Sébium - Combination to oily skin

There's no single answer. The Sébium range offers different cleansers – as well as other skincare products – adapted to the needs of combination, oily, and acne-prone skin. You can choose from a wide range of rinse and non-rinse cleansers depending on your specific skin problems and whether you are also following an acne treatment. Sébium Foaming Gel is best for combination to oily skin. It effectively removes excess sebum and impurities without stripping the skin. 

You could opt for a micellar water specially formulated for combination to oily skin, such as Sébium H2O Micellar Water with no rinsing required. Alternatively, use a soap-free gel like Sébium Foaming Gel, formulated with a physiological pH that gently cleanses and purifies the skin without drying it out.  

There are several different types of rinse and non-rinse cleansers for acne-prone skin. Sébium Foaming Gel as it contains salicylic acid and glycolic acid to help unclog pores and refine skin texture. Zinc gluconate regulates shine and reduces pimples and blackheads. If you are following a medical acne treatment, it’s best to choose a gentle cleanser like Sébium Foaming Gel to purify the skin without further drying it out.

We recommend non-rinse Sébium H2O Micellar Water. This non-foaming face wash eliminates impurities, while respecting the skin's protective hydrolipidic film.  

Yes, all the cleansers in the BIODERMA Sébium range have been clinically tested to ensure that they are non-comedogenic – that is to say, they won’t clog or block the pores on your skin.

Very oily skin is usually a result of excessive sebum production. The sebum is also thicker than usual. This means that it is more likely to accumulate under the skin, clogging your pores. To prevent the appearance of pimples and imperfections, it’s therefore essential to cleanse your skin in the morning and evening. Evening cleansing is especially important, even if you don't wear make-up, as pollution, sweat and sebum build up during the day.

Cleansing your face in the morning and evening with a cleanser formulated for oily skin will help prevent the appearance of spots and pimples. Cleansing twice a day is an ideal frequency to manage imperfections while avoiding possible discomfort from over-cleansing, such as dryness, tingling and tightness. 

Dermatologists recommend that you don’t wash your face with hot water, regardless of your skin type – including oily and acne-prone skin. Hot water can dry out the skin and dissolve its protective hydrolipidic film. Cold water tightens pores and helps reduce inflammation if you have pimples. However, it is much less effective at removing oily particles of make-up and pollution. We therefore recommend washing your face with lukewarm water.

If you're in a hurry, you can cleanse your face in the shower provided you use a specific rinse-off cleanser for oily skin – not just shower gel. Given that it’s best to use lukewarm water rather than very hot water, it may well be more convenient to cleanse your face after the shower. 

No, the exact time doesn’t matter. However, it is best to cleanse in the morning when you wake up and before you go to bed. Cleansing in the morning and evening  with an adapted product has been proven to be highly effective in helping reduce the appearance pimples and other imperfections. 

Oily skin gets increasingly shiny throughout the day, particularly along the T-zone (forehead, nose and chin), due to excessive sebum production. Your pores may well be visibly dilated and your complexion dull and irregular. If you have acne-prone skin, blackheads and other imperfections will also appear.