oily skin

[nikeaddict]

anyone have oilier skin (farhead) after going on finasteride.? Im washing the same and going on propecia a little over 2 months ago is the only explination i could think of. anyone have any idea? thanks.

 

[Guest]

Yes ive had the same ever since starting Propecia in 1999. Im okay on 0.80mg but still a bit oily, but if i go above that dosage my face gets really oily.

 

[20something]

My face has been oily before and during propecia. I don't think it has really increased. I did get a pretty bad acne breakout on my chest and back (which has always been clear) a couple days after starting finasteride. but it cleared up in a couple weeks and everything is fine again.

 

[nikeaddict]

any thing i can use to help this? skin cream, how about thoes oxi-pads? thanks jon :x

 

[nikeaddict]

does this oilyness lessen as my body gets used to it or shoukd i just learn how to deal with it (washing the area more often)?

 

[20something]

Washing more than twice a day is not supposed to be good for the skin and can actually aggrevate it.

 

[Guest]

does this oilyness lessen as my body gets used to it or shoukd i just learn how to deal with it (washing the area more often)?

Ive heard for some people it does lessen when they get used to Propecia, for me it has a little, but not much. I use an Oxy face wash daily and a mild acne cream most days.

 

[Redbone]

You had a bad breakout because Propecia releases more testosterone in the first week or so you are on it, then things get back to normal.

 

[The Gardener]

If it continues, I would wash the face twice a day and use a non-oil based moisturizer (something glycerin based) right after.

I used to have oily skin, and had a dermo say that oil production in my skin was exacerbated when I would leave it dry and unmoisturized. He put me on a regime of washing my face with a quality facial wash (and NOT soap), exfoliating my face 2x a week, and using the glycerin moisturizer right after washing, while my skin was still moist (NOT wet, but dry and still somewhat hydrated from the shower). Helped my complexion 210%, and I still do it, and to this day I get compliments on my youthful complexion.

 

[Cassin]

For some reason my forehead got real oily around month 8 on finasteride for about 2 weeks. It was like a thin layer of oil. Very starnge. I have never had oily skin, I never even really had pimples or zits.