What can I do to help my skin?

[Verient]

I have combination skin. It looks very shiny and quite red. I get blemishes on my cheeks, nose and chin. Currently I just wash my face with soap which seems to help. I also use body shop tea tree oil facial foaming wash a few times a week (it's my boyfriends). I want to achieve a less shiny, more matte look and try and get rid of redness. Any ideas?

 

[pdtb050606]

The only thing that has ever helped to clear my skin is Neutrogena Skin Id, you have to order it online but it really works. For the redness I always use Smashbox primer in green and that helps to cancel it out. I also put just a little bit of a matte primer on my oily spots, hth
This is the link to Skin Id, you answer a lot of questions and then they put together a system tailored to ur needs.

Personalized Acne Treatment Solutions – Neutrogena Skin iD

 

[Skin*Deep]

I would try to find a cleanser for oily blemish-prone skin (over drying oily skin will actually have the opposite effect you want) and then I would find a good toner.....
an awesome spot treatment is Origins spot remover. I seriously use it on a pimple, and it's gone in the morning.

 

[GoldenFairy]

I think that the best thing you can do for your skin is use a gentle exfoliator. This will clear blockages and make your skin look healthier. As you are prone to redness, I think you should be really careful when you do it so as not to upset your skin and make it redder.

 

[sandykwm]

I've been using milk of magnesia as a primer to keep the oilies away. It works really good.