How do you determine what skin type you are?

Question

How do you determine what skin type you are and any tips n tricks for that kind of skin type?

Answer 1

Faith,

Chances are if you don't know, you are normal. I don't know where people are getting the 3 -5 hours thing, but after within 20 minutes of cleansing if you find yourself shiny all over you have oily skin (if you have oily skin, you generally know, because it is very frustrating..hard to keep make-up on, etc). If you only become slightly shiny in the T-zone (forehead, nose and chin) you are combination.

If your skin feels tight, itchy uncomfortable and or has some flaking, you have dry skin (once again, it is uncomfortable and therefore you would know).

If it is NEITHER oily nor dry, you have normal skin. (It does not feel oily after 5 hours?! And a person with "mature" skin has nothing to do with never feeling oily, it means you are getting older and losing elasticity)

Most cosmetic lines make a skin care regimen for different types of skin. (Arbonne actually makes a self-adjusting formula that works for dry to oily by using nanosphere technology). Basically you want to do 4 things:

1. Cleanse to remove dirt, make-up and oil
2. Tone to remove excess residue from cleasing and balance pH
3 Moisturize to protect and keep skin supple (seperate one for eyes)
4. Treatments such as scrubs and masques remove dead cells and clean out pores.

For people under 30 I recommend Arbonne's Intelligence line:
http://www.arbonne.com/products/not-so-basic/skin/face/dailyCleanser.asp

For 30 and over I recommend Nutrimin C RE9 Anti-aging:
http://www.arbonne.com/products/anti-aging/nutriminc/face/wash.asp

Answer 2

Your skin changes with the season and tends to get dryer as you get older however it is very different for each person.

Basic skin types are
oily by noon you need touch up
combination- oiliness in the t zone forehead and nose
normal never too dry or too oily
Dry checks forehead always need moisture
any of this skin types can be sensitive as well.

Always use an oil-free & Non-comedogenicroduct

You can get a free skin care consultation with a Mary Kay Consultant just go to www.marykay.com and look for a consultant n your area.

Answer 3

Step a million Wash your face with a pores and skin purifier, then rinse and pat dry. Step 2 Wait one hour. Step 3 be conscious even in the experience that your pores and skin feels "tight." Step 4 Press a separate piece of tissue onto each and each area of your face: chin, center of cheeks, outer cheeks, center of brow, outer brow and nostril. Step 5 study each and each tissue and seem for greasy residue or flaky pores and skin residue. Step 6 Interpret the outcomes. Oil on each and each tissue exhibits an oily pores and skin kind, mutually as oil on in easy terms some tissues (specially those on the T-zone, that's the middle of brow, nostril, chin and center of cheeks) exhibits a mix pores and skin kind. Flaky pores and skin residue on all tissues - devoid of oily residue - or a good feeling in the exterior exhibits a dry pores and skin kind. No oil and no flaky residue on any areas of the tissue exhibits a common pores and skin kind.

Answer 4

What is the condition of your skin throughout the day? Does it tend to be dry and tight, or greasy and acne-prone? Its it a combination of the two? Is it sensitive? If it's one extreme or the other, you usually want to balance it out-i.e, moisturize dry skin, or use oil-absorbing and/or acne fighting products for acne-prone. If it's normal, you probably need nothing more than a basic skin regimen.

Answer 5

there are only, i think, 4 kinds of skin type -
oily = your face begins to shine about at least 5 mins after washing
combination = your t-zone is oily, cheeks aren't
dry = self explanatory
sensitive = you get irritated with most of the products

just carefully see which type your face belongs to

Answer 6

wash your face. if it gets oily/shiny in the T-zone area within 2 hrs. it's oily; within 3-5 is normal oily; within 5-7 hrs. is normal; 7-9 hrs. is dry; never gets oily is dry/mature skin.

the areas that are flaky underneath and oily on top need exfoliated (probably a couple of times if you are a teen).

Answer 7

Just take this simple, 8 question Clinique skin report!

https://www.clinique.com/templates/user/skin_report.tmpl

After you submit your answer it will calculate and then tell you your skin combination and products you should use...

GOOD LUCK

Answer 8

you should try to go to a makeup artist and see what they say hope i helped bye.

Answer 9

What color is UR skin?