What's the best thing to put on oily skin? Well, let's start with the worst thing you can put on oily skin - which is any lotion, cream or cleanser that's designed to remove excess oil.

Most products of this kind will strip your skin of its natural oils. This upsets your skin's natural balance and fools the body into thinking it needs more oil. The sebaceous glands step up their work and you're back to where you started. You might even be worse off.

After all, you can bet all those harsh detergents and chemicals you're pumping into your skin aren't doing you any favours. They may even be setting you on the path to more serious skin problems.

There's two things you can do to break this cycle.

One, cleanse your face with a mild and gentle cleansing milk, such as Super Natural's Organic Cleansing Milk. We call our product Emulsifying Cleansing Milk, because it's an oil-in-water mix that naturally emulsifies grease and impurities so they can be easily rinsed away with water.

Two, after patting your face completely dry, try applying the smallest amount of an oil-rich formulation such as Super Natural Vitamin E Balancing Facial Oil or Nourishing Skin Food.

These products contain blends of organic plant-based oils rich in fatty acids - which studies have shown is exactly what healthy glowing skin loves.

While you may think your skin is already oily enough, it was the French dermatologist Dr Aron-Brunetiere who first noted that the best way to treat an excessively oily complexion was with an oil-in-water emulsion. This seems to send the brain the message that oil is in plentiful supply, and that it can ease off with its own production.

Give it a try. It might just work wonders for that troublesome oily skin of yours.