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Christine Cheong, training manager of Yves Rocher, says that it’s important to understand the role of sebaceous glands, to begin with. They secrete sebum through our hair follicles to protect our skin, and keep hair soft and healthy. In the case of oily skin, the sebaceous glands produce too much sebum due to our diet, environment, weather, hormonal changes or heredity.
While it’s important to keep your skin moisturised, you should steer away from moisturisers that are oil-based and contain pore-clogging ingredients like wax, fatty acids and lanolin which will only worsen your condition.
The good news is that clear, matte yet hydrated radiant skin is still achievable with oily skin. It’s a matter of maintaining a healthy level of sebum while ensuring optimal hydration by choosing the right skincare.
Yves Rocher has the Sebospecific specialised range to help regulate sebum, reducing skin shine while keeping skin well-conditioned and hydrated. Thanks to the scutellaria root contained within, the range can rebalance oil by regulating excess sebum production and absorb excess oil on the skin surface to fight shine peaks caused by stress. To achieve a clear, matte complexion: Step 1 – Keep your skin and pores clear with Yves Rocher Sebo Specific – Ultra Purete Deep Cleansing Foaming Cream for indepth cleansing without drying out the skin.
Step 2 – Use the Sebo Specific 2 in 1 Lotion Purifying and Toner, a mild toner that eliminates residual impurities, keeps skin matt, while softening skin texture and replenishing essential moisture.
Step 3 – Hydrate your skin in the morning with Sebo Specific – Ultra Matt Anti-shine Moisturizer Day. This oil-free gel moisturiser is able to rebalance, control shine even in humid and hot weather. In the evening, the Sebo Specific Zero Defect Anti-imperfection Concentrate rebalances, reduces the appearance of open pores, and refines skin texture on the nose and cheek areas.
Step 4 – For exfoliation, the Botanical Matt Skin Paste is a two-in one product that acts both as a scrub and a mask. It contains maize extract to remove dead cells, clear the pores, and leaves the skin smooth and clear.
Step 5 – For deep cleansing, there’s the Botanical Matt Skin Paste, a clay mask which has anti-shine and purifying actions.
To prevent breakouts which may occur around the T-zone, try the Sebo Specific – Corrector Stick, an “SOS” pimple stick that conceals blemishes/pimples while helping pimples dry faster without dehydrating the surrounding skin tissue.
Yves Rocher will be giving Khoo an Oily Skin Solution system set comprising a Sebospecific Ultra Purete Deep Cleansing Foaming Cream, 2 in 1 Lotion (Purifying - Matifying), Ultra Mat Anti-shine Moisturiser Day, Zero Defect – AntiImperfection Concentrate, Stop Clever Corrector and Gestes D’institut Botanical Matt Skin Paste, altogether worth RM295.