Oily skin is generally appears after puberty when transition to teenage starts. It also occurs during the hormonal changes that take place when people enter the post-menopausal stage. Variety f other reasons which includes diet, climatic conditions and lifestyle may also cause oily skin.

Oily skin appears mainly because of the changes in hormonal activity within the body. A small subset of cells during the hormone change triggers a reaction on the body’s immune system against a possible problem on the skin, and the alerted skin, as an early warning system, gets more white blood cells.

Simultaneously oil glands also start producing oil in excess. The excess oil is sought to be released via the skin route, resulting an oily skin. Since the body oil is exposed through the pores, with the skin having taken what is necessary for it, the skin pores open to let the excess oil out.

On contact with the environment, some of the oil evaporates, but some received in excess, forms a blister, or scales, and thus people with this hormonal imbalance get pimples, acne, blackheads, etc., on the face or scales in the folds of the skin, especially in the abdomen, armpits, or the legs.

These symptoms of oily skin disappear once the hormonal change has completed its transition. And slowly the oily skins returns to normal color.

The problem that presents itself is when oily skin, happens to a teenager, it creates an immediate impact on that person. That is the age, when the teenager is reaching out and learning the cycle of life, and also tend to attract to the opposite sexes. This is inherent in all human genes, and nature has made us all this way.

The basic treatment that anybody needs to have oily skin problem is to restore their self confidence. The teenagers must be made aware that this phenomenon persist not only to them, but millions others too. A look at various websites relieve the teenagers to a great extend.

The second thing is to remain clean physically; A regular bath with warm water at least twice a day; with soft soap which has less detergent and more oil removing properties, use of moisturizers which contain less oil and less alcohol base and conditioners which contain some palliatives to ease the itching sensation, etc. helps to keep away the menace.

It should be used according the descriptions. The availability of variety of medication is the clear indication of presence of a very large group. Diet control and regular exercise will help besides the practice of cleansing 2-3 times a day regularly of the outbreak area.

Still, if you are not satisfied, you can and should consult a dermatologist who possibly can explain better, and help you in this condition.