How to choose moisturizer for oily skin?

 

When moisturizing oily skin, you should use moisturizer containing moisturizing agents (humectants) that can moisturize your skin without clogging pores. Examples of moisturizing ingredients are glycerin and hyaluronic acid.

Oily skin contains more sebum than dry skin, so it is important to choose moisturizers with moisturizing agents. If moisturizers mainly contain emollients, your skin will feel greasy because it does not absorb sebum.

Emollients are moisturizers that moisturize oily skin without clogging pores and making the skin look shiny and greasy by providing a protective film on the skin. Examples of emollients used in moisturizers are liquid paraffin and petrolatum.

Petrolatum is the moisturizing ingredient that moisturizes oily skin without clogging pores. Petrolatum can moisturize your skin well but also makes your skin look shiny, so it is bad for dry skin types.

Liquid paraffin moisturizes oily skin very deeply by moisturizing even deep skin layers caused by moisturizing agents. However, liquid paraffin is more likely to cause skin problems such as acne or allergic reactions.

Sebum moisturizes oily skin very superficially, so moisturizers with thicker textures are better for moisturizing your skin.