Do You Know the Type of Skin You Have?

The main key to having a beautiful, glowing skin is to know what type of skin you have. It is very important for you to be able to know how to take care of it, and what kind of products you should be using. There are only five types of skin in which you can compare your skin with.
Compare the type of skin you have with the following:

• Normal Skin
-There is enough moist. You can neither feel oily nor dry
-Clear pores without clogged particles.
-It is always smooth all throughout the day
-Your skin always looks clean and fresh even under direct sunlight

• Dry Skin
-Your skin looks thin and frail
-It is obviously dry to look at and touch
-Your skin pores seem to very fine
-Flakes become visible especially during the day
-You feel your skin becomes tighter every after wash even if you’re using mild facial soap

• Oily Skin
-You’ll feel grease everywhere on your skin
-Your skin seems very coarse and thick
-You will see visible and larger pores
-It will look really shiny especially during the day
-It feels fine only after wash

• Sensitive Skin
-You skin can easily be irritated for no reason at all
-Itching, jarring, burning and stinging feeling will occur as normal reaction of your skin
-Usually feels itchy and dry in some spots
-Will become reddish and flaky during the day

• Combination Skin
-You will feel dry in some spots and oily in another
-Your cheeks are usually dry
-Dry spots appear after every wash
-During the day, your skin becomes shiny but dry in some spots

Upon knowing what type of skin you have, you now have to choose the products to be used for your skin care regime. You may try using Dermalogica products and follow the skin care tips application for your skin below.

Easy ways to care for any types of skin

• Normal Skin Care
-You don’t have any problems if you have a normal skin so gentle massaging with facial wash will do.
-You may use refreshing skin toners
-Maintain your normal skin by keeping it clean all the time

• Dry Skin Care
-Always apply cream cleanser
-Leave the cream on your face/skin for 5 minutes then wipe it away with clean towel or cotton
-Refresh your face by splashing cold water
-Apply thick moisturizer creams as often as possible

• Oily Skin Care
-Facial wash should start your regime to primarily remove the accumulated dirt in you skin pores.
-Applying a mild astringent will thoroughly clean and refresh your face.
-Apply lighter moisturizers on your oily skin

• Sensitive Skin Care
-Avoid using soap or facial wash but use cleansing lotions which are hypoallergenic.
-Moisturizer will protect your skin from irritants
-Be sure to use moisturizer which will not irritate your skin

• Combination Skin Care
-Cleanse your face early in the morning with foaming facial washes
-Apply cleanser creams before you go to bed
-Apply moisturizer to protect your skin

Proper and regular skin care will result to the preservation of your younger-looking skin.

By Paul Southern
Published: 7/27/2009
 
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