With regards to the oily/shiny face: MAGNESIUM! I use a little tube of stuff from Sephora: Smashbox's "Anti-Shine/Anti-Brilliance Neutral" It's only 1fl oz so the price tag seems stiff but it lasts forever. just use a tiny little dollop and apply over your T-zone or whatever... and it's shine free ALL DAY (so much better, imo, than ducking away to dab with an oil absorbing sheet) After getting the product on a whim and liking it, I looked for some other reviews about this product and found a lot of people opt for the really cheap home remedy version: Milk of Magnesia (you see this at all the drugstores in large jugs) The primary ingredient in the Smashbox tube (aside from H2O) is also magnesium aluminum silicate so I guess magnesium is the ticket to a shine free forehead. Anyway, I highly recommend the Smashbox product. It doesn't cause any aggravation on my skin so maybe just try it on a small area first to see if it causes any breakouts for you. If you want to try milk of magnesia, google it and I'm sure you'll find plenty on how to use it and whatnot.
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4/10/09 at 4:31pm
