One of the most common skins that cause acne and pimples, and other diseases and anti-aesthetic manifestations is called oily skin. Some people have an excessive accumulation of sebum (oil) in the skin in certain areas of the body due to factors such as diet , sweating, obesity , poor hygiene, hormonal and metabolic changes, stress, skin diseases, etc.., and even simply by skin type, make us more or less prone to oily skin.
In addition to being unsightly appearance, can be harmful to health, some resulting in seborrhea , acne, blackheads, pimples, pimples, blackheads , skin infections, folliculitis , alopecia , and scarring sequelae , and other skin problems if not put in treatment can worsen and become painful, unsightly, long lasting and even irreversible.
The first symptoms are usually oily skin look oily and shiny with open pores and / or infected sebum, blackheads and pimples, discomfort and tenderness, and so on.
Some causes of oily skin more frequent may be an excessive production of sebum due to hormonal factors, on skin type and age; obesity, due to excessive accumulation of body fat that sometimes is ejected through the skin food, predominantly in people who eat unhealthy foods, full of fat, refined oils, and certain nutrients such as shellfish. Other hand, acne, besides occur as oily skin, also is a frequent cause if do not treat him properly.
There are different methods and treatments to combat and eliminate oily skin, such as herbal medicine , we can prepare it as a home remedy or visit a clinic or beauty and aesthetics to make it more professional, efficient and reliable. These treatments for oily skin are based on cleaning and removal of excess fat from the affected skin, the exfoliation of dead cells and its consequent regeneration, and conditioning of the skin to prevent that from occurring again excess tallow, closing the pores and maintaining the hygiene of the area.
Some of these preparations are:
Cucumber (Cucumis spp.): Consists of applying a cucumber mask, cleansing of impurities and closing the pores. Can also be made with lemon or strawberry.
Oats (Avena sativa): Combined with oatmeal, egg yolk and honey cleans and tightens the skin.
Sage (Salvia officinalis): Combined with yogurt, applied as a mask, with similar results.
Witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana): Apply directly with gauze or cotton, and massage the affected area properly.
These and other remedies for oily skin usually eliminate the problem, but if it persists or recurs excess fat in the skin may be due to other more serious causes, so it would only temporarily masked. In these cases, it is best to go to a clinic or professional beauty center, where a specialist dermatologist to determine the root cause and appropriate treatment.
