Emergency blotting paper for oily skin
PHOTO: Michal Koralewski
Even though there are a lot of great oil blotting powders, papers, and tissues out there, one of the most effective is extremely common — and free! If you find yourself suffering from an oil slick, head to your nearest ladies room and try blotting your face with one of those ordinary, disposable, paper toilet seat covers. The paper is both sanitary and highly absorbent.
Using firm, but gentle pressure, press and hold the paper seat cover to your face until excess oil is absorbed. It’s an easy way to banish any shine — any time.
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1 Mag // Nov 17, 2008 at 4:46 am
I know Starbucks napkins are a fave blotter with many girls! ;)
2 Stephanie B // Jan 6, 2011 at 1:09 pm
Toilet seat covers are seriously one of THE BEST ways to get rid of oil on your face. It sounds bizarre, and people always think I’m crazy for talking about this little secret, but they work great. I actually bought some blotting papers at Sally’s the other day, and they were the exact consistency of the seat covers & worked the same. To keep my face shine free, I use Mattify Ultra Oil Absorbing Powder, then blot (with a seat cover) at lunch time, then apply more Mattify Powder. This is a low cost, low maintenance way to get rid of shine. Before I found the Mattify Powder, I needed to blot almost every hour. I’m sure the office janitor was wondering why we went through toilet seat covers so fast! LOL
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