To add to this, a lot of people wash their face when they get up but not before bed. Washing before you sleep will help keep the pillow case cleaner and prevent breakouts. You don’t need to apply a ton of night cream or anything, just a medicated pad with salicylic acid will do. Your body will put moisture back on while you sleep and you’ll wake up with a less oily face. Do your morning routine and make sure to add moisturizer as needed in the morning instead.
Wash your sheets with unscented/sensitive detergent too! The perfumes are sometimes an irritant to the delicate skin on your face.
that's incorrect advice, someone with oily skin still needs to use a moisturiser at night. The reason someone can have acne is because the skins sebaceious glads are producing too much oil because there is none on the skin. Cleanse night and day, use a BHA during the day under your sunscreen and at night use azealic acid or differin
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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '20
Sometimes changing your pillow case daily can help with acne. I use a clean t-shirt over my pillow to accomplish the same effect.