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[jetaime]

So I have very oily skin that I inherited from my dad's side of the family . Currently their isn't much you can do for oily skin. So my question is what about in the near future? Is their any hope for us oily skin people?! Thanks!

[nick93]

I have super oily skin. As in I take shower and an hour later I'm shining.. kind of like an angel haha. I cut dairy out of my diet a couple weeks ago. I think I'm not quite as oily, but I'm not entirely sure maybe my oils are just finally starting to slow down.

[jetaime]

I have super oily skin. As in I take shower and an hour later I'm shining.. kind of like an angel haha. I cut dairy out of my diet a couple weeks ago. I think I'm not quite as oily, but I'm not entirely sure maybe my oils are just finally starting to slow down.

Yeah I know exactly how you feel, isn't oily skin the worst?! Scientists need to come up w/ a solution ASAP! haha

[happyking]

i can relate, oily skin sucks. :S plus it causes acne.. im trying b5 now. third day in on 2grams. will update

[nick93]

Yeah, it does. B5 is supposed to work really well. Just be careful, it has been known to cause hair loss, and I'm pretty sure once it starts, you can't really stop it. I'm not an expert though, so I don't really know. Maybe you should read up on it a little more. Either way, good luck and be careful

[happyking]

hi yup, heard about the hair loss too. i took roaccutane before and didnt really suffer hair loss. once i notice even one strand fall i will stop! my hair can get really oily too though so i dont think i will suffer hair loss. noticed those who lost their hair were those who weren t super oily to begin with. I AM SUPER OILY :S

[bryan]

...B5 is supposed to work really well.

Seriously...if "B5" (its correct name is "pantothenic acid"...there's no such thing as "B5") worked at all, don't you think dermatologists would have tested and verified it long ago? Considering the heartache that teenagers and others have with excessive oil production, don't you think that would have been the FIRST thing looked at by the professionals?

[nick93]

...B5 is supposed to work really well.

Seriously...if "B5" (its correct name is "pantothenic acid"...there's no such thing as "B5") worked at all, don't you think dermatologists would have tested and verified it long ago? Considering the heartache that teenagers and others have with excessive oil production, don't you think that would have been the FIRST thing looked at by the professionals?

I don`t know, would they? Dermatologists never mention anything about eating healthy or stress or how soap might actually aggravate acne. At least mine hasn`t. Also, I`m sure they know what I`m referring to when I say B5. Nothing really has to be cleared up there. I think there is a lot of things that the derms don`t look at. Why have they never suggested beta-carotene to me? It`s a derivative of vitamin A, so shouldn`t it produce some of the same results. Some people say that it does, but with less serious side effects. I`d just be wary about disregarding a possible cure that other people claim has worked for them.

Edited by nick93, 10 April 2012 - 08:50 PM.

[bryan]

I don`t know, would they? Dermatologists never mention anything about eating healthy or stress or how soap might actually aggravate acne. At least mine hasn`t.

Sure, I think they do mention those things.

Also, I`m sure they know what I`m referring to when I say B5. Nothing really has to be cleared up there.

I generally suggest using the REAL names of these things, not names made-up by lay people on Internet forums. Make your doctor aware that you know what you're talking about!

I think there is a lot of things that the derms don`t look at. Why have they never suggested beta-carotene to me? It`s a derivative of vitamin A, so shouldn`t it produce some of the same results. Some people say that it does, but with less serious side effects.

One thing I've heard about beta-carotene is that it's converted into vitamin A on an "as-needed" basis. That suggests to me that it wouldn't work very well for either acne or oil production.

I`d just be wary about disregarding a possible cure that other people claim has worked for them.

The very fact that so many people on this site have made the astonishing claim that washing their skin makes it produce even MORE oil would appear to me to put the lie to that suggestion!

[nick93]

My dermatologist hasn`t, so I guess its time to look for a new one. Yeah, you definitely have a point, if I really want my doctor to take me seriously I should use proper terms. Its hard enough for adults to take you seriously when you look like your 15 aha.

[excelicious]

Omg peeps there is hope (BTW like my pic? This was taken after I did this regime like a week). So believe it or not, skin produces oil to rehydrate dry/tight skin. If you have oily skin it means your skin is trying extremely hard to bring moisture back inside the skin (like I use to have).

The more moisture you apply or incorporate to your regime, the lesser oil your skin will produce. But it all depends on the product that you are using, it may give you a reaction and if it does return it. After researching the right moisturizer and hydrating cleanser on makeupalley I finally found the top rated products that do not give you a bad reaction.

It is the Lacura skincare line! This brand is very famous in the UK and actually beats all the stupid effing brands like Lancome, Estee Lauder and other shitheads ( I hate them because they caused misery on my skin). I gurantee there is no reported bad reaction/review on these products, except one stupid girl complaining that the night cream comes in a jar which is "unsannitary".

Of all the Lacura skincare line the worst is the day cream so avoid it, one person out of 40 reviews got a bad reaction from it.

DO'S:
- Wash face only once a day, preferably at night. This way the skin has more time to heal and renew itself and is not interrupted from the harsh scrubbing twice a day. And massage GENTLY for 30 seconds.

- Always apply moisturizer on. Good baby jesus, do not apply anything that has BHA and AHA because they will encourage skin to produce more oil.

DONT's:
- DO NOT EXFOLIATE more than once a week (for me not at all). Overexfoliating aggravates the skin's top layer and interrupts its natural renewing ability.

- NO AHA OR BHA

_NO SCRUBBING AND TOUCHING



Good luck to those who try this, because this is based on hardcore experience.

[bryan]

Omg peeps there is hope (BTW like my pic? This was taken after I did this regime like a week). So believe it or not, skin produces oil to rehydrate dry/tight skin. If you have oily skin it means your skin is trying extremely hard to bring moisture back inside the skin (like I use to have).

The more moisture you apply or incorporate to your regime, the lesser oil your skin will produce. [...]

What you said above is probably the second most common fallacy that's expressed on this site (the most common one of all is the idea people have that over-washing stimulates the sebaceous glands to produce more oil). I've posted articles written by dermatologists that refuted the idea that the skin produces oil to increase levels of moisture in the skin. First of all, young children (before the age of puberty) don't even produce much oil AT ALL, yet they don't have problems with dry skin. Second of all, tests were done by those same dermatologists which measured the level of skin moisture and oil production at the opposite end of the age spectrum: elderly people living in nursing homes. They found that there was no correlation at all between levels of oil, and levels of skin moisture in those people. Furthermore, Dr. Albert M. Kligman (the most famous name in the history of dermatology) did an experiment several years ago that found that sebum levels had to be increased to 10 times the normal amount found on facial skin, before it had any measurable effect on increasing the level of moisture in the skin.

In other words, the idea that sebum promotes levels of water-moisture in the skin is just a fallacy. It's been SOUNDLY refuted. The only things that directly affect the production of sebum are HORMONES, mainly androgens and estrogens. Washing the skin doesn't do it, and neither does the lack of moisture in the skin.

[excelicious]

Omg peeps there is hope (BTW like my pic? This was taken after I did this regime like a week). So believe it or not, skin produces oil to rehydrate dry/tight skin. If you have oily skin it means your skin is trying extremely hard to bring moisture back inside the skin (like I use to have).

The more moisture you apply or incorporate to your regime, the lesser oil your skin will produce. [...]

What you said above is probably the second most common fallacy that's expressed on this site (the most common one of all is the idea people have that over-washing stimulates the sebaceous glands to produce more oil). I've posted articles written by dermatologists that refuted the idea that the skin produces oil to increase levels of moisture in the skin. First of all, young children (before the age of puberty) don't even produce much oil AT ALL, yet they don't have problems with dry skin. Second of all, tests were done by those same dermatologists which measured the level of skin moisture and oil production at the opposite end of the age spectrum: elderly people living in nursing homes. They found that there was no correlation at all between levels of oil, and levels of skin moisture in those people. Furthermore, Dr. Albert M. Kligman (the most famous name in the history of dermatology) did an experiment several years ago that found that sebum levels had to be increased to 10 times the normal amount found on facial skin, before it had any measurable effect on increasing the level of moisture in the skin.

In other words, the idea that sebum promotes levels of water-moisture in the skin is just a fallacy. It's been SOUNDLY refuted. The only things that directly affect the production of sebum are HORMONES, mainly androgens and estrogens. Washing the skin doesn't do it, and neither does the lack of moisture in the skin.

Be quiet all you are saying is based on research, by doctors that are paid to tell you these things. This is my experience like it or not, but this is the reality. When I started OCM, my oil production was 4/5 less (unfortunately it gave me breakouts). So I tried this regime, and it worked the same way. Before you say anything against me, try this regime and tell me that it doesn't work for you. Have you even considered trying it?

People always say its bullshit, but they didn't even try it.

[bryan]

Be quiet all you are saying is based on research, by doctors that are paid to tell you these things. This is my experience like it or not, but this is the reality.

Oh my God!! Whatever you do, DON'T believe anything that doctors and scientists tell you!!

When I started OCM, my oil production was 4/5 less (unfortunately it gave me breakouts). So I tried this regime, and it worked the same way. Before you say anything against me, try this regime and tell me that it doesn't work for you. Have you even considered trying it?

Trying WHAT? The idea that using a moisturizer makes my skin produce less sebum? No I haven't. How did you arrive at the conclusion that it made you produce "4/5 less oil"?

People always say its bullshit, but they didn't even try it.

I've also read other posts from people who have said the same thing I did: moisturizers have no effect on sebum production.

[excelicious]

I am not saying don't believe in doctors only saying that it is important to take what information you have and turn it into something that would benefit you/patient.

Also OCM stands for Oil Cleansing Method (unfortunate broke me out after adding tea tree oil. It worked for me before, you use oil to cleanse your face and drape ahot towel to remove the oil and dirt. It made my skin less oily.

[bryan]

I am not saying don't believe in doctors only saying that it is important to take what information you have and turn it into something that would benefit you/patient.

I'm not sure what your point is. The information I quoted from those doctors CLEARLY contradicts your theory that moisturizers decrease sebum production.

Also OCM stands for Oil Cleansing Method (unfortunate broke me out after adding tea tree oil. It worked for me before, you use oil to cleanse your face and drape ahot towel to remove the oil and dirt. It made my skin less oily.

Why haven't you addressed the other things I said, and the questions I had for you?

[TheMedic]

...B5 is supposed to work really well.

Seriously...if "B5" (its correct name is "pantothenic acid"...there's no such thing as "B5") worked at all, don't you think dermatologists would have tested and verified it long ago? Considering the heartache that teenagers and others have with excessive oil production, don't you think that would have been the FIRST thing looked at by the professionals?

Yeah exactly, why would daddy want to hurt us? Why would the Führer do anything to endanger us? Why would our father sacrifice us? Why would a man in prison rape you? Why would your best friend steal from your mothers wallet? Think about it people...it just doesn't make sense!! LMAO! I love this sick sick game.

[nick93]

Not even going to read all this... You're probably right Bryan, but I'm sure washing skin does increase irritation, which would make the acne worse. So, washing your face only twice a day is probably best. He is sharing what has worked for him, which is good. Some people here may find it helpful.

[collegeboy84]

So I have very oily skin that I inherited from my dad's side of the family . Currently their isn't much you can do for oily skin. So my question is what about in the near future? Is their any hope for us oily skin people?! Thanks!

Honestly? I doubt it. I too have oily skin. Actually sebum production seems to decrease with age but that is not necessarily a bad thing. Oily skin tends hold in more moisture and protect against UV rays better. In my opinion, oily skin does not even look that bad unless you have several pitted scars which really reflects the poor texture.

[mbbento]

Solving the oil problem would likely cure this condition for a lot of patients, thus making treating acne a less profitable enterprise.  In other words, don't hold your breath!