Fixing oily but dehydrated skin without overdoing it
There is something wrong in the skin of the monsoon. He shines. It’s sticky. It screams practically hydrated. And yet, every August, a familiar contradiction returns: a oily skin which is still dry, scaly or tight. In other words, your face produces enough oil to coat a samosa, but it always begs water.
This is the season when the moisturizer suddenly feels optional, especially if your T zone has overtime. But jumping is often what sends the skin in spiral in this strange and uncomfortable state of oily but dehydrated skin. And the type of oily skin is not exempt.
“This is what we call” oil well in the desert “, explains Dr. David Orentreich, dermatologist guiding clinic, Vogue India. “Although sebum can be abundant, the surrounding skin can be dry. Sebum alone is not sufficient without a moisture to keep humidity. ”
Wait, how can you have oily but dehydrated skin?
The distinction comes down to the skin type in relation to the state. “Dehydrated skin can happen to different skin types: dry, oily skin, combination or even sensitive skin,” explains Dr Geetika Mittal Gupta, founder and medical director, Isaac Luxe.
Where dry skin is a lack of oil, dehydration is a lack of water. And during the monsoon, it is easy to confuse the surface tablecloth with real hydration. But this shiny layer can be compensatory; The SOS signal of your skin, flooding your face with oil because it does not have enough water.
If your skin is tight, looks dull and wrinkles or exaggerated redness, it could be a sign of dehydration. This difficult feeling of being both fatty and scaly at the same time. The humidity has left the building, but the oil does its best to maintain appearances.
Why the monsoon aggravates
High humidity deceives your brain and barrier. You jump a moisturizer, maybe too cleaning to feel “fresh” and spend more time in artificially cooled environments. On monsoon days, it is tempting to drop the moisturizer, especially when your skin already looks smooth. But that the radiance, associated with redness or irritation could be a sign that your skin is not oily, just dehydrated.
And unlike winter dehydration, which seems obvious and itching, the dehydration of the monsoon is sneaky. It appears as an unequal makeup, tight cheeks, eruptions that go beyond their welcome and a lack of revealing glow.
How to fix it (without obstructing your pores)
Let’s start with what should not be done:
