Why do I need to moisturize if i have oily skin? Most moisturizers have oil in them?

Answer 1

cleansers strip all the oil from your skin. your skin tries to overcompensate, and it just gets more oily. moisturizer puts back a small amount of oil so your skin stays balanced.

Answer 2

You may not actually have oily skin it could just be oily because you do not use a moisturiser. When you cleanse your skin you remove any dirt, bacteria and excess sebum (oil) if you do not apply a moisturiser afterwards your skin will try to counteract the dryness by producing too much sebum, resulting in your oily skin.

Use a milky cleanser designed for normalising oily skin, follow this with a lotion (NON-ALCOHOLIC toner), and then apply a light day cream.
Twice a week you should use a non abrassive facial exfoliant and once a week use a mud or drying mask- this will remove any excess sebum and bacteria and unclog your follicles.

After about one week you should see a difference in your skin and by two weeks your sebum levels should balance out and reduce.

I hope this information is helpful to you

Answer 3

You could use a moisturizer specialized for oily skin. You should still use it b/c your face wash may dry your skin so use the moisturizer to keep your skin balanced.
good luck!

Answer 4

You can find great oil-free moisturizers at your local drugstore. Try Neutrogena products!

Answer 5

NO, you need moisturizers that are waterbased. I dont even think they put oils into Moisturizers anymore.

Answer 6

i think you should buy moisturizers that are waterbased..or to prevent oily skin,you shouldn't eat too much fatty foods or foods that contain too much oil...or wash your face everyday

Answer 7

use a cleanser then a reg moustirizer so u strip the oils then make ur skin soft