I recently have been noticing myskin gettingless oily (from almost 10 oil-blottersheets a day to about4), but it's hard to pinpoint what's doing it cause I changed a few things recently.I've beendrinking 2 concoctions per dayof water with lemon juice and msm powderand taking maca root. I also started using a mix of aloe vera and msm powder as a toner 2x daily.I thought it was also from being extra healthy lately (green smoothies, salads, fresh veggies, etc) but I had my wisdom teeth pulled last week so it's been lots of processed soups and protein shakes and I'm still looking less oily.

On December 8, 2015 at 1131 AM, Liquidhazel said:

Hi everyone. I'm really hoping someone can help me, as I'm at my wits end. I'm a 30 year old female who has major oily skin. Here is my current regimen:

Morning: At 7:30am I exfoliate my face with St. Ives apricot scrub with warm water. I then pat my face dry. Last, I add 2-3 drops of Jojoba oil to my face (I heard it helps manage oily skin but no such luck). I do not wear powder or foundation. I sometimes skip the exfoliation and just use Desert Essence face wash instead.

By around 11am my face is an oil slick. I go to the bathroom and wash it with only warm water...because I cannot stand how my face feels/looks.

This lasts until about 3pm. By 3pm my face is an oil slick again. I sometimes put Cover Girl oil absorbent powder on but it doesn't help much. 

I get home around 5:30pm and wash my face with Desert Essence face wash immediately because my face feels so oily and gross. Then, I apply witchazel toner. Before bed around 10:30pm, I rinse my face with warm water again and apply Oil of Olay night recovery cream (because I'm also trying to prevent wrinkles).

That's it! Due to my oily skin I tend to break out around my chin area. I feel if I could get the oil under control I would hardly break out. 

I've tried Proactiv, astringents, Milk of Magnesia, oil controlling gels/creams...nothing works. I recently read about just washing your face with warm water twice a day and doing nothing else. I would like to try that...but I'm a little nervous. Maybe I will do that and use Jojoba oil at night for moisturization/wrinkle prevention? 

Please let me know what you guys think and if you have any advice. I'm desperate

You're not supposed to exfoliate everyday, just 2-3 times a week.

You wash your face too much which dries out the skin which makes it produce more oil. Just wash 1-2 times a day.

I have oily skin and acne prone skin too and I break out mostly on my chin too and I am currently using the acne.org regimen which is working great. I currently have an active pimple, besides that I'm clear.

Tbh, everything you're doing is too much for your skin, it's making it very dry and irritated.

Thanks guys. I'm going to make a new post about a new technique I've been trying for the past month.

Hi, I thought I'd throw in my advice. My skin is worse since being off birth control its too oily. I'm drinking 2 + cups of spearmint tea and also taking zinc. It takes a while to change but I know spearmint can decrease oil. Also, evening primrose oil is supposed to help.
I would try just using water and a washcloth...it didnt hurt my skin at all, in fact i do best when nly using a cleanser evey 5 days or so. I think scrubbing makes things worse. Mulk of magnesis seemsto help me, too bad it didnt seem to work for you. Maybe try another primer.