How to Identify Your Skin
Type
The five basic types of skin
- normal, dry, oily, combination and skin - have different characteristics.
Knowing your skin type is very essential, because the wrong use of beauty
products and improper care might lead to a number of problems, such as acne and
blackheads. Moreover, by identifying your skin type, you would be able to
relieve yourself from the frustration of finding that special product that
would suit your skin. The nature of skin largely depends upon the genetic make
up, diet, stress level and products. In the following lines, you will learn how
to identify your skin type.
How to Know Your Skin Type
Normal Skin
Characteristics
Normal skin has optimum
amount of oil. The pores of the skin are regular in size. The skin is
translucent, soft, with a smooth texture. Normal skin is neither too oily, nor
too dry, which makes it easy to maintain. Acne and skin discoloration are
seldom seen in a person with a normal skin.
How to Identify
To know whether you have
normal skin, wash your face thoroughly with plain water. Now, wipe your face
with a dry towel. Take a white tissue paper and press it to your skin for about
ten minutes. If an even coat of just a little oil is deposited on the tissue,
then your skin is normal.
Care
Even though normal skin is
easy to maintain, outbreaks of blackheads and acne cannot be ruled out, even if
you are blessed with a normal skin type. Choose the beauty products that are
suited for normal skin type. Avoid using bar soap. Instead, make use of a
soap-free face wash.
Dry Skin
Characteristics
The dry skin type is
characterized by small pores, with no sebum and moisture. The skin flakes off
quite often, because of the insufficiency of natural moisture. It is fine
textured and susceptible to changes in the climatic conditions, such as wind,
variation in temperature and humidity. The skin is fragile, transparent and
patchy.
How to Identify
To identify whether your
skin is dry, wash your face with plain water and towel-dry it. Now, press a
tissue paper on your face, for about ten minutes. If no oil is deposited on the
tissue, then your skin is dry. People with dry skin often experience bumps and
irritation, when they wash their face even with plain water.
Care
The best care for dry skin
is moisturization. Prior to applying a moisturizer, it is suggested to
exfoliate the skin, using a scrub. This will remove the dry, dead skin from the
surface. Thereafter, apply a good, long-lasting moisturizer on your skin.
Cleanse and moisturize your dry skin, twice daily.
Oily Skin
Characteristics
Oily skin secretes more oil
than it is actually needed by the skin, making it look excessively greasy. Due
to the deposition of excess oil, the pores are clogged up, which leads to acne
and large blackheads. Oily skin has a coarse texture, with enlarged pores. The
face often 'shines' with oil, especially on the central panel of nose, forehead
and chin.
How to Identify
It is very easy to identify
an oily skin type. All you need to do is wash your face with water, towel-dry
it and blot it with a tissue paper, for about ten minutes. In case you find the
deposition of oil on the tissue paper, then your skin is oily. Your face would
become oily automatically, even after washing it with a face wash.
Care
Oily skin needs intense
care, because it is easily prone to the problems of acne and blackheads. To
reduce the deposition of oil on your face, wash it with an oil-free face wash.
Exfoliate your face on a regular basis. There is no need to use moisturizer,
because the oily skin produces oil naturally.
Combination Skin
Characteristics
Combination skin is neither
too oily, nor too dry, but a combination of both. Combination skin retains oil
in certain areas of the face. Forehead, nose and chin are usually oily, which
form the 'T-zone' of a combination skin. Other areas of the skin, including
cheeks, chin and area around the eyes are dry.
How to Identify
If you want to identify
whether you have a combination skin, then wash your face thoroughly with water
and then towel-dry it. Now, wipe your face gently with a tissue paper. If you
find that oil has been deposited from certain areas of your face, then your
skin is a combination of oiliness and dryness.
Care
People are often confused to
choose their beauty products, when it comes to caring for their combination
skin. However, regular cleansing and moisturizing can reduce the oiliness from
the 'T-zone' and restore oil to the dry areas of your skin. Clean up the oily
areas of your skin and moisturize the dry patches, on a regular basis.
Sensitive Skin
Characteristics
Sensitive skin, as the name
suggests, is highly susceptible to a number of factors including weather,
temperature, chemicals. The skin often becomes irritated. Dry skin is often
categorized into the sensitive type, because it is quickly prone to the factors
that affect a sensitive skin.
How to Identify
Unlike other skin types,
where you test by blotting a tissue paper on washed face, in the case of
sensitive skin, you would have to consider the factors that might cause
irritation on your face. If threading of eyebrows, waxing of upper lips or
similar beauty treatments causes instant irritation on your skin, then probably
your skin is sensitive.
Care
To protect your sensitive
skin from sunburns, change in the weather and temperature, use products such as
sunscreen lotions and moisturizers. Regular cleaning, exfoliation and
moisturization can ensure a healthy, glowing skin. Choose products that are
mild on the skin. Do not wear heavy makeup.
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