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[Liquid_Ocelot]

Is there any ingredient you can add to your regular moisturiser that will give your skin a matte finish? Any recommendations are welcome.

[{DC}]

SILICA MICROSPHERES

or

Silk Powder Superfine(insoluble in water, absorb excess oil and provide a silky slip)

Edited by {DC}, 24 February 2011 - 05:30 AM.

[Liquid_Ocelot]

SILICA MICROSPHERES

or

Silk Powder Superfine(insoluble in water, absorb excess oil and provide a silky slip)

You know what, that's exactly what I ordered about an hour after I made this thread. I bought a bunch of different samples including silica microspheres and micro fine silk powder. I'm worried that it will look like i've got make up on though (i'm a guy). Does it leave a tint of any kind? And how much of it do you add to your moisturiser?

[{DC}]

No it wont make you look like you have makeup on. Just dont add to much, start off with a little bit at a time and see how you like the feel and look. Add too much and your lotion will get cakey.

Make small sample bacthes until you get a ratio you like.

Where did you buy your samples from?

[Liquid_Ocelot]

No it wont make you look like you have makeup on. Just dont add to much, start off with a little bit at a time and see how you like the feel and look. Add too much and your lotion will get cakey.

Make small sample bacthes until you get a ratio you like.

Where did you buy your samples from?

It was from a website called tkbtrading. Where do you buy yours from? Could you give me a rough idea of how much you use. Like per 50ml would you use half a teaspoon? Quarter?

[{DC}]

there are a few places that sell it. the conservatorie.com sell samples too, i like them.

I suggest using a digital scale, thats what i use. you can buy cheap digital scales on ebay that weigh very small amounts. 0.001g

here: http://cgi.ebay.com/0-001-10g-Pocket-Digit...5#ht_2105wt_850

How much you add depends on what type of lotion your using. Lighter lotions usually contain less oil and therefore require less powder. 50ml is close to 50g if were talking lotion. So I would start with 2.5g which is 5% worth of powder. See how that goes. Mix it well with the end of a small metal spoon or chop stick or something. Mix it in a small empty jar.

I cant stress enough not to add to much. I used a type of corn starch once and used to much. It was definitely matte, but it wasnt nice either. No real moisture and the lotion kind of balled up. So remember, less is more. You need to find a good balance.

[Liquid_Ocelot]

Ok, thanks for the advice.

[AnnaMoyer]

I've used corn starch mixed with my makeup as a setting powder, but I've never thought to try it mixed with my moisturizer. I'll have to try it.

It makes sense though that a bit of starch would counter the appearance of oil. I read something about a tin of 2000 year old cream found by the University of Bristol in 2004 in some archeological dig that was mostly animal fat mixed with some starch. Supposedly, it felt greasy until the fat absorbed into the skin and the starch left a smooth finish. Personally the idea of rubbing butter on my skin sounds really gross, but maybe they're on to something with the starch.

Has any one else tried this or had success with something similar?

[{DC}]

Hey Liquid,

How did it all end up working out for you?

[unreality]

I've heard that jojoba oil is a good addition to moisturizers if you have oily skin, as jojoba oil closely mimics sebum, and thus helps to reduce the actual sebem excretion of your skin.

[bryan]

I've heard that jojoba oil is a good addition to moisturizers if you have oily skin, as jojoba oil closely mimics sebum, and thus helps to reduce the actual sebem excretion of your skin.

That's just a silly myth that's been floating around this site for a long time. Putting oil on the surface of your skin has no effect on the amount of sebum your sebaceous glands produce. It doesn't "trick" the glands into making less sebum.

[biggs881]

I've heard that jojoba oil is a good addition to moisturizers if you have oily skin, as jojoba oil closely mimics sebum, and thus helps to reduce the actual sebem excretion of your skin.

That's just a silly myth that's been floating around this site for a long time. Putting oil on the surface of your skin has no effect on the amount of sebum your sebaceous glands produce. It doesn't "trick" the glands into making less sebum.

Hey bryan, why don't you try and get your very comprehensive and convincing scientific evidence against this claim stickied as it's a very commonly brought up issue?

Edited by biggs881, 15 May 2011 - 06:54 AM.

[bryan]

Hey bryan, why don't you try and get your very comprehensive and convincing scientific evidence against this claim stickied as it's a very commonly brought up issue?

I do think that would be a good thing to do, and I've thought about doing it in the past. Despite all my efforts to squash that claim over the years, the occasional newbie still brings it up again every once in a while...

[unreality]

An article on acne.org says

It is theorized, but not yet proven, that because jojoba oil is so similar to human skin oil, it can "trick" the skin into thinking it has produced enough oil and thus balance oil production.

from this article.

Edited by unreality, 22 May 2011 - 07:49 PM.

[Liquid_Ocelot]

Hey Liquid,

How did it all end up working out for you?

Hey dude, sorry for the late reply. It was working alrite for a while but not to the extent that I hoped (I was using silica microspheres). I've now moved onto water based serums, lotions in general will only add to the oilyness. I've been using something called Blue AOX by Medik8 which was working great but the only problem is it left a blue tint which I didn't like.

On the plus side i've at least figured out that water based serums are the way to go (applied with a dropper). The next thing i'm going to try is distilled water mixed with low molecular hyaluronic acid and silica microspheres. Both are water soluble so it should mix well together. This way i'm not completely drying out my skin and there'll be no residue left over. I'll let you guys know how it goes.