How To Determine Your Skin Type

Do you have oily, dry, or combination skin? This is important to know because skin type plays a big part in how acne affects your skin and what is needed to treat it. It will also determine what types of products you will need to use to treat your acne as well as generally care for your skin.

There are some basic questions you can ask yourself to help you get started. First, how often do you break out? What do your pores look like? Do you have blackheads? After washing with soap, how does your skin look and feel? Do you have facial lines? By answering these questions, you can determine what types of products will work best for you and how your skin might react to them.

There are three basic skin types, but this does not mean your skin can’t be a combination of them. They are oily, normal, or dry. You could have any one of these skin types, or a combination of them, such as normal to oily, or normal to dry. There are different products for caring for each.

Let’s break it down. Different things such as texture, oil production, and frequency of breakouts characterize each skin type.

People with dry skin do not suffer many breakouts, and rarely get blackheads. This is because oil promotes breakouts by clogging pores and blackheads are caused by oil. If your skin is dry, you are not producing very much oil, therefore, are not prone to as many episodes.

Dry skin is also characterized by nearly visible pores, and may feel dry and tight after washing. Most people with dry skin are fair skinned, and often develop facial lines earlier in life. This skin type also burns easily.

People with normal skin suffer the occasional breakout, and can have blackheads that appear mostly in the t-zone - the area on either side of the nose and on the forehead. Pores often appear visible in the t-zone, and the skin may feel tight after washing, but will soon become comfortable when oil starts being produced again in the t-zone.

Dry skin coloring is typically fair to medium, and a few lines may appear early on mostly around the eyes. When exposed to the sun, this skin type usually burns, and then tans.

People with oily skin often suffer frequent breakouts with blackheads. The pores are often enlarged, and after washing the face may be oily, with the nose and forehead quickly becoming shiny.

Oily skin coloring is often olive to dark. Facial lines are usually very few to none in occurrence, and oily skin usually stays preserved longer and does not age as quickly as the other skin types do. When exposed to the sun, this skin type rarely burns, but rather tans easily.

After you determine your skin type, it will be easier for you to find products that are developed especially for your needs. There are a number of products on the market for dealing with each type, as well as for combination skin. Once you find a regimen of products that work for you, you can begin treating your acne properly.

Also see our pages on... [ Acne Treatment ] [ Natural Skin Care Products ]

SilkISkin | Natural Skin Care Products | Anti Aging Skin Care | Oily Skin Care | Dry Skin Care | Acne Treatment | Herbal Skin Care | Home Facials | Contact Us | Privacy Policy

Natural Skin Care Products

Anti Aging Skin Care

Oily Skin Care

Dry Skin Care

Acne Treatment

Herbal Skin Care

Home Facials