Skin Care Ingredients to Use and Avoid for Oily Skin

When it comes to getting the best results from your skin care products, it’s so important to use and avoid certain skin care ingredients.

OILY SKIN

Use:

- Oil-free ingredients. These attract and retain water in the skin, which is crucial for keeping oil production at bay. (Renée Rouleau Matte Moisture is great for reducing shine.)

- Sodium Hyaluronate (also known as Hyaluronic Acid). This is a bioactive hydrating ingredient that can bind 1000 times its weight in moisture to the skin. It has been used for years and continues to be one of the most commonly used skin-hydrating ingredients for oily skin. (Found in Renée Rouleau Skin Drink, Skin Correcting Serum and Detoxifying Mask which are all excellent products for oily skin.)

- Sodium PCA (Sodium Pyrollidone Carboxylic Acid). This is a water-binding agent that helps attract water in the skin. (Found in Matte Moisture).

- Glycolic Acid. This is an AHA that dissolves and digests surface skin cells to encourage fresher, clearer, and smoother skin, reducing the appearance of large pores. (See our collection of alcohol-free glycolic acid serums.)

Read: How Do I Care for My Oily T-Zone?… Read more

The Perfect Moisturizer for Summer: Matte Moisture

The moisturizer: Have oily skin, but cannot find the right moisturizer to reduce oil production? Renée Rouleau Matte Moisture is an oil-free lotion that delivers water deep within the skin to refine the appearance of pores while keeping skin comfortable oil production away for hours.

Who it’s for: Oily/combination skins prone to acne breakouts. It’s suggested for this in skin type #3. (See all nine skin types)

What’s in it: Key Ingredients include: Dexpanthenol – Hydrates skin at the cellular level. Sodium Hyaluronate – Helps retain skin’s natural moisture.  It can hold 1000 times its weight in water, resulting in enhanced elasticity, lubrication, plumpness and moisture of skin.  Also has healing properties. Centaurea Cyanus Flower Extract – Potent antioxidant protection. Cucumber (Cucumbis Sativus) Fruit Extract – Anti-inflammatory properties for soothing redness and irritation due to breakouts. Mallow (malva Sylvestris) Flower Extract – Soothing anti-inflammatory properties for soothing redness and irritation due to breakouts… Read more

Do Oily Skins Need to Use Moisturizer? Absolutely!

Fact:  Those with oily skin must use moisturizer—no matter what. You still need water in the skin, just not the oil. Use oil-free formulas like our Matte Moisture or Sheer Moisture.

Did you know that NOT using a moisturizer will actually make your skin oilier? When your skin doesn’t have the proper water levels, the dehydration causes the skin to produce oil giving you oilier skin—the last thing those with oily skin want!

Read more skin tips to reduce oil and sunscreen tips for oily skin.

Which skin care products are right for you? Choose your skin type… Read more