脂性(あぶらしょう)

A compound of 脂(あぶら) (oil, grease) and 性(しょう) (nature, constitution). Describes a skin type or constitutional tendency toward excess oil production.

Common collocations

• 脂性(あぶらしょう)肌(はだ): oily skin
• 脂性(あぶらしょう)用(よう): for oily skin
• 脂性(あぶらしょう)のケア: skincare for oily skin
• 脂性(あぶらしょう)を改善(かいぜん)する: to improve oily skin

Skin types in japanese

• 脂性(あぶらしょう)肌(はだ) / オイリー肌(はだ): oily skin
• 乾燥(かんそう)肌(はだ): dry skin
• 混合(こんごう)肌(はだ): combination skin
• 敏感(びんかん)肌(はだ): sensitive skin
• 普通(ふつう)肌(はだ): normal skin

Similar words

• オイリー肌(はだ): oily skin — the English loanword equivalent; more commonly used in cosmetics marketing and younger speech
• 脂(あぶら)ぎった: greasy, oily — an adjective that can describe skin, hair, or food; more vivid and slightly negative

Pronunciation

Also read 脂性(しせい), mainly in medical and dermatology writing; 脂性(あぶらしょう) is the everyday reading.