Hypoallergic

There are five basic skin types: normal, oily, combination, sensitive, and dry, with each having particular characteristics and requiring specific care and treatment. 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. Here’s how to tell what skin type you have.

You can determine your type by take the “skin test.” Wash your face, pat it dry, then take a few pieces of rice paper or lens-cleaning tissue paper and press on different spots on your face.

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. The inner health of the skin is shown out which is due to the circulation as well as with outstanding health. 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.

If your skin is oily, the paper will stick, pick up oily spots and become translucent. 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. For this type of skin, the conservative home treatment of soap and water washes several times a day goes a long way in keeping acne in check.

If you skin is the combination type, 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. This skin type has medium pores, a smooth and even texture, good circulation, healthy color, may tend toward dryness on the cheeks while being oily in the t-zone. So 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.

Sensitive skin tends to be thin, delicate with fine pores. It 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. Never use any facial washes or soap on the face as the skin is very fragile and could lead to irritations and discomfort at times. But instead of this you can easily use light and hypo allergic cleansing lotions. A moisturizer could do the right job by making your soft and supple and also by acting as a barrier against irritants. While using the moisturizer you have to be very careful as to use those creams which are unperfumed so that it will not result in irritating your 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 has a tendency towards fine wrinkles, flaking and red patches 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 treatment with natural masks and moisturizers. It is always the best to use creamy cleanser for melting the dirt away. Let it stay for sometime in the skin before wiping it away. Then gently wipe it with cotton wool. For cleaning the face splash cold water and the skin feels refreshed. Next use a thick creamy moisturizer to seal the moisture content.