Wiping my face leaves pink blemish on tissue paper/hanky.

[Manish Mishra]

Dear Sir/Madam

I am a man, aged 30 yrs with height 5'11" and weight around 72 kg.

I have an oily skin specially on forehead and nose. In the evenings, it looks like a layer of oil on my forehead and around nose area and I used to wipe the same either from a tissue paper or with my hanky.

I am noticing since last few days (around 2 weeks) that when I am wiping my forehead and nose in the evening, it leaves a pink blemish/spot on the tissue paper/hanky.

I am quite worried about it. Kindly advise if its normal or some indication of an ailment.

Kindly advise.

Regards,
Manish Mishra

[Kiran Bhavsar]

Hi Manish,

Do you have any new pimples, or acne, or boils, or eruptions of any kind which have just appeared recently? Or which have ruptured recently? If not, then I think its just oil.

If you have oily skin on your forehead and nose, that means you have an oily T-Zone. for that, you should not just wipe off your face with a tissue/hanky. You should use an Oil - Control Facewash thrice a day at the minimum. Never use soap on your face. You get enough normal facewashes for oily skin. Buy any. If you want to spend money on a good product, try Cetaphil's Oil Control Facewash. Its a bit more expensive, but I personally love it..

Hope this helps!

- Kiran Bhavsar

[Swapna Jadhav]

Hi Manish, Kiran..

The 'pinkish' layer could just be pollution. If you have oily skin, air pollution molecules could stick to your skin, making it seem pinkish. I have also tried using Cetaphil's Oil Control Facewash but I think its too expensive..Clean and Clear's Oil control Facewash is just as good Kiran..