Oily Skin Collection

Your skin makes more oil than it needs, mostly down to genetics and hormones. It tends to show as shine on the forehead, nose and chin, and often comes with enlarged pores and breakouts. Heat and humidity make it more noticeable.

Stripping your skin with harsh products does not slow oil down. It just leaves skin feeling tight and greasy at the same time.

• Morning: a gel cleanser like Beauty of Joseon Green Plum Refreshing Cleanser 100ml, a light gel moisturiser such as Purito Oat-in Calming Gel Cream 100ml, then a light SPF
• Night: cleanse twice if you wore SPF or makeup, use a salicylic acid treatment two or three nights a week, then your light moisturiser

Do not skip moisturiser. Oily skin still needs water, just in a lighter texture.

• Help: salicylic acid to clear pores, niacinamide to balance oil, zinc, retinoids, and a clay mask once a week
• Make it worse: heavy oils and butters, toners full of alcohol, over washing, and skipping moisturiser

A mattifying product or blotting helps shine straight away. Changes in how much oil your skin actually makes, from niacinamide or a retinoid, take four to eight weeks of steady use.

Yes. Oily skin often handles actives well, but do not stack salicylic acid and a retinoid on the same night until you know how your skin reacts.

Wear SPF every day. If creams feel heavy, choose a fluid or gel formula, such as SkinCeuticals Oil Shield UV Defense Sunscreen SPF50 30ml, which also helps control shine.

• Under €30: Anua BHA 2% Gentle Exfoliating Toner 150ml to clear pores, with Beauty of Joseon Green Plum Refreshing Cleanser 100ml as your cleanser
• €30 to €60: Medik8 Clarifying Foam 150ml or SkinCeuticals Blemish + Age Toner 200ml if you are also prone to breakouts
• €60 and up: Medik8 Balance Moisturiser & Glycolic Acid Activator, a light moisturiser for oily and combination skin that you can boost with its glycolic activator

Get in touch and tell us how your skin looks by lunchtime, and we will help you choose.