Commercial face moisturizers can be packed full of harmful ingredients, but this homemade face moisturizer for acne prone skin is NOT! Made entirely out of natural ingredients, this DIY face moisturizer was made for those with oily and acne prone skin to hydrate all the while controlling oiliness and keeping breakouts at bay. This homemade face cream will not only control oil product, but also reduce it, as well as help with breakouts.
Homemade Face Moisturizer For Acne Prone Skin – The Ingredients
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Before we begin, it’s important that you know that not all oils are bad for your skin! As someone who has suffered from acne for over 20 years, I’ve always thought that oils were a no go. We were always told that if you have oily skin, you definitely should NOT apply oils to your skin. Well, that’s actually not the case.
Turns out that there are lots of oils which are non-comedogenic (do not clog pores). See a list of carrier oils and their comedogenic rating! So when I started looking into different types of oils that would suit acne prone skin, I found that there are actually oils which can prevent acne as well as excess sebum production.
I’ve made my own homemade facial moisturizer for acne prone skin, but feel free to use your own combination of the following oils.
Sunflower Oil
Interestingly enough, sunflower oil has a comedogenic rating of 0, which is pretty amazing when you think about it! This is because sunflower oil has the highest concentration of linoleic acid, and those with oily and acne prone skin, actually have low levels of linoleic acid in their skin. It is common knowledge that oils which contain linoleic acid are very beneficial for those with acne prone skin.
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