Avoiding Greasy Skin
By Mandy, age 13, Oklahoma
With it being summer and all, the temperature rises, causing your skin to naturally produce more oil. Sure, a little bit of oil hydrates your skin, but too much causes your skin to look too greasy. Don't worry though ... with these 4 easy steps you can avoid greasy skin.
Step One: Wash
Wash your face twice daily with a gel cleanser. It has the most surfactants to get rid of buildup.Try Purpose Gentle Cleansing Wash ($6, drugstores and other retailers)
Step Two: Tone
Tone your skin with an alcohol-free toner after you wash each time to remove the extra oil without drying out your skin.Try Neutrogena Alcohol-Free Toner ($6.99, Walgreens and other retailers)
Step 3: Moisturize
Apply an oil-free SPF 30 lotion in the morning to protect yourself from the sun and make your skin all glowy ... without the grease.Try Hawaiian Tropic Oil Free Faces SPF 30 ($8, drugstores and other retailers)
Step Four: Blot
Blot the shine with a pressed powder that has silk extract, an ingredient that is mattifying.Try Sally Hansen Healing Beauty Cornsilk Pressed Powder ($5, sallyhansen.com)