Let's switch it up a bit. Instead of me describing what you're skin type may and may not be lets quiz you on it! I'm going to ask you the 5 key questions I ask all my clients to determine their skin type, and then I'll show you how too care for your skin.
Touch your face does it feel more oil, or dry?
A.Oily
B Dry
C Neither
Do you usually see shine throughout the day?
A OMG Yes, I'm an oil slick
B No, I'm never oily
C Sometimes through my T-zone(forehead, nose, chin)
Do you ever see your skin flaking or peeling>
A. No
B Yes
Do you have large pores?
A Pores, Pores Everywhere!
B Nope
C Some around my nose
How often do you break out?
A Pimple city
B Rarely
C Around my monthly visitor, but not that often
Mostly A's--You're oily baby.
You have been blessed with overactive oil glands that causes extreme shine, large pores, and let's not forget about those lovely pimples. The good thing about oily skin is that aging isn't an issue for you, all that moisture in your skin keeps you young! But you still need to take care of your skin, avoid over drying cleansers and scrubs. You're actually doing more harm than good, over drying your skin actually puts your oil glands in overdrive to compensate for the moisture lost. Avoid physical scrubs, go for exfoliations that have glycolic acid in them,or salicylic to help exfoliate. Look for products that have vitamin F, rosemary,mint,thyme to help with oil. And remember to cleanse and moisturize. Moisturizers with hyaluronic acid binds water to the skin, and is easily absorbed in to the skin. Protective moisturizer during the day and nightly creams help regulate the skin and tells the oil glands to stop. Also do enzyme peels to help clear out your pores.
Mostly B's- Sahara Dry
You're pores are barely visible, and you never feel as if you have enough hydration in your skin you have dry skin. You're very prone to premature aging, because you don't have a ton of moisture in your skin. So you need to focus on putting some moisture back in to your skin. For you sun protection is crucial because the sun aggravates your dry skin. Use products that have more of a silicone or promotes collagen to helps form a layer around the skin to prevent moisture lost. Night creams and hydrating mask with vitamin E (listed as Copherol) avocado oil and ginseng are ingredients you need to be on the look for because that'll help keep the moisture in your skin.
Mostly C's- You're the plain jane
Not too oily, not too dry, you're more combination aka normal skin. You can relate to some of the issues that oily baby faces because sometimes around noon you get oily. And you feel sahara dry's probably because sometimes on your cheeks you feel dry, but for the most part your average. Your skin is pump, soft and has a youthful glow to it your job is to keep your skin looking good. So avoid dehydrating and focus more on hydrating from the inside out. Avoid drinking too much caffeinated drinks like. coffee, soda, tea because they dry you out so mainly drink water ( also all those sugary drinks add to weight gain) . Make sure your properly cleansing the skin, a gentle cleansers are best just make sure that you're cleansing morning and night and use protective moisturizers and night creams that help with aging. Exfoliate once a week.
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