How to determine your skin type TOP tips and the most effective method
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Every woman pays great attention to self-care. All these beauty procedures for women are not just a routine, this is a whole tradition, a system and a real miracle. Correctly selected care and its regularity give a visible effect, which is motivation. After all, everyone wants to have healthy and glowing skin, which can not be hidden behind cosmetics? In order for care to really have an effect, you need to know the basis from which work should be done. Namely, first of all, it is necessary to accurately determine your skin type and the problems that are present on it. The entire further selection of cosmetic products depends on this. You can often see a picture of a woman with rashes buying up all the cosmetics for oily skin, while having dry skin. As a result, the dermis does not receive even more moisture, wrinkles appear, a tired look, elasticity is lost, and unfortunate rashes only increase. Today we will talk about how to determine your skin type and what to do with this information.
What types of skin are there?
Before determining your skin type, you need to familiarize yourself with the theory and find out what they actually exist. Cosmetologists and dermatologists distinguish the following:- sensitive or dry. And, unfortunately, its owners are most prone to early aging and the appearance of wrinkles. Now on every corner they talk about photoaging, Botox, massages, etc. However, few people say that dehydration is also one of the main reasons for loss of firmness and elasticity. Such skin is very thin, the pores are not wide, it often peels and turns red
- greasy Ego is easy to determine in the presence of large pores and a tendency to rashes. Moreover, it is precisely the inclinations - to one degree or another, it is not necessarily acne. The skin is denser, it is not afraid of peelings and scrubs, it does not peel off (only if it is not specially dehydrated with alcohol or something aggressive), it is less prone to aging due to independent moisturizing by sebum. It is necessary to monitor the work of the sebaceous glands and carefully monitor their cleanliness.
- how to understand and determine your skin type, if it is both dry and oily at the same time? Light! You are the owner of the combined type. More often it is an oily T-zone and dry cheeks. Daily care should combine different means
- normal Its happy owners do not notice their visible flaws, they will easily miss the application of the cream and at the same time there will be no feeling of tightness. At the same time, the pores are not enlarged, they are clean, there is practically no exfoliation.
How to determine your skin type on your own?
Of course, it is better to do it with the help of a specialist. A competent cosmetologist will determine it immediately and very accurately during a visual inspection and questionnaire. The independent method of determination can be erroneous due to the lack of knowledge, bias and omission of some important nuances. First, carefully examine your skin without makeup and without any care products applied to it. What do you see?- if the relief is absolutely smooth, and the color is uniform, if you have normal pores, no rashes, the skin is moisturized, but at the same time matte, elastic, not peeling, then congratulations - you have a normal skin type and it just requires good basic care.
- if in front of you in all its beauty is an uneven relief, wide pores, comedones (many or single), the skin shines literally immediately after washing, it has an earthy shade - this is an oily type. You need carefully selected care
- thin skin, sometimes the vessels are even transparent, the pores are almost invisible, and there is no such thing as shine - you need to carefully monitor it, because you have a dry skin type
