Probiotics for Oily Skin: Products Guide

When your skin produces extra oil, (called sebum,) it’s a constant struggle to keep the oiliness under control so your face doesn’t look greasy. Probiotic products have the potential to be a game changer for oily skin, but you need to know which products to look for and how it really works.

What Real Customers Say About Probiotics for Oily Skin

If you have oily skin, you know the struggle: You apply moisturizer in the morning, and by the time you reach the afternoon, you already see a shine. And that’s after choosing the lightest moisturizer you can find, because most of them are too heavy for your skin.

That’s where probiotics cleansers and moisturizers come in. The nourishing ferments included in probiotic skin products help your skin hold onto moisture in a uniquely long-lasting way, so that your skin stays calm and doesn’t start producing oil in a fear-of-dryness-induced craze.

Customer reviews of the Glowbiotics product line  report that active breakouts are also far less frequent when they use topical probiotics. Their overall skin sensitivity decreases, and they see less oiliness that comes from irritation. Products customers love include cleansers, moisturizers, and acne treatment products.

Those with severe acne, though, find that although topical probiotic treatments alone make for a very refreshing cleansing or hydration step, it isn’t enough to cure their acne. That needs a stronger active ingredient, which is included in targeted acne products. In those products, the active ingredient together with the probiotics help balance the skin’s microbiome to treat the current acne and nourish the skin at the same time to prevent future breakouts.

How Do Probiotics Balance Sebum Production (AKA Oily Skin?)

Sometimes it might feel like your oily skin is just the way you were born, or that everything makes your skin oily. But actually, oily skin usually points to specific skin problems. If those problems are solved, the effective result is that your skin will be less oily.

There are 4 specific skin issues involved in oily skin:

• Often, oiliness is your skin’s response to dehydration. Skin that loses its moisture or gets its barrier stripped responds by pumping out as much sebum (oil) as possible, to protect itself from more moisture loss.
  Probiotic ferments have natural moisturizing factors, which help lock in hydration so your skin doesn’t feel the need to overproduce oil.

• Another reason skin overproduces oil is inflammation, which stimulates oil glands to produce thicker sebum.
  Probiotics work to calm inflammation, so that the skin is no longer sent into oil production overdrive.

• When your skin is overly oily, that shifts the pH of your skin to be more alkaline and less acidic. Harmful bacteria flourish in a more alkaline environment, which causes breakouts on top of the oiliness.
  With probiotics, the skin environment becomes more naturally balanced and preserves the acidity needed for healthy skin.

• Certain strains of bacteria actually feed off skin oils, breaking it down in a way that causes more clogging and shine on the face.
  Probiotics, as friendly bacteria, crowd out the bad bacteria and keep your skin healthy.

Topical vs. Oral Probiotics: What’s the Difference?

If you’ve heard of probiotics being good for your skin, you may have pictured a little capsule or pill you swallow that affects your gut microbiome, and from there affects your skin. But probiotics can actually be used in two forms: the oral, pill form, or as ingredients in your skincare products that are applied topically.

Both oral and topical probiotics are helpful, and they complement each other well when you do both. Oral probiotics are most recommended when you have a persistent or chronic condition like recurring acne, which points to systemic inflammation. Topical probiotics are perfect for localized problems and mild skin issues, treating them from the outside in a targeted, precise, application.

Best Probiotic Products for Oily Skin

To clear away the excess oil and nourish your skin with beneficial probiotics, it’s best to incorporate topical probiotics into your daily cleansing routine. When you wash your face, use this Glowbiotics revitalizing cleanser to clean off excess oil. You’ll love how refreshed your skin feels after you finish using it. 

Another popular Glowbiotics product for oily skin customers is this clarifying lotion, which clears all the excess oil while at the same time providing hydration for your skin. It’s part cleanser, part moisturizer, and has strong anti-inflammatory properties to calm skin that’s red or irritated.

For acne sufferers, Glowbiotics produces a probiotics cleanser combined with salicylic acid for a stronger acne treatment. It works when you need a stronger, more targeted cleanser for acne, giving your skin the benefits of a probiotics cleanser along with the active ingredient that will help treat the acne.