Choosing Products for Normal to Oily Skin

Cleansing gels are recommended for people with normal to oily skin. Learn about products for normal to oily skin in this free video from a licensed medical aesthetician.

Video Transcript

Hi. My name is Mary Thinnes. I'm a skin care expert. Now, I'll be discussing how to choose the correct products for home use, based on your type of skin that we just mentioned before and what determining what your skin type is. For instance, if you have determined your skin to be a normal to oily, you obviously want to use products that are conducive [ph] for normal to oily skin. Generally speaking, cleansing gels are the ones that are generally that would fall into this category. With cleansing gels, they will have, you know, alpha hydroxy acids, which happens to be good for absorbing oil and correcting that condition in the skin. However, it's something that you don't want to use on a everyday basis. In order to regulate the oil production in your T-zone because like I mentioned before with normal skin, your T-zone, your forehead, nose and chin tend to be a little bit oily. So, if you were to use a product to absorb that oil, not on your whole face, you could use a cleansing gel that has the alpha hydroxy in it on your T-zone and then use a cleansing gel that was just your basic cleansing gel on your cheeks. And like I said I would alternate every other day. I wouldn't use that on a regular basis. So, that's how normal to oily skin type, the cleansing gel is appropriate for.