Q. What can I do if my skin is both dry and oily?

Q. What can I do if my skin is both dry and oily?

A. I’m so pleased that you didn’t mention the term ‘combination’ skin; since this is a phrase adopted by the cosmetic industry and is not classed as a majority skin type.

Your skin will fall into one of three categories (read my previous blogs on ‘What type are you?’ for further details) and so what you are experiencing will be conditions that as a skin therapist I would work to control and remedy.
The following are some tips to assist you with controlling your skin at home; however you should seek the professional advice of a skin therapist to ascertain your true skin type.

• Use a fruit acid based cleanser twice daily to sweep the follicles (pores) clean and balance oil secretion, whilst sloughing away surface dead skin cells from drier areas.

• Water, water everywhere…drink it! At least 1 ½ litres a day.


• Use hydrating, soothing products on drier areas that contain anti oxidants to protect the skin cells and gentle, deep cleansing and balancing products on oilier, congested areas.

• Use light weight, non-comodegenic moisturisers (wont clog pores) to hydrate but not add excess oil to oilier areas.


If you would like a skin health programme tailored to nurture your skin back to health then call me Louise on 07810 872 633 or email: enquiries@uandyourskin.co.uk

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