Dehydrated oily skin HELP
Hi! I need help with my skincare routine.
I think I have dehydrated oily skin and I don’t know how to fix it. My skin always gets really oily shortly after I finish my skincare routine (both in the morning and at night, even if I use only a few products), and it stays oily all day long. At the same time, though, the area on my cheeks near my nose feels dry, if I move my face that area feels a little tight, but it looks oily. The nose in particular gets super oily. And when I wake up in the morning my skin is always oily.
I’ve noticed that many people suggest washing your face in the morning with just water to avoid putting too much stress on the skin. I’ve been doing this for a few days now, but so far, the situation hasn’t changed. I’ve tried to minimize the number of products and active ingredients I use, focusing on hydration. Aside from this combination of oiliness and dryness, my skin doesn’t have any particular problems; sometimes I get small pimples, I have sebaceous filaments on my nose, and dehydration lines on my forehead.
I've had a few pimples pop up over the last few days, and I don't know if it's because of the Purito Centella Unscented Serum or the Purito Mighty Bamboo Cleanser that I started using a week ago.
Could you recommend some products for me to use (both Korean and European) or give me some advice please?
My currently skincare routine is:
AM Clean with just water. Dry it with a paper towel and Then I apply either The Ordinary Multi Active Delivery Essence or Garnier Hyaluron Barrier Repair Liquid Care (I don't always use them, it depends), and then I always apply Purito centella unscented serum. Then I use The Inkey List Caffeine Eye Cream and either Revuele Oil Control SPF or Beauty of Joseon Aqua Fresh.
PM Purito mighty bamboo panthenol cleanser
The inkey list 10% Azelaic acid (not every night)
L'Oréal Retinol serum (not every night and not when I use azelaic acid).
Purito centella unscented serum
The inkey list caffeine eye cream
The ordinary Natural Moisturising factors + HA
Could you also recommend any retinal serum? I want to switch from retinol to retinal.
Thank you in advance 🙏🏻