How to Use Oil Blotting Papers

Combat shiny skin during the day by using oil blotting papers. Their absorbent properties allow the skin to feel refreshed and clean after use. This quick fix can also spare you the hassle of retouching your makeup in public places.

Instructions

1. Buy oil blotting papers and unseal the oil blotting papers' packaging.

2. Retrieve an oil blotting paper sheet. Some packaging requires that you manually cut sheets. If you have to cut sheets, wash your hands and use a clean pair of scissors; otherwise, the oil on your fingers and the debris from the scissors may contaminate the sheets.

3. Press a single blotting paper sheet against the shiny areas of your face. Start with the T-zone areas of the nose, chin and forehead. Allow the blotting paper to absorb the oil without rubbing or moving it against your skin. Leave the blotting paper against your skin for a few seconds while the sheet absorbs the oil.

4. Place a blotting paper sheet on other areas of your face as necessary.

5. Use clean portions of the oil blotting paper after oil has been absorbed through the pieces held against the skin. Get mileage out of a single piece of oil blotting paper by starting with the sheet's corner edge and working your way to the opposite edge as you use the sheet.

6. Dispose of the used oil blotting paper.

Tips & Warnings

• It's not uncommon to have to use multiple areas of an oil blotting sheet on a single part of your face. If you find a part of your face to be particularly oily, simply use other clean portions of the oil blotting paper on the same area.

• Do not use a single oil blotting sheet more than once, even if you have not used the entire sheet of oil blotting paper. Reusing an oil blotting sheet can cause breakouts.

• Do not reapply makeup until you have used oil blotting sheets to absorb all the excess oil on your face. Adding more makeup on top of oily skin can clog pores and contaminate the makeup container and applicator.