Synonym: Seborrhoeic oily skin has several causes and usually the individual hormone balance is significantly involved in this development. However, other factors such as various environmental influences, skin care and nutrition also play a role in the development and characteristics of a skin that tends to be oily. Although an intervention in the hormonal balance is an option to combat very oily skin, it should only be the last resort as an intervention in this complex system is always associated with side effects.
In women, this intervention in the hormone status is easier with the administration of the contraceptive pill and is often well tolerated. In boys and men, on the other hand, the administration of an estrogen means, among other things, a feminization of the physical appearance and can therefore only be given in moderation. Therefore, the simpler and gentler option is to consider the other factors influencing oily skin and thereby achieve an improvement in the appearance of the skin. It should be noted that in very pronounced forms of oily skin no satisfactory result can be achieved despite observing all care and nutritional instructions. In these cases the hormonal influence dominates, so that the smaller adjusting screws cannot have any effect on the oily production of the skin.
Symptoms
A nutritionally oily skin is manifested by an increased skin lipid content after the consumption of food. This change in skin appearance does not occur immediately after consumption, but manifests itself many hours to days later or as a permanent appearance of the skin. Therefore, it cannot be traced back directly to the triggering food, as for example in the case of an allergic reaction. Often it is not just this one food, but a combination of different substances that have an unfavorable effect on the skin. The process towards an oily skin does not take place abruptly, but creeps in over time and is usually only noticed in its full extent and perceived as disturbing.
