Why Alcohol Toners Are Making Your Oily Skin Worse
A mother came in with her teenage daughter and asked: "Another studio told us to wipe her skin with alcohol. But why isn't the oil going away?" The moment I heard that, I could already imagine how much that poor skin had been through. Why Your Skin Is Producing So Much Oil Most people think sebum — skin oil — is something dirty. Something that needs to be eliminated. That's not quite right. Sebum is your skin's natural oil, produced to protect itself. The real question isn't that your skin is producing oil. It's why it's producing so much. One of the most common reasons for excess sebum? Your skin is dehydrated. When skin gets dry → it sends a signal → "We need more protection, produce more oil" → excess sebum. When you wipe your skin with alcohol, the oil disappears for a moment. But so does all your skin's moisture. Your skin gets even drier. And then it produces even more oil. It's a cycle that never ends...