How to determine your skin type TOP tips and the most effective way
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Every woman pays a lot of attention to self-care. All these beauty procedures for women are not just a routine, they are 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? That is, in order for care to really give an effect, you need to know well the base with which you should work. Namely, first of all, it is necessary to accurately determine your skin type and the problems that are present on it. The entire further choice of cosmetics depends on this. You can often see a picture of a woman with rashes buying up all the cosmetics for an oily skin type, while having dry skin. As a result, the dermis receives even more moisture, wrinkles appear, a tired look, elasticity is lost, and unfortunate rashes only increase. Today we're going to talk about how to determine your skin type and what to do with that information.
What are the skin types?
Before determining your skin type, you need to familiarize yourself with the theory and find out what they actually are. 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 that leads to loss of firmness and elasticity. Such skin is very thin, the pores are not wide, it often peels and turns red
- fatty. It is easily identified by the presence of large pores and a tendency to rashes. Moreover, it is the inclinations - to one degree or another, it is not necessarily acne. The skin is denser, is not afraid of peelings and scrubs, does not peel (only if it is not specially dehydrated with alcohol or something aggressive), it is less prone to aging due to self-moisturization with 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. Most often, this is an oily T-zone and dry cheeks. Daily care should combine different means
- normal. Its happy owners do not notice visible flaws on themselves, it is easy to skip 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 expanded, they are clean, there is practically no peeling
How to determine your skin type yourself?
Of course, it is better to do this with the help of a specialist. A competent cosmetologist will determine it immediately and very accurately during a visual inspection and questionnaire. An independent method of determination can be erroneous due to a lack of knowledge, bias and omission of some important nuances. First, carefully examine your skin without makeup and without 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, there are no scales, then congratulations - you have a normal skin type and it just requires good basic care
- if in front of you in all its glory is an uneven relief, wide pores, comedones (many or single), the skin shines literally immediately after washing, has an earthy shade - this is an oily type. You need carefully selected care
- thin skin, in some places the vessels even show through, the pores are almost invisible, and there is no talk of shine and speech - you need to carefully monitor it, because you are the owner of a dry skin type
