory and anti-allergenic effects, and also eliminates irritation and redness of the skin.
• Betaine, which prevents dehydration of the epithelium.
• Boron nitrite, an element that helps create a matte, radiant effect, maintaining a healthy glow to the skin.
• Licorice extract relieves inflammation, redness and flaking of the skin.
• Violet extract has anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory and soothing properties.
• The string extract has antiallergic, wound healing and antimicrobial effects.

Try to wash your face no more than twice a day. Remember: the more thoroughly you wash away fat, the more actively new will be produced. Do not wash your face with too hot or cold water.

Practical care tips

The more often you wash your skin, fighting sebum, the more active the glands will be to secrete it. Thus, you will not solve the problem, but will only make the situation worse. Therefore, cosmetologists recommend:

• Wash your face once a day – in the morning. Use mineral or boiled water at room temperature.
• Immediately after washing, wipe your face with tonic.
• Next, apply a moisturizing product.

This is a daily three-step formula that will gradually normalize iron secretion.

Baths

How to remove oily shine from your face? Special healing baths are perfect for these purposes. They perfectly steam the skin, opening the pores, preparing them for subsequent manipulations. Step-by-step instructions on how to carry out the home procedure:

1. remove makeup and decorative cosmetics;
2. wipe your face with camphor or salicylic alcohol;
3. prepare a pan with a hot decoction of medicinal herbs (sage, chamomile, yarrow, calendula are excellent);
4. tilt your head over the container, maintaining a distance of 20-25 centimeters;
5. Cover yourself with a towel that does not release heat.

You need to sit in this position for 10-15 minutes. Upon completion of this procedure, proceed to the next stage of care.

Lotions

Special lotions are good helpers in the fight against excessive oiliness. They not only cleanse the face of sebaceous secretions, but also remove the upper keratinized cells, opening access to oxygen, stimulating blood circulation. They can be prepared independently using alcohol tinctures and pharmacy preparations, or purchased ready-made. A wide range of effective lotions is presented in our “First Moscow Customs Goods Store”. Here you will find many effective products at attractive prices.

Special care

In addition to daily care, special procedures will help remove oily shine on the skin.

• Twice a week, during the evening wash, you should use an exfoliating agent - special milk, soft peeling or foam.
• From one to three times a week it is allowed to make cleansing and moisturizing masks that will regulate the functioning of the sebaceous glands.
• Those with an oily sheen should never touch pimples, much less try to squeeze them out. Inappropriate actions can cause scars to appear and infection to spread, which can lead to even more acne. Any mechanical cleaning should be carried out only by a cosmetologist.

Determining your skin type

When trying to understand how to remove oily facial skin, first of all, you must know your epidermis type. It is on the basis of this indicator that daily care products are selected and a restorative corrective program is built. In modern cosmetology there are five types:

• Fat. It is characterized by: enlarged pores, frequent acne, pimples and inflammation, a grayish tint. Among the unconditional advantages are firmness and elasticity, which slow down the aging process and the formation of facial wrinkles and folds.
• Dry. Thin and capricious, prone to peeling. Owners of this type often experience a feeling of tightness. Despite the fact that acne and rashes appear extremely rarely, the skin quickly becomes thinner, wrinkles and age spots appear on it.
• Combined. The cheeks and chin are prone to flaking and dryness, while the T-zone suffers from excess oil.
• Normal. The most rare type: there are no visible defects on the face, the sebaceous glands are functioning correctly.
• Sensitive. Even short-term exposure to the sun can cause mild burns or pigmentation. The skin reacts sharply to any cosmetic products with itching and redness.

About the sebaceous glands

When wondering how to deal with oily shine on your face, you must find out the main reasons for its occurrence. The entire epidermis is penetrated by a network of sebaceous glands - they are absent only in the area of ​​​​the palms and feet. There is an increased accumulation of them in certain areas, for example, on the head, back, forehead and chin.

Working in functional mode, the sebaceous glands secrete the optimal amount of secretion necessary to moisturize and protect the skin. However, when any disruptions occur in the body, the intensity of secretion increases, which leads to unaesthetic shiny highlights on the face.

How to remove oily shine from your face?

Unfortunately, modern dermatology has not invented a universal remedy for oily sheen. To get rid of this pathology, it is important to first eliminate its internal causes - improve the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, normalize nutrition, and level out hormonal levels. And, at the same time, it is important not to forget about local skin treatment.

Let's look at the recipes for the most effective masks against oily shine. If you add them to your weekly beauty plan, the compositions will not only help deal with shiny skin, but will also nourish it with useful substances, moisturize and cleanse the skin.

Clay mask

Clay is rightfully considered the best means of mattifying the skin. For the mask, you can choose any clay - white, blue, pink or black. It is enough to dilute 2 tablespoons of clay with boiled water or chamomile decoction, and then apply the composition to the face in a thick layer and leave for 20 minutes.

It is better to apply the mask in the morning, after washing, but before using toner. After using it, the skin remains smooth and matte for up to 8 hours.

Protein mask

Egg white perfectly cleanses pores and tightens them. To prepare the mask, it will be enough to use the white of one egg with a teaspoon of aloe or lemon juice. The resulting composition should be applied to the face with a brush in several layers. As soon as the last one dries, you can wash off the mask.

Kefir mask

This fermented milk product will be a real salvation for hair. Kefir perfectly whitens, heals and dries the skin. To create a mask, just mix a tablespoon of kefir with a tablespoon of oatmeal or pea flakes. The composition should be lightly massaged into the skin, left for 20 minutes, and then rinsed with warm water.

Yeast mask

Both dry and live yeast can get rid of oily skin for a long time. To prepare the mask, dilute a tablespoon of yeast with a teaspoon of milk, and then pour 5 drops of lemon juice into this mixture. The composition should be applied to the skin, and after 15 minutes, rinse with warm water.

Cucumber mask

To prepare this refreshing composition, grind half a fresh cucumber and two tablespoons of oatmeal through a meat grinder. The composition should be left on the face for 10 minutes until it swells, then rinse with cool water.

Potato mask

Compositions with potatoes remove oily shine, rejuvenate and brighten the skin. To prepare the mask, mix the juice of one potato tuber with egg white and add 3 drops of lemon essential oil. The mask should be kept on the skin for 20 minutes, then rinsed off with water.

Before using “homemade” masks, consult a dermatologist/cosmetologist.

Cosmetological methods for treating oily facial skin

Today, oily facial skin can be treated quite effectively using various professional methods, including:

• Deep cleansing of the skin with removal of comedones;
• Darsonvalization (pulsed electric current on inflamed areas);
• Vaporization with a steam apparatus to soften and clean the skin;
• Massotherapy;
• Cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen to tighten pores;
• Removing sebaceous plugs.

All these methods of combating oily skin on the face are known to the cosmetologists of the ImageLab center, and are quite successfully used in practice. At the same time, our specialists will not only help you get rid of the problem, but will also give practical advice on how to avoid encountering such a problem in the future.

First aid for face

If your skin starts to get shiny at the most inopportune moment, products such as:

• Matting napkins.
  It is enough to simply apply such a napkin to the skin. Excess fat will quickly be absorbed into it, and your face will become smooth and matte.
• Thermal water.
  This water can be bought at any pharmacy or cosmetic store; a small bottle with a sprayer can easily fit in a handbag. If the skin begins to shine, water can be used over makeup; it will perfectly refresh and moisturize the face.
• Mineral powder made from oatmeal
  perfectly disguises imperfections and mattifies the skin. If you use this powder in the morning, your face will not shine until noon.

We hope our recommendations for eliminating oily shine will be useful to you. Show a little attention to yourself, and your skin will always be velvety, smooth and soft.

Skin care: how to choose the right products

The modern cosmetic market offers a huge range of different care products. How to choose the one that suits your skin type and can eliminate existing defects and imperfections? You should pay attention to the following nuances:

• product composition – preference should be given to hypoallergenic and natural;
• SPF protection – its minimum acceptable value is 10-15;
• texture - cream ones are considered more delicate than gel ones.

The main rule is that aggressive agents should be excluded from use. Many women ask the question: “How to wipe off oily shine on your face?” This video will give a complete and detailed answer

Clinical researches

The La-Cri Atoderm line was developed jointly with Professor Denis Vladimirovich Zaslavsky, chief specialist in dermatovenereology and cosmetology of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation in the Northwestern Federal District of the Russian Federation.

The products are characterized by clinically proven effectiveness.

Sources:

1. Sukolin Gennady Ivanovich, Illustrated clinical dermatology. Brief alphabetical reference book, Lux Print publishing house, 2010.
2. Churolinov Petr, Herbal medicine in dermatology and cosmetics, Medicine and Physical Education, 1979.
3. Schneiderman Paul, Grossman Mark, Differential diagnosis in dermatology. Atlas, Binom, 2022.

Useful tips

In order for masks to work more effectively and produce noticeable results, you need to follow simple recommendations. Their detailed list is below:

• Before application, perform makeup removal and steaming procedures.
• Do not leave the mask on for more than the specified time, this will only worsen the situation.
• After rinsing, be sure to use moisturizing serums or creams.

Also, masks are recommended to be applied after scrubbing or light peeling.

Decorative cosmetics for men

If you don’t have time to make masks, apply creams, etc., and your face has become too oily, cosmetics for men’s oily skin will come to the rescue. In a modern cosmetic store there are many different products that mattify, cleanse the skin, remove fat and quickly tighten pores.

Mattifying anti-shine products

Such products reduce the amount of liquid fat on the surface of the face. All this is due to the fact that matting products contain special microelements that absorb fat. It tightens pores well, but this is, however, a temporary effect. They are quick and easy to use: you just apply the product to your face like shaving foam. In a matter of minutes, the product will give the effect of healthy and clean skin, and after a few hours the procedure should be repeated, because the shine will make itself felt again.

Mattifying face powders

For men, there are also mattifying powders that work several times faster than mattifying products. Just apply a little powder and that's it. The particles completely absorbed the fat, and the face became matte. This is a great option. But this is only if a man is comfortable using such cosmetics.

Mattifying powder for men Bronx Colors MEN Cover Mat is a professional cosmetics product.

Oil-absorbing wipes

Another product that will help you quickly get rid of oily shine and even out your skin tone is special wipes. They're thin, so you can fit a lot of them into a small, discreet package. At the same time, you can wear them everywhere and always: in jeans, a jacket, a bag. And there will be no discomfort if you use them on people. There is nothing wrong with a man wiping his face with a napkin. You can replace napkins with toilet paper, but the effect will be worse and it will not look as aesthetically pleasing.

Napkin manufacturing companies:

1. “Ya Samaya”, “Cettua”, “Belita-Vitex” - average price - 80-150 rubles per package, average consumption from 1 to 3 months.
2. Clean&Clear - price approximately 150-200 rubles, you can buy them in online stores.
3. MaryKay, Oriflame - price range from 250 to 400 rubles.

Grease-absorbing wipes from Clean&Clear