Hey guys, I've been having oily skin for a while and I've tried many things such as moisturizing more, oil cleansing (broke me out but was kinda working), cleansing less harshly but those all only helped a little bit.
I was wondering if i go to the doctor if he/she can actually do anything for oily skin besides accutane. also i am a male.
They all said accutane was the only thing that could help.
Except for one who said not moisturizing enough led to oily skin (compensation concept), but that's regularly refuted on this board and all the other derms I saw implied that the compensation thing wasn't true. Plus, I have personally tried moisturizing more and it has never done anything for me.
Personally, I'm wary of taking accutane because of certain other medications I'm on.
Notes on other products mentioned:
I've tried D3 for months and it didn't do anything for me, but go ahead and try it.
I've heard B5 does work, but I've not tried it because I've heard it can cause severe hair loss.
Salicylic washes are very good anti-acne products in my experience, but they didn't do anything for my oily skin.
The doctor only give advice, they say that oily skin is a good thing because it keeps the skin moist and prevent wrinkles. actually there's nothing you can really do especially when your a male. but my advice is to wash your face with any good face soap daily especially before going out and always keep a clean face rag in your pocket to wipe your face, from experience my oily skin only occur in the after noon not in the morning.