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Hey guys I've had oily skin for close to 3 months now, and yeah i must admit its a pain, but there is just something i've noticed; whenever I wake up from around a 7 hour sleep, my oil production is really low, my face is still a little shiny but my nose looks pretty good, and its super oily usually. However, when I wash my face and wait 7 hours during the day, my face starts to look much oilier and my nose is super oily at this point. So, I guess my question is, why is my oil production lower when I'm asleep? do you guys or gals experience this as well? just looking for some info, thanks
Hormones, body temperature, cortisol etc. change from the time you wake up until you go to bed. Cortisol is a stress chemical that is at its lowest upon waking and highest before going to bed. This chemical is a cause of oily skin the higher it gets, so that could have something to do with it.
I have extremely oily skin. Like I can feel how oily it is (So annoying) and can rub the back of my hand on my forehead and see how oily it is (Ugh). I trained myself to sleep on my back facing up and have noticed I still have no oil when I wake up, so it can't be a pillow. Started accutane 3 days ago so hopefully this will resolve the issue sooner than later. It seemed like nothing I tried was ever a permanent fix to the oiliness. However my skin gets a lot better in the summer and way worse in the winter. I think this is because the dry weather causes my skin to produce more oil, so i think moisturizer can help. I usually let my face dry for a minute or two after a shower and then lather on the moisturizer and pat it dry with a towel, seems like the only thing that ever made a slight difference for me.
I've always noticed this as well. My skin looks great when I wake up as a result!
Re: the pillow thing - I only sleep on one side of my face, but it's matte all over. Even if I flip over for an hour or two that's still plenty of time for my oil to form on the non-pillow side.