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Monday, March 18, 2013

Choosing Face Moisturizer for Oily and Acne Prone Skin

There are some skin types, with different characteristics. Knowing your skin type is very important to determine the makeup product that you use.

One type of facial skin is oily skin type. Usually, women who have oily skin types will feel confuse to choose makeup that will be used, including how to choose a facial moisturizer that is suitable for oily skin.

Acne on the face is one annoying problem that if we would use a facial moisturizer. For those of you who have acne-prone face, you should select the right kind of facial moisturizer, for acne is not getting worse.

Currently the market has been circulated so many types of facial moisturizers. Each offers an extra benefit that is different. Consider the following info about the active ingredient, contained in a moisturizer, so you can get a suitable facial moisturizer.

Facial moisturizer for oily skin types

Some suggested, for those of you who have oily skin and live in hot climates, does not need to use moisturizer. Because, sebum that you have enough to maintain moisture and skin elasticity.

But if you live in cold regions, or often in air-conditioned room, it is likely the skin will look dry in some parts. Skin looks dry usually in the nose, the bottom of the chin, and around the hairline. You can use a moisturizer only on the part that feels dry. Use a moisturizer with no oil (oil free).

Choose moisturizers that contain retinoids (vitamin A derivatives). Which includes retinoids are retinol, Retinyl Palmitate and tretinoin (known by the name Renova, Retin-A, retinova and Avita).

Use directly on the skin will increase the activity of skin cells and open pores of the skin so the sebum can escape easily. Content of tretinoin in a moisturizer is suitable for very oily skin or acne-prone skin. Use of tretinoin on a regular basis will effectively improve skin texture, overcoming wrinkles, pigmentation problems and skin color to fade. Another function of tretinoin is to prevent damage to collagen in the skin that causes loss of skin elasticity.

Facial moisturizer for acne prone skin

If you use a moisturizer and suddenly arise acne, chances are that you use facial moisturizers are too heavy for your skin type. Replace it with a lighter texture moisturizer. For example, choose a moisturizer in the form of cream or lotion or gel form. Observe all label moisturizer. If it says water-based, moisturizing it uses water as basic materials and not oil. That means in accordance with acne prone skin. If a written non-comedogenic, the product is useful to cover up the pores that are too big.

So, for those of you, who have oily skin and acne-prone skin, do not be afraid to use makeup and facial moisturizers. All you have to do is choose the right product, to get maximum results.