Once I realised that oil was the cause of my comedones, or at least a contributing factor, I made it my mission to find a good oil free moisturiser. The problem however occurred that I do not have oily skin and I was mid roaccutane treatment, which makes your face feel like a paper bag in a desert.
I therefore tried a few options and found they were worse than useless and either dried my skin out more or irritated it and I would wake up with patches of eczema. The other issue I found on my hunt was that many moisturisers claim they are non-comedogenic, and may well be, but this does not mean they are oil free.
As top dermatologist Dr Dennis Gross says, unless it specifically states on the packaging that it is oil free, it isn't.
See below
I did a google search for oil free moisturisers. Only one of the displayed products is oil free (the Ordinary natural moisturising factors). In fact the second ingredient in the REN moisturiser is camellia seed oil. No wonder we are all confused.
Here are the ones I love:
Eve Lom Rescue Oil Free Moisturiser
Dermalogical Active Moist
La roche posay toleriane fluid (not toleriane ultra)
And ones I didn't love so much
Clinique
3-Step Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel with Pump - Combination to Oily
Skin Types
Dermalogica mediBac clearing
Oil Free Matte
These were both far
too drying. I wanted oil free, not life sucking. My skin was like a dry river
bed by 3pm, cracking on every facial expression
Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel
Moisturiser
This was less
drying than the matiffying ones but had a strong fragrance (like bathroom
cleaner) which with prolonged use irritated my skin as it did not have enough
emollients to compensate for so many added atrocities.
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