Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Oily Skin - It's a problem...

When you have skin like mine, you may have a problem with oily skin.  You know, sometimes your face feels like you slept all night with a deep dish pizza as a pillow - you know that feeling?  Oil free skin care can be difficult for this kind of circumstance.  The instinct is to use whatever possible to dry out your face, like alcohol or napalm.  While this would might make sense on something like your driveway, it's different when you are working with skin.  It has a mind of it's own of sorts.  It's like someone who overeats; you empty their fridge at the end of the day and they just buy more groceries the next day.  Does that make sense?  Good chance it doesn't, but it could.  Basically it's like trying to change someone by reminding them about what's wrong with them and why they're not trust-able. (which in the case of all of my roommates is the most effective approach)

Oil free skin care is difficult.  Infact a lot of dermatologists don't have a single product that works as a solution.  More of a shotgun approach and when you find something that works stick to it, also, if you've been using aggressive cleansers, back down, and try something gentle for a bit. 

 To bathe a cat requires brute force, perseverance, courage of conviction – and a cat. The last ingredient is the hardest to come by.
— Stephen Baker

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