Normal, Oily, Dry, Sensitive And Combination Skin

Although everyone has different skin types, the thing is that your skin texture can and will change easily within a period of time. Factors such as hormonal changes, climatic and constant sun exposure plus lots of others factors do play a part in the different type of skin changes.

Hence, a periodical assessment of your the type of your skin changes is necessary to assess what your skin needs. In this section of the article, you will learn:

1) What are the different types of skin.

2) How to conduct a skin test.

3) How to determine your own skin type.
Skin Test

Here’s how you can conduct a skin test to determine your skin type. It’s a simple 3-steps process which everyone can do. You can do this at home too.

Step 1 – Rinse your face with a cleanser.

Step 2 – Let your face rest for an hour.

Step 3 – Use a tissue to cover the different parts of your face. You can do a patch test on areas like your chin, cheeks, forehead or the nose.

Determine Your Type Of Skin

The information above will be able to determine your actual skin types.

Normal skin is not oily and there is usually no dry flaky residue after wash. It also feels smooth and comfortable.

Dry skin on the hand, tend to experienced some tightness in skin and flakes. It also gives a thin and papery texture.

Oily Skin is characterized by oily residue and this is fairly obvious when you see the tissue. For
combination skin, you will observe that oily residue come from the areas like your nose and forehead but not from other areas of the face.

For people with sensitive skin, you may experience some redness in skin. Your skin may also feels a bit itchy after the wash.

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