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Oily Skin: Causes and Options
Written for someone deciding what to do about their own skin rather than studying the subject. If you read only one guide, read the first, because the difference between a skin type and a condition decides what the other nine mean for you.
All guides
10 guides
- Oily Skin Is Sebum, Not DirtUnderstanding
- The Rebound Effect: When Cleansing Drives More OilCauses
- How Oily Skin Is AssessedAssessment
- Oily Skin in Teenagers and in AdultsCauses
- What Reduces Sebum and What Only Removes ItOptions
- Cleansing and Moisturising for Oily SkinRoutine
- Oily Skin and Seborrhoeic DermatitisDiagnosis
- Prescription Options for Persistent Oily SkinPrescription
- Procedures for Oily Skin and Enlarged PoresProcedures
- Maintenance, and When Oily Skin Is Not a ProblemMaintenance
Find out whether it is a skin type or a condition
Arrange an assessment. We will say whether your oiliness looks like ordinary sebum production, a routine that is driving it, or something such as seborrhoeic dermatitis that needs its own treatment, and what each option can and cannot change.