Is your T-zone shiny, your pores dilated, and your pretty face prone to minor imperfections? There's no doubt about it, your skin is oily. Good news: knowing your skin type gives you the best chance of adopting a beauty routine tailored to its needs and ensuring its optimal health.

Why is my skin oily?

It's important to remember that oily skin is a skin type. It's therefore largely linked to your genetic makeup. Like dry skin, it results from an imbalance in the hydrolipidic film, the thin film composed of water and fat that covers the entire skin. In the case of oily skin, the sebaceous glands are overactive and produce excess sebum. This phenomenon, called seborrhea, leads to shine, particularly in the T-zone on the sides of the nose, forehead, and chin, dilated pores, and uneven skin texture. It can also lead to imperfections such as comedones, blackheads, and small pimples, but this is not systematic.

Overproduction of sebum can also be caused by hormonal imbalance or external factors such as changes in temperature or an overly vigorous beauty routine.

My skin is oily, what should I do?

Oily skin is the victim of many preconceived notions. In an effort to stop its "greasy effect" at all costs, it is often stripped and treated harshly with ultra-purifying and astringent skincare routines. Big mistake! Oily skin is fragile and can show signs of sensitivity. It must therefore be pampered and treated with gentleness and delicacy, otherwise, beware of the rebound effect.

SOS ingredients for oily skin

To care for your oily skin, turn to suitable products made with appropriate ingredients, such as bamboo powder, zinc, or Chilean mint. Bamboo powder is known for its mattifying and absorbing properties. It provides a matte finish and reduces shine. Zinc, on the other hand, is a powerful antibacterial. It purifies and cleanses the skin, effectively fighting imperfections and limiting their reappearance. Finally, Chilean mint is sebum-regulating, meaning it regulates excess sebum. In addition, it helps rebalance the skin's natural ecosystem and limits inflammation. Chilean mint is the key active ingredient in Pâte Grise, our range specially designed to pamper oily skin with imperfections.

A gentle and thorough cleaning

The first beauty step, cleansing an oily face, must be effective but gentle. Gentleness is the key. Indeed, the more rigorously you want to remove sebum, the more the skin will generate to replace it. Overly abrasive and detergent techniques and products harm the epidermis, which boosts sebum secretion to protect itself. They thus tend to make the skin even oilier than it already is, which is counterproductive. You're only making the situation worse. As you've understood, oily skin requires special attention. Turn to a respectful facial cleanser, designed not to stress it, like La Gelée Nettoyante Pâte Grise. Enriched with small melting beads of vegetable charcoal, this purifying gel helps to deeply cleanse the skin without attacking it, and leaves behind a feeling of intense purity. The skin regains its comfort and softness, the skin texture is visibly smoothed. Its plus? A subtle fragrance with notes of rose and crushed leaves.
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The right amount of hydration

Oily skin often feels adequately hydrated. This is just an impression. In reality, like all other skin types, it needs a supply of fat to help its hydrolipidic film function properly and fight against dryness. This may seem like a paradox: oily skin produces excess sebum, but it still needs to be hydrated and nourished daily to be properly protected against external aggressions. Furthermore, when oily skin is deprived of the nourishing and hydrating care it needs, it secretes even more sebum in an attempt to defend itself. To help oily skin regain its natural harmony, its needs must be met. Moisturizing morning and evening remains essential. After a good, gentle cleansing, moisturize and nourish the upper layers of the skin. Oily skin likes light and fluid textures with a non-greasy and mattifying finish like the Clear Skin Anti-Imperfections Grey Paste Serum or the Moisturizing Mattifying Emulsion
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Émulsion Matifiante Hydratante
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One-off treatments to exfoliate and mattify

To give oily skin a boost, there's nothing like a few targeted, one-off treatments. Exfoliation can be occasional to gently remove excess sebum and dead skin. It helps smooth skin texture, which is often uneven in oily skin. The Purifying Exfoliating Stick with Grey Paste unclogs and tightens pores. It eliminates blackheads for a clearer face and a radiant complexion. The purifying mask helps reduce the size and appearance of imperfections. With charcoal giving it its original black texture, our Purifying Rebalancing Mask cleanses the skin and limits excess sebum. For annoying shine, the discreet and helpful Grey Paste Mattifying Papers immediately absorb excess sebum and mattify the skin in one step!