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Does my face become oily due to pimples?
It's actually the other way around. Oil coming from your pores causes dead skin cells to clump together, blocking the pore. Acne is a blocked or infected pore.
When your skin is oily, the oil ...
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Is constantly using oily moisturizer bad for your skin?
Your skin will not make enough protective lipids regardless of whether you use moisturizer or not. With your skin, it's actually better if you use it every day, at least on areas where you get eczema.
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Does my face become oily due to pimples?
Robin got it right, any extra oil, grease, dirt, or other foreign matter will aggravate pimples. I had a moderate acne problem through most of my teenage years, and here are some things I learned:
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Does frequent showering change the amount of oils our skin produces?
Shampooing
The first synthetic shampoos were introduced in the 1930's and by '70s and '80s, daily shampooing became norm in the US. So shampooing in the modern sense (water to produce a soapy lather) ...
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Is there any health benefit or detriment from bathing?
One big problem here is that it's difficult to do double blind studies. One is then forced to use more theoretical arguments, but because medical science is not a hard science like physics, such ...
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How does body wash for dry itchy skin work?
The first ingredient is water; the second ingredient is a detergent (milder than SLS). The next ingredients are Shea Butter and sunflower seed oil (good for the skin), then a humectant (attracts ...
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Does frequent showering change the amount of oils our skin produces?
To complete the answer of kenorb, I would like to add the second part
Soaping
According to the America Academy of Dermatology, the number one tip to prevent dry skin is:
Prevent baths and showers
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Questions about the use of Vitamin-E to prevent scar formation after blood donation
WebMD seems to suggest no:
"Atopic eczema (disorder causing skin itching)
Vitamin E has been applied to the skin to prevent scars. However, because of a risk of allergic skin reaction, some ...
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