For oily or oily skin, choosing a facial cream can be a headache. Most facial creams on the market use a large amount of mineral oil and silicones as sealants in order to achieve a strong moisturizing effect. But for oily friends, this often means the risk of acne and heavy greasiness. The metabolites of oil also make the skin more susceptible to external stimuli and induce inflammation. Multiple inflammations will also accelerate skin aging. However, in the cold and dry winter, without the protection of facial cream, the skin loses serious water through the skin, and the dry and tight skin becomes extremely fragile. A suitable facial cream can be said to be rare for people with the above problems. Next, let’s take stock of some good facial creams suitable for oily skin.
Shiseido Baiyu’s new high-efficiency rejuvenating cream
Shiseido, as a representative of Japanese products, this product not only magnifies the advantages of Japanese products, but also magnifies the shortcomings of Japanese products. . Japanese products have an excellent skin feel, good spreadability and non-stickiness, and light texture without being heavy. This cream contains various solid substances such as talc and silica to adjust the feel of the skin. These substances can effectively reduce the friction and greasiness of the cream, resulting in a pleasant skin care experience.
However, the functional ingredients in Japanese products are really lackluster, resulting in almost no ingredients that can be discussed in this product. Sycamore leaf extract, yeast fermentation filtrate, citric acid, vitamin E, inositol and sodium acetylated hyaluronate can only be found at the end of the ingredient list. These ingredients give this product a certain antioxidant capacity and promote The ability to metabolize old cutin. But the content of active ingredients is so low that it can be said to be better than nothing.
The single glycerin + polyol moisturizing system also makes this product moderately moisturizing, but also relatively refreshing, making it more suitable for oily skin. But according to my personal standards, this cream is more like a bottle of high-end cream. It is quite satisfactory in terms of moisturizing, but its performance is really unsatisfactory in terms of efficacy. If you have oily skin, have a high pursuit of skin feel, but have low requirements for efficacy, and are very resistant to greasiness and heavy feeling, then you can use this cream as an alternative.
SK-2 Microgene Revitalizing Repair Essence Cream
The core ingredients of the famous SK-2 Big Red Bottle Cream are still the patented ingredients Pitera and Procter & Gamble, which are well-known for their fairy water. Niacinamide is used everywhere by the group. Unlike most lady face creams which are more suitable for dry skin, SK-2 Big Red Bottle is one of the few face creams that is very friendly to oily skin. This is due to the addition of a high concentration of Pitera (galactosaccharomyces-like yeast ferment filtrate).
Pitera is not a single ingredient. The composition of the filtrate is quite complex, and it is more like a natural skin care system. While many brands imitate yeast ferment filtrate, Pitera only has one. Although the analysis of Pitera is not thorough enough, it generally contains various natural moisturizers, free amino acids, organic/inorganic acids, minerals and vitamins. The presence of organic/inorganic acids enables it to exfoliate old cutin and accelerate skin metabolism; while the remaining components play the role of efficient moisturizing and antioxidant and maintaining the skin's microecological balance.
Nicotinamide has become famous due to the vigorous promotion of P&G Group. From OLAY to SK-2, niacinamide can be seen everywhere. The P&G Group is also very skilled in the use of niacinamide. Niacinamide is indeed a treasure ingredient for oily acne-prone skin. Niacinamide can maintain the moisture content of the dermal layer and provide long-term moisturizing; inhibit the production of melanin, whiten and brighten; it can also regulate oil secretion and maintain the balance of water and oil; it also has certain anti-inflammatory and anti-aging effects. Now A alcohol + cigarette The product portfolio of amide is already a golden partner for anti-aging skin care products.
Unlike Estee Lauder, which uses a wide variety of plant extracts, P&G products have relatively simple ingredients, but the two main functional ingredients, Pitera and nicotinamide, are high in content, and both are versatile. This also makes this product have the functions of whitening and brightening, balancing water and oil, delicate skin texture, and anti-inflammatory and anti-aging functions. In addition to these two main ingredients, the use of palmitoyl pentapeptide-4 and chlorella extract further strengthens the firming and anti-aging effects of this product. In the moisturizing system, only polyols and a small amount of panthenol are used as moisturizers, and no large amounts of sealants are used, which is more friendly.
The only drawback is that the preservative system composed of multiple preservatives, mainly methyl paraben, is not safe enough, and the presence of flavors further reduces the safety of the product. And the exfoliating effect of Pitera is not weak, and the irritation of this product is relatively high. Niacinamide also has tolerance issues and may cause the fine villi on the face to darken. Therefore, the evaluation of this cream is divided into two levels. For those with poor skin barrier function, intolerance to nicotinamide, and those who are pregnant, this product must not be used. This product is only suitable for oily skin with healthy skin barrier, tolerance to nicotinamide, and prefers a relatively fresh skin feel.
Furei Shiguyuan Nun Facial Cream
To be fair, this is a product that broke my inherent perception of facial creams. The preparation of facial cream is nothing more than "water-in-oil" and "oil-in-water", plus glycerin, polyols and some moisturizers act as hygroscopic raw materials, and silicones, fatty acids and alkanes act as sealants. And no matter what the water content should be the first to bear the brunt.
However, this product uses white mango seed oil with a content of up to 53% as the main body, and a variety of pure natural plant extracts are emulsified into cream through manual stirring. Generally speaking, a product with such a high proportion of active ingredients would be very troublesome in terms of preservatives, but what is quite surprising is that this is actually a product with a preservative-free system.
After having an in-depth understanding of this product, I was amazed by the formula used in it. It is indeed worthy of the "legendary of ancient methods" promoted by the brand. First of all, as a long-chain fatty acid, the main body of White Miscanthus seed oil has extremely high stability. It is one of the most stable vegetable oils in the world and will not be oxidized to cause rancidity and the growth of microorganisms. White Miscanthus Seed Oil is quickly absorbed but not too greasy. The shrinkage film formed on the skin surface can effectively prevent water loss. Using white beeswax instead of the traditional emulsification system not only strengthens the moisturizing ability of the product, but also makes the overall skin feel dense and moist.
Secondly, the water content ranks only third in this product, even lower than the vitamin E content. Water is crucial for the growth of microorganisms such as bacteria. Such low moisture content reduces the possibility of microbial survival. The high concentration of vitamin E makes this product also have outstanding antioxidant capabilities.
The last aspect is due to the wide variety of natural plant ingredients in this product. The vitamin C derivatives contained in lemon peel oil have a strong bactericidal effect, as well as antioxidant functions and a slight whitening effect; sweet almond oil further strengthens the moisturizing ability, and more importantly, gives this product a powerful Soothing and repairing function; multi-stem Ormanris (chamomile) flower wax is very beneficial for allergy repair and stability maintenance; while the remaining three flower extracts mainly give this product an elegant and pleasant fragrance, further enhancing Antioxidant capacity.
Looking at the entire product, I can only express my amazement at the wisdom of the formulator. Nun's facial cream combines powerful moisturizing, efficient antioxidant and powerful soothing and repairing functions. The unique formula completely eliminates allergies and acne caused by fragrance, preservatives and mineral oil. Such an excellent product is so close to my ideal of a perfect face cream.
The unique formula of this product will not be too burdensome for oily skin. In the cold and dry winter, if you are pursuing strong moisturizing but are still concerned about the presence of petrolatum, fragrance and preservatives in traditional facial creams, then you must not miss this all-natural multi-effect facial cream.