4 Best Facials for Oily Skin

The importance of understanding your skin type: 

• Normal skin: balanced oil glands and sweat glands

• Oily skin: overly active oil glands

• Dehydrated skin: lack of water in the skin

• Dry skin: lack of oil in the skin

• Sensitive skin: may result from dehydrated skin, or from genetic reasons

• Ageing skin: not a skin type, but a process we can slow down!

What causes oily skin?

Scientifically known as sebaceous glands, it produces sebum to coat, moisturise and protect your skin. We call it the skin’s natural moisturiser ;) An oily, waxy substance, it is a complex mixture of fatty acids, sugars, waxes and other natural chemicals that form a protective barrier against water evaporation.

People living in hot countries fear having oily skin - which can lead to pimples, acne, shiny skin and open pores. Understanding what sebum does, however, might help alleviate those fears - it keeps your face hydrated by preventing water evaporation, which can cause dehydrated, dull skin!

Oily skin is caused by an excessive production of the mixture of lipids (fat-like molecules) that make up sebum. This can be caused by:

• Hormonal changes - androgens help regulate overall sebum production and overly active androgens like testosterone can cause sebum production to increase. This happens most commonly amongst teens undergoing puberty.

• Weather - hot weather and poor hygiene practices can lead to increased sebum production as your skin tries to protect itself against the heat and dirt.

Thus, a good oily skin facial should be able to thoroughly deep-cleanse the skin, slow down sebum production and improve the skin’s metabolism so that it is able to protect itself without over-producing sebum.

1. Soin Dermatologique Impurities Treatment

This treatment was crafted on the premise that overproduction of sebum can lead to impure and oily skin - when any pores that allow sebum to rise to the surface of the skin becomes clogged by dead cells. This causes sebum to build up under the pores - causing pimples, blackheads, whiteheads and even inflammation.

To effectively treat oily skin, the Soin Dermatologique Impurity Treatment brings the production of sebum back into balance, freeing the skin of micro-particles and deposits to minimise inflammation and acne. By reducing impurities and excess oil, treated skin is clarified, producing a clear, mattified and blemish-free complexion.

Using a fruit enzyme complex that contains Pineapple, Papaya and Fig, your skin is smoothened and cell renewal rate is increased for new, healthy skin. It also stimulates the skin’s natural collagen production. Glycolic Acid, Salicylic Acid and Lactic Acid penetrates the skin for a keratolytic effect and smooths the skin’s surface and refines pores with its exfoliating properties.

Active ingredients are also used to strengthen the skin and protect it from external irritation - red alga containing Vitamin A, Vitamin C and Vitamin E; cinnamon tree bark extract and tomato leaves stem cell extract.

This treatment was crafted on the premise that overproduction of sebum can lead to impure and oily skin - when any pores that allow sebum to rise to the surface of the skin becomes clogged by dead cells. This causes sebum to build up under the pores - causing pimples, blackheads, whiteheads and even inflammation.

2. Hydradermie Deep Cleansing Treatment

Our skin has both negative and positive ions - and positive ions get oxidised through sun exposure and pollution - this causes premature ageing. This treatment re-balances and deep cleanses the skin by penetrating positive and negative ions into the skin. A red roller, positively charged, and a black roller, negatively charged, is used to imbue the skin with both positive and negative ions to rebalance the skin’s ion levels.

This is followed by an oxygenation treatment to eliminate bacteria and impurities on the skin’s surface while boosting the skin cells with energy. An essential step for acne and inflammation, oxygenating the skin increases its resilience and radiance while reducing redness.

3. Skin Detox Deep Cleansing Treatment

The 3 pillars of pure, glowing skin are:

1. Skin pH - the slightly acidic pH of the skin (5.5 - 5.7) plays a key role in maintaining the skin’s hydration, youthfulness, glow and balance.

2. Skin Microbiome - a balanced community of microorganisms on the surface of the skin. The skin microbiome keeps skin healthy, protecting it against invasion from harmful organisms responsible for its main disorders.

3. Hydrolipid Barrier - the integrity of the lipid barrier is crucial to preserving hydration levels and protecting against environmental factors.

Understanding the skin is key to radiant, clear skin. The Skin Detox Deep Cleansing Treatment targets all 3 pillars to give your

3. Skin Detox Deep Cleansing Treatment

The 3 pillars of pure, glowing skin are:

1. Skin pH - the slightly acidic pH of the skin (5.5 - 5.7) plays a key role in maintaining the skin’s hydration, youthfulness, glow and balance.

2. Skin Microbiome - a balanced community of microorganisms on the surface of the skin. The skin microbiome keeps skin healthy, protecting it against invasion from harmful organisms responsible for its main disorders.

3. Hydrolipid Barrier - the integrity of the lipid barrier is crucial to preserving hydration levels and protecting against environmental factors.

Understanding the skin is key to radiant, clear skin. The Skin Detox Deep Cleansing Treatment targets all 3 pillars to give your skin pure glow after the treatment. Kaolin and Vitamin B6 are 2 key ingredients for treating oily, blemished skin - a natural clay that gently absorbs any impurities on the skin and instantly purifies and refreshes the complexion.

In addition, papaya complex and horseradish tree extract removes dead skin cells so that sebum can come to the skin surface - clogged pores will increase sebum production. It also reduces imperfections and tightens pores for a refined, clarified complexion. Most importantly, it restores the skin’s pH during the treatment.

The Skin Detox Treatment is 100% manual and skin-friendly - your skin feels as if it can breath again.