Different Skin Types

Subject: Different Skin Types Tue Dec 07, 2010 6:43 pm

Discuss your skin type here, let us know if its managable or often a hinderance to you.
How do you treat your skin, using what products ?

Understanding the skin type and characteristics is first important step in your skin care regimen. Go through this article to identify your type of skin.
Every one of you loves to keep your skin healthy and glowing always; don’t you? Well, while there is plethora of online resources giving you numerous tips and advice on skin care, it is necessary to understand the skin type and characteristics before acting on any specific advice. Confused? Let me explain… Although the skin structure (the proper medical term is skin anatomy!) is identical in every one, there are different types of skin that have diverse responding power to any specific skin care treatment.

A certain skin care product may not have the same effect on your skin as it has on your friend’s skin. In some cases, you may also find that certain skin products have allergic reaction with your skin while they might have proven great for some other people. So, if you are serious about your skin care, you must find out what your actual skin type is. Dermatologists have identified the 5 basic skin types according to their characteristics. The parameters for classification are amount of oil your skin excretes and the sensitivity of your skin. Once you know your type of skin, you can adopt the suitable skin care regimen.

Oily skin

By looking at its name, you might have guessed it that this type of skin is characterized by more oil secretion. Yes, you are right. If you take a closer look, you will find that this type has enlarged skin pores and you will feel a slight tightness after washing or cleansing this skin.

Dry skin

Again you can see that this skin type is very dry in appearance and feel due to very low oil secretion through its small skin pores. If you cleanse this type of skin with hard cleanser, you will experience a distinct tightness and feel of diminishing skin elasticity. Fine wrinkles, red patches and dead skin build up are its usual characteristics.

Combination skin

Also known as normal skin, this type facilitates easy skin care. It has a smooth and even texture with medium sized skin pores. It exhibits the characteristics of oily and dry skin. In "T" zone, it appears oily while it is usually dry on cheeks.

Aging skin

Also known as sun damaged skin because sun exposure has been the principal cause behind the premature aging of skin; it shows typical leathery structure with broken capillaries. Besides sun exposure, factors like smoking, gravitational pull also accelerate skin-aging process.

Sensitive skin

This skin profile is highly responsive/ sensitive to particular external environmental changes. Characterized by thin and delicate appearance with fine skin pores, the climate changes can trigger to experience skin rashes.

While your dermatologist or skin care expert can identify aging and sensitive skin symptoms, you can check out yourself for the other skin types and characteristics by a simple test at home using tissue paper or rice paper.

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Posts : 1 Join date : 2011-05-25

what skin type is a persons skin when their whole face is dehydrated but a tiny bit oily in the corners of the nose?

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Cinz...I would classify your skin as combination because even though you only have small areas of oily patches, you are still going to have to be careful and not use many face products with excessive amounts of oil in them. However, beause your oily patches are small areas, you can get by with using more oil based products than most people with combination skin such as myself.

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