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I am getting excessive oily face. Please suggest ways to reduce face oiliness. Suggest medicines or foods or methods to reduce face oil.
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Hi lybrate-user. If problem is only oiliness in face, use facewash containing glycolic acid and salicylic acid. Use facewash 2-3 times daily. Donot put oil to the scalp frequently, avoid taking oil massages to head and even if you apply hair oil wash within 30 min - 1 hour. If in spite of all these measures problem persists you might need to be put on retinoids. These should be prescribed by the dermatologists as they have their side effects and toxicity profile and they require regular monitoring.
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