by r44my_k on November 12, 2011
Unlike women, men have thicker skin, facial hair to deal with and bigger sebaceous glands, leading to oilier skin. While women have plenty of resources out there to help them deal with the issues that come with oily skin, men don’t. In this website I will tell you all you need to know about oily skin and give you tips on how to deal with oily skin.
The things that I discuss on this website are:
These topics are important so they get their own page. Any other issues related oily skin will be posted on this page.
So what are the causes of oily skin in men? Well there are quite a few, but we do not need to worry about some of them as they can not be controlled. The main one that we can forget about is hereditary. We can’t change what we are born with so we wont try. There are controllable factors. The one that people seem to forget about is diet and general health. Here are a few points you should think about if you want to improve the condition of your skin.
- Smoking could be the reason why you have excessive oil on your skin. Smoking can also cause your pores to be larger than they should be.
- The amount of water you drink a day is important. If you are not drinking enough water your skin could suffer. Ditch the soft drinks and swap them for water. See how your skin feels a few weeks down the line.
- Sleeping well is important for the skin. If you are not sleeping well your skin could suffer. I am sure you will have notices that when you do not get a chance to sleep, your skin feels greasy and sometimes this leads to outbreaks.
- How is your diet in general? While there is no solid evidence that the health of your skin is directly collared to the amount of any specific food you eat, there have been studies that have proved that a diet based on sugary foods leads to worse skin. A diet with high proteins and less sugars is better for the skin.
- It is important to cleanse your face straight after exercising. Some people believe that exercise itself can cause oilier skin however I believe that exercise can be necessary in the modern world and as long as you cleanse as soon as you are finished your skin should not suffer.
- Stress can be a cause of the excess oil on your skin. Stress can lead to breakouts however stress is quite hard to control. If you feel like stress could be causing your health to deteriorate, then maybe you should consider a lifestyle change.
Those are some basic points that you should consider when trying to tackle the problems associated with oily skin. One very important thing you need to know about is cleansing and moisturizing which is why they have their own pages. The cleansing process is particularly important for people with oily skin.
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by r44my_k on October 26, 2011
I know that most men deal with stress at some point. Stress is bad for us in many ways. One side effect of stress is on our skin. If you have oily skin or acne prone skin then stress can make your skin worse!
Having a positive attitude is important when trying to manage stress. If you’re generally a negative person, then you need to keep reminding yourself to change the way you are thinking. One way to do this is to have an elastic band round your wrist and snap yourself with it each time you have a negative thought. You will soon get out of the habit. [click to continue…]
by r44my_k on July 5, 2011
I recently read somewhere that people use moisturizer incorrectly by waiting for their skin to dry after cleansing before they actually apply the moisturizer. What you are supposed to do is apply the moisturizer while your skin is still damp to lock in the skins natural moisture. [click to continue…]
by r44my_k on February 26, 2011
Even here in the UK it is sometimes a good idea to put some sunblock on. The issue with sunblock is that it feels terrible on the skin, specially oily skin. [click to continue…]
by r44my_k on February 3, 2011
Most Men with oily skin have to deal with one extra aspect that (hopefully most) women do not have to deal with. Shaving. What are the effects of shaving on oily skin?
Plenty of men report to have oilier skin after shaving. This is a more complicated topic than most related to oily skin as the variations in oiliness of the skin after shaving seem to be quite large.
It seems that for quite a few men, including me, the skin feel oilier after shaving, at least for that day. I am not sure why this is but I can only assume that it is because of general interference with the skin that puts it out of balance. Some people have recommended that not using a moisturizer after shaving reduces this excess oil however when I tried this it left my face feeling extra tight all day. [click to continue…]
by r44my_k on January 31, 2011
So I know this website shouldn’t be about what works best on me as every man is different, but I thought I would write about the 
cleanser I use anyway. It is reasonably priced and has been my favorite for a while now. The cleanser I use and have been using is the Kind to skin, moisturizing facial wash by Simple.This costs me between £2 to £4 and is the standard 150ml that most cleansers come in. This cleanser is not actually targeted at men with oily skin or men at all, but rather at people with sensitive skin. I don’t really believe that we should only use products marketed at men because we could be missing out on some great products. This particular simple product is not overly feminine or anything as you can see by the photo. It is not oil free or oil based which means it does have some oil in it but that is not the main ingredient. A little oil in the cleanser you use is usually fine, its the mosturizers that contain oil that you should avoid. [click to continue…]
