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May 21, 2010
 

My Skin Type. What Is It?

If you're struggling to define your skin type, here's a couple of quick pointers to help you along the way. Obviously oily skin is going to look aggravatingly shiny, whereas drier types can feel itchy and uncomfortable, especially if you make the wrong choice with your moisturiser. If either of these is difficult to categorise, combination skin is probably your type.

A quick and dirty way to determine which type you are is to try some of your regular cleanser and wait a while before moisturising. If after, say 15 minutes you get a 'tight' feeling, your skin is most definitely dry. Wait a little longer if you don't experience these symptoms, because the oily skin check is next. To perform this wait, say 30 minutes  then arm yourself with a good old fashioned piece of tissue paper and blot the nose and chin area. The results will speak for themselves, with oil showing up on the tissue.

Of course, you may have a mixture of the two skin types. In this case, you'll have to choose your products carefully, or have them professionally recommended by a trained therapist.

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November 23, 2009
 

Dry face skin? Don't let it age you.

If you have really dry skin, there are hundreds of dry skin creams available. And with colder weather just around the corner you're going to want to make sure you pick the right one.

But before you start paging through the dry skin reviews you should make sure that your 'dry face skin' isn't just a build up of debris. If you haven't tried exfoliating in a while, this may be the case.  Once you've exfoliated, your skin is prepared to soak up all the benefits of a good quality moisturiser. You may want to consider two class leaders from Dermalogica.

The first, Skin Smoothing Cream is a medium weight cream packed with soothing botanicals and antioxidant vitamins. Just the job for smoothing out those fine lines.

The second, Intensive Moisture Balance is an ultra rich phytonutrient moisturiser which is particularly suited to dry and prematurely aging skin. This product strengthens the skins lipid barrier to help prevent moisture loss.

As a precautionary measure you should do your best to drink at least 2.5 litres of water a day, herbal teas can be included in this allowance if you don't fancy bottled water.

The post below is useful in that it describes the causes risks and other factors asscociated with dry skin. The information is a bang up to date account written by medical proffessionals. If you've had the condition for a long time and nothing seems to work, this is a valuable resource.

Dry skin

Dry skin — Comprehensive overview covers causes, treatments and tips for dry skin care. Sponsored by:Chemotherapy.com - http://www.chemotherapy.com
from All MayoClinic.com Topics - Nov 27, 2008 3:07 AM

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November 23, 2009
 

Combination skin - Oil control

If you have an oily T zone and dry skin elsewhere, you are likely to possess combination skin. In case you didn't know, the 'T zone' is your nose, forehead and chin area.

Once you've identified it, the best way to deal with this type of skin is to make sure that you choose non-comedogenic products (also known as non-occlusive). This means products that don't encourage acne and oiliness because they are, well... oil free.

But care must be taken. Just because a product is non-comedogenic it may not produce the same pore unclogging results for every skin type. Why? Because the skin's natural oils can determine the effect a product has on the skin.

If your skin is oily, then a non-comedogenic product is very likely to help keep your pores clear. But dry skin has a different requirement, because it produces less oil.

Sufferers of oily skin, shouldn't be reluctant to use a moisturiser because this can cause irritation. Instead try an ultra lightweight product such as Dermalogica Oil Control Lotion. Oil control lotion helps to regulate oil production on the surface of the skin, it also has mattifying properties (reducing shine).

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