Knowing your skin type is absolutely necessary in order to make a right decision about a proper skin care or treatment, which is suitable for your particular skin needs. The initial quality, or type, of your skin is genetically determined - meaning that you are born with it.
However, the health and beauty of your skin later in life largely depends on what you eat and how you take care of yourself. A popular Russian saying states that, after the age of 30, a woman looks the way she deserves …To always look great, the first step is to determine your skin type so that you can match it with the best recommended methods to improve your look and slow the aging process. 5 Home-Made Face Masks for Winter Skin Care… Generally, we can single out five basic skin types: normal, dry, oily, combination, and sensitive, with each having particular characteristics and requiring specific care and/or treatment.
To determine your type, use a simple test** ** with a clean facial tissue (or paper) to wipe your face in the morning, when you have just woken up:
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1. Normal Skin
If you skin belongs to a normal type, the tissue will not reveal any traces of oil. Your skin should feel vibrant, elastic, and supple. Normal skin is the least problematic type.
It looks clean and smooth and has a good circulation and healthy complexion. Even with a minimum care, it will look good well into your advanced age. 10 Fall-Winter Skin Care Tips for Radiant Skin …
2. Dry Skin …
If your skin is dry, the paper will be clean, too, but your face skin will feel flaky, dry, and tight after you have wiped it.
Dry skin can easily develop a sallow tone, wrinkles, and fine pores, and it is very prone to aging and irritating. It might still look great on a young person, but, to keep it healthy, you should apply thorough care and use regular skin or beauty treatment with natural masks and moisturizers.
If you have oily skin, the paper will have spots of facial oil on it, corresponding to the areas of your cheeks, nose, and forehead. Oily skin is problematic - it usually looks greasy, thick, coarse, and shiny, has enlarged pores, and tends to break into acne.
A good thing, though, is that oily skin is not prone much to aging and wrinkling. Careful cleaning, minimizing of carbohydrate consumption, and avoiding rich creams can be helpful in improving the quality of oily skin. 9 Best Eyeshadows - Expert Reviews…
4. Combination Skin …
If you skin is combination, like that of most women, the tissue will have traces of oil coming from your nose and forehead, but will be clean in the areas that touched your cheeks.
Combination skin has patches of both dry and oily skin, and it requires different types of care in relation to particular facial areas.
Dry zones, which are usually located on the cheeks and around the eyes, should be treated with rich creams and moisturizers, while oily areas, usually on the forehead and nose, will benefit from frequent and thorough cleaning. 5 Best Mascaras - Expert Reviews…
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5. Sensitive Skin …
Sensitive skin is usually very dry, tends to feel tight, and becomes inflamed and irritated easily. Typically, sensitive skin develops reddish and scaly areas, can be itchy and tingly, and is prone to breaking into spots. It is the most problematic and fragile type of skin, which needs a very special type of care. To get the right body products for this skin type too requires great research.
So, what type of skin do you have? Have you found great skin care products that work beautifully for your skin? Please do share…
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leake
2010-07-14T13:41:12.000Z
my type of skin is oily and I have pepal what do you give me advaec
raqshinda
2011-04-18T17:45:17.000Z
i am 12 and i cant understand which skin type do i have because i have pimples on the chicks fore head and chin i get oil from the corners of my nose and my fore head is dark in colour
Fran
2011-10-11T20:23:33.000Z
Hey lovely, thanks for the article, I'm 17 and I have acne. I have large pores on my nose, but thats it. If i could put it into categories, i'd say my chin and cheeks are normal skin type, my forehead is dry, and my nose is oily! Does this mean i have combination skin? If i use moisturizer my nose gets too greasy, and get confused which cleansers to buy! Oily, dry, or normal? Could you help? x
Anonymous
2011-08-10T15:52:34.000Z
31 year old, black female. I have extremely dry/ sensitive skin. One big concern is the one dry patch on my face. I have a samll dry patch beside my nose, right below my cheek bone. The area becomes flaky, red and inflammed. I have tried many different creams, oitments and even witch hazel for that particular area. Before heading to the dermatologist, what else can I do? I use a cream that contains spf 15 and it seems to work great for the rest of my face. I wash my face with a very mild bar soap. Cleansing cloths seem to be too rough on my skin.
Devin
2011-07-25T04:43:07.000Z
I think i have dry skin or combonation skin. Im also 13. What do u think? If jus water not a cleanser or soap is on my face it feels tight and dry. But my pores are not too big but not too small and i have been breaking out. Its not serious acne but i have about 5 to 10 pimples. But my skin then gets oily on my forehead and nose only. What do u think?
satish
2012-05-03T09:00:40.000Z
hi friend my is very oily and black what i do
Ayana
2011-02-19T00:37:46.000Z
Hello, I'm not sure what skin type I have. After washing my face, it feels stiff. I have dry skin on my cheeks and blemishes on my forehead, but my nose is oily. Occasionally I get a few pimples around my cheek area, but they are generally on my forehead, and they won't go away. Does anyone know? thanks (: xo Ayana
Joi
2009-12-18T17:51:00.000Z
Hi, I am having a hard time determining my skin type and remedies to control my acne. I breakout along the side of my face (cheeks up to side hairline) and occasionally I would breakout on my forehead and chin around my period. The breakout on my cheeks are a combo of pustules and papules and even when I take care of it properly I still end up with blemishes and red spots. After I wash my face it feels tight but later in the day its looks shiny and feels oily. Also Im not sure if it is sensitive due to the development of reddish and scaly areas and prone to breaking into spots
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2010-07-14T13:41:12.000Z
2011-04-18T17:45:17.000Z
2011-10-11T20:23:33.000Z
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2011-07-25T04:43:07.000Z
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