Try These Oil-Free Moisturisers For Your Acne Prone Skin

This autumn winter, the common word is hydration, either through water drinking or applying good moisturisers, or even better combination of both. This common word is what the skin needs in this dry season. Now that what the skin needs this season has been revealed, what type of moisturiser can be used if the skin type is oily and acne prone? The answer is oil-free moisturiser.

The wrong belief is that oily skin or acne-prone skin means don’t moisturise, well, the contrary to this belief is that if you don’t moisturise/hydrate your skin because you have oily acne-prone skin, means excess oil will be produced to make up for the lacking moisture on the skin which can lead to blocked pores and more acne, your skin barrier can become broken leading to dryness. A good way to understand your skin barrier is to think of it as blocks of bricks that carry and protect your skin nutrients, if these blocks of bricks get broken down due to lack of hydration, all the nutrients like lipids, fatty acids, e.t.c. will be lost and what consequences? – dryness, acne, clog pores, dark spots e.t.c. Oily skin needs hydration and the best way to gain this hydration is not through common ingredients like lanolin, mineral oils e.t.c. found in some moisturisers but through different kinds of ingredients that are gentle yet very effective in achieving your skincare goals.

Now that we’ve ascertained that hydration is very important in your skincare routine when you have oily, sensitive, or acne-prone skin or a combination of all, the advice is to apply your moisturiser at least twice a day (day and night) and it’s the fifth step in your skincare routine. Having oily skin does not mean you cannot be dehydrated and the way to gain back hydration in your skin starts with drinking water and finding a good moisturiser that will not weigh down your pores or be too greasy.

Moreso, having oily skin does not mean you shouldn’t use facial oil too, you should apply facial oil as the final step in your skincare routine to help you seal the moisture you’ve gained from your moisturiser, but not just any facial oil but the excellent ones like Squalane that mimics your natural sebum oil to prevent moisture loss and restore suppleness. without weighing down or clogging your pores, other good oil range from jojoba, marula, argan, rosehip e.t.c. It’s also good to embrace your oily skin because it has one benefit that other skin types don’t – Less Wrinkle!

What is an oil-free moisturiser? An oil-free moisturiser is a cream, lotion, or gel cream which is intended to hydrate the skin without the use of oils. Instead, other ingredients such as glycerin and hyaluronic acid are often included to help hydrate the skin. That being said, some do contain good oil like Squalane, e.t.c. and some without oil but with chemically made ingredients (like dimethicone) that mimic oil to act as emollients to seal moisture.

So what makes a good oil-free moisturiser? a good oil-free moisturiser has to be lightweight, non-greasy and must contain hyaluronic acid that plumps the skin by attracting moisture to your skin and helping your skin to hold onto moisture. The good ones also contain Salicylic Acid to treat acne, Aloe Vera to calm the skin, it must contain squalane, and niacinamide – (niacinamide is an all-round good skin hero that brightens, shrinks pore size, balances oil production, helps to even out dark spots. e.t.c.), it must also contain antioxidants like Vit. C and E to protect your skin from free radicals ( like sun rays, oxidation stress, up and down temperature e.t.c.), some do contain SPFs. Some good ones also come in a gel form that is lightweight and non-comedogenic or cream.

Finally, thanks to cult favourite brands who have put good and effective oil-free moisturisers out there with a pocket-friendly price. Ready to take your skincare goal up a notch? discover the best oil-free moisturisers on the market right now:

Paula’s Choice

Clear Oil-Free Moisturiser 60ml

£27.00 at Cult Beauty