Not only does it feel uncomfortably oily, greasy skin also leaves visible traces, for example on the mobile phone display. The cause is too active sebum production. But be careful: Aggressive cleaning will further stimulate them! The trick is to balance your oil and moisture levels with the right care.
Balancing oily skin
How to recognize oily skin
You have oily skin:
- Shiny skin quickly returns despite cleaning or matting.
- Large, clearly visible pores.
- Often pale or sallow skin.
Oily skin not only causes an unpleasant shine on the face. In addition to the nose, chin and forehead, shoulders, décolleté and the upper back area are often affected by blackheads and a greasy skin surface.
If you also have blemishes, please continue reading our care recommendations for blemished skin .
How to recognize oily skin
You have oily skin:
- Shiny skin quickly returns despite cleaning or matting.
- Large, clearly visible pores.
- Often pale or sallow skin.
Oily skin not only causes an unpleasant shine on the face. In addition to the nose, chin and forehead, shoulders, décolleté and the upper back area are often affected by blackheads and a greasy skin surface.
If you also have blemishes, please continue reading our care recommendations for blemished skin .
What Causes Oily Skin?
Oily skin occurs when too much sebum (sebum) is produced. Overproduction can clog the sebum glands, causing skin problems such as blemishes. A possible reason for an oily complexion could be your genetic predisposition . On the other hand, hormone changes can also be a cause. Hormone fluctuations occur, for example, during puberty or after stopping the pill. Unfortunately, the cause of oily skin cannot be eliminated that easily.
However, oily skin can also be aggravated by a combination of external factors . Your skin is exposed to environmental influences on a daily basis. In summer, for example, all skin types produce more sebum than in winter. An unhealthy diet can also promote oily skin. Another factor that influences the appearance of your skin is your mental state. If you are under a lot of stress , your skin is more likely to react with increased sebum production.
But: With adjustments to your lifestyle and the right care, you can improve the appearance of your skin in the long term. FIVE supports you with the right three products and many reading tips on nutrition for oily or impure skin (further down in the article). We do not use any frills in our products. We believe that you should be able to count the ingredients in facial care on one hand. We only use 100% nature-based ingredients in our highly effective natural cosmetics to avoid damaging your skin with unnecessary fillers or alcohol.
Your morning routine with FIVE for oily skin
cleaning
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Only wash your face with lukewarm water, even if your skin has produced a lot of sebum overnight.
Good to know: Degreasing cleaning products can stimulate sebum production. You can read more about this in our article on facial cleansing in the morning .
care in summer
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In summer, the light and oil-free facial serum is all you need, which absorbs super quickly, makes tired skin fit for the day and provides maximum moisture.
Here you will find more tips for caring for your skin in summer, including our recommendation for sunscreen.
care in winter
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In winter, even oily skin needs protection in the form of selected vegetable oils. Combine the face serum with a drop of our Face Oil Balance . The active ingredients play an important role here: We use ingredients that balance sebum production, inhibit inflammation and have an antibacterial effect, such as jojoba oil, black cumin oil and grapefruit oil.
Your evening routine with FIVE for oily skin
cleaning
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Resist the impulse to force degrease your skin, it will only respond with more oil. You can gently remove dirt, make-up and sunscreen with the natural make-up remover that you use with the Oil Cleansing Method .
Care
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Only use the light facial serum so that your skin can devote itself to skin regeneration at night without any worries.
Additional care
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Oily skin deserves special treatment, but please do not use it more than 1 or 2 times a week:
- Treat yourself to a clarifying mask with pure green clay from the health food store.
- A facial steam bath frees the pores.
- Your skin will also be happy about a peeling .
With the right diet against oily skin
In addition to the right care, you can also support oily skin with a balanced diet. Eating healthy foods can help improve your skin's appearance and reduce breakouts.
Make sure you eat little sugar and dairy products. Sugar and the whey proteins contained in milk promote increased sebum production . Sugar does not just mean white industrial sugar, but all fast carbohydrates, such as those found in white bread, for example.
Another lever are the dietary fats. Fats are not bad per se, but can even be very valuable if they are the right ones . However , bad fats like saturated fat and hydrogenated fat increase inflammation in the body and contribute to breakouts . Animal products such as sausage, red meat and butter are particularly high in these unhealthy fats. Instead, opt for foods with healthy omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. These are found in nuts and cold-pressed oils, for example.
You can find detailed help in our article Nutrition tips for oily skin and pimples.
Care tips for oily skin
- Mild and moisturizing care : Your skin likes light serums and gels. These should be mildly formulated and provide moisture in the form of plant water bound in glycerin and hyaluronic acid. Your new favorite product is our face serum .
- Gentle peelings : A gentle peeling removes dead skin cells and can prevent inflammation and cornification in the T-zone. However, you should be careful with peelings, especially with acne and inflamed blemishes, so as not to irritate your skin even more.
Not recommended for oily skin
- Skin care products with alcohol : Skin care products that contain alcohol will dry out the skin for a short period of time. But this stimulates your skin's natural sebum production even further, so that your skin tends to become even oilier.
- Completely degrease the skin : You should be careful not to completely rid oily skin of grease. This destroys the skin's natural protective acid mantle and stimulates the sebaceous glands. This is more likely to cause blemishes than a clearer complexion.