The needs of our skin might change over time, so it is important to take the right steps to effectively recognise those needs if we want our skin to perform and look its best. Your skin will stay balanced and lovely if you keep its health in mind and "check in" periodically to see whether any modifications to your present regimen are required.
An important step in taking care of your skin is to understand your skin type and how it responds to different situations and different seasons. Your skin is the largest organ in your body. It is complex and intelligent like your heart, lungs and other vital organs. Your skin carries out a number of significant and intricate tasks, such as controlling your body temperature and guarding against infections. This is especially true of the skin barrier, which is the topmost layer of your skin. This protective barrier, which is primarily made of lipids (like ceramides), serves as the main barrier between your skin and the outside world, keeping hazardous chemicals out and water in.
If you misunderstand your skin type, it can have visible result.
The five basic types of skin
Oily Skin: A major characteristics of oily skin is higher than average production of sebum or natural oil of the skin. Excessive oiliness makes the skin appear shiny or greasy. Oily skin is often accompanied by skin concerns like blackheads and enlarged pores.
Dry Skin: The skin that does not have enough natural oil is dry skin, which is the opposite of oily skin. Dry skin looks tight or looks drab. The skin may peel, flake, or crack in conditions of extreme dryness.
Combination Skin: A Combination skin is defined as skin that exhibits two or more distinct features such as dryness and oiliness in various locations. People with mixed skin frequently have drier cheeks and an oilier forehead, nose, and chin.
Sensitive Skin: A major characteristic of sensitive skin is, the skin's reaction to some skin care products. When exposed to stimuli, some persons only experience mild irritability, whilst others frequently endure redness, itching and discomfort. However, sensitivity isn't always apparent; occasionally, it's just a matter of how the skin feels.
Normal Skin: A skin which is well balanced and displays no persistent concern is a normal skin.
How to determine your skin type
There are several tests you may run at home to figure out what type of skin you have. You can utilise the following techniques to know your skin type:
# The bare face method
Use a gentle cleanser to completely clean your face, then gently pat it dry. Expose your flesh (and do not apply any additional moisturisers, serums or treatments). Check for shine on your cheeks, chin, nose, and forehead after 30 minutes. Check to see whether your skin still feels dry after another 30 minutes, especially if you smile or make any other facial gestures. Your skin is probably dry if it feels tight. If your forehead and nose have a distinct sheen to them, then likely, your skin is mixed. You most likely have oily skin if your cheeks, along with your forehead and nose, are shiny.
#The Blotting Sheet Method
Pressing a clean piece of blotting paper against various parts of your face can reveal your skin type in a straightforward manner in your own house. To determine how much oil was absorbed, hold the sheet up to a light source. If the blotting sheet has more oil, then your skin is more likely to be oily. On the other hand, if you notice little to no oil, then you have dry skin.
Last but not least, if the blotting sheet only shows a small amount of oil from your T-zone, you most likely have a combination or normal skin type. Blotting your skin too soon after cleansing will skew the findings, so we advise performing this test in the afternoon or evening for the best results.
The needs of our skin might change over time, so it is important to take the right steps to effectively recognise those needs if we want our skin to perform and look its best. Your skin will stay balanced and lovely if you keep its health in mind and "check in" periodically to see whether any modifications to your present regimen are required. Skin types listed on the labels of skin care products, such as "for dry skin" or "for oily skin," are not subject to any standards or rules. Therefore, there will be a wide range of results from one product to another and from one person to another when a certain type of person is the target market.
What works for the dry skin of your friend might not work for you. You must identify the products that work best for your skin and be aware that it may occasionally change its preferences.