Causes and Natural Remedies for Oily skin

Oils produced by the body help keep skin healthy, but there can be too much of a good thing. Excess oil can lead to blemishes and acne flare-ups.

what causes oily skin?

Genetics.The most common cause for oily skin, unfortunately, is genetics. While this isn’t something you can help, there are some natural remedies that can lessen the triggers that cause oily skin for you.
Over-washing your face with soaps and acne creams. When you dry out your face, your skin produces more oil than necessary to make up for this. So stop washing your face so often, because even though a greasy face makes you want to clean your skin, it’s not helpful.

Seasonal changes.Changing temperatures drys out your skin. In an effort to make up for the dry skin, your already oily skin creates more oil, contributing to the issue at hand.

Stress and unstable hormonal shifts.Stress and unstable hormonal shifts affects the amount of oil on your skin because they unbalance your body responses, and oily skin is one of your body responses.


While there’s no absolute natural fix to an oily face, there are a lot of herbs and options that, when combined or even used alone, can do wonders to your skin. While most of these ingredients are on the list because they are astringents, (something that constricts body tissues aka pores) they each have unique healing qualities.

Below are some natural remedies to manage an oily skin:

Witch hazel- Once used by Native Americans to treat skin burns and tumors, witch hazel is an astringent that, when applied to pores, cleans them and causes them to shrink. It is also used to fade bruises, shrink swollen bruises, prevents razor burn, stall bleeding woods, cool bug bites and sunburns. By adding a mixture of 1/3 cup witch hazel, ¼ cup lemon juice (another astringent), and 2 tbsp. rubbing alcohol and adding ½ cup of water to dilute the mixture, you can shrink nose pores and prevent blackheads.

Peppermint- peppermint is anti-inflammatory herb. it reduces face oil because it relaxes the pores that produce oil. It has also been known to  alleviate headaches, and reduce asthma inflammation and sore muscles.

Lavender oil- This oil is one of the best and most common treatment ingredients in acne creams, but sometimes, using the herb directly is best. This plant decreases the amount of sebum the facial pores make, which is what creates acne and contributes to facial oil.By decreasing the amount of sebum and acting as an antibacterial agent, lavender oil is an impressive skin ingredient that can transform your skin from oily into a comfortable level of clarity.

Ground dry oats- After grinding the oats and sifting through them to create a fine powder,  to make this mixture even more efficient, add a tablespoon of water and witch hazel. This will make a paste that can be applied, use it to create an exfoliating scrub and rub it into your pores. Let dry for ten minutes and then wash it off.

i have very oily skin and it makes feel very uncomfortable a times.Good to know that there are remedies to help manage an oily skin.