June
2008
Keep Those Oil Blotters Handy!
If you’re reading this blog, chances are you have pretty oily skin! Not that that’s a bad thing. Heck, it probably means you’re going to age a lot more gracefully than some of those people who’s skin you secretly coveted as a child, who never got a zit because their skin was dry or normal, so that’s a plus right there! However, you’re also faced with having the “shiny face” syndrome when the oil starts pumping out, especially on hot days, and are faced with the dilemma of blotting a couple times a day at least just so your face doesn’t look like you just came out of a sauna.
Shiny face definitely doesn’t look good in pictures either, so you should always keep you blotting sheets handy in your purse or on your person, or you can just visit the nearest bathroom and use a piece of toilet paper or a piece of a toilet seat cover (my favorite backup) if you don’t have any blotters handy.
Now that we’re smack dab in the midst of summer weather, and the humidity is starting to creep up on us, it’s especially noticeable, since humidity condenses on our faces and even those with dry skin or combination skin (part dry, part oily in the t zones), may have to blot once or twice a day.
For me personally, I have to blot about 3-4 times on a hot and humid day, and once (at least) or twice on cold winter days since my oil glands don’t know the difference between hot and cold weather, and I’m convinced they will be producing as much oil (sebum) when I’m eighty as they do today!
