How to Determine Your Skin Type

Understanding your skin type is the first step to effective skincare. There are four main skin types:

• Oily: Produces excess sebum, often leading to shine, large pores, and acne.  

• Dry: Lacks moisture, often feels tight, flaky, and rough.

• Combination: A mix of both oily and dry areas, typically oily in the T-zone (forehead, nose, and chin) and dry in the cheeks. 

• Sensitive: Reacts easily to products, often with redness, irritation, or dryness.

2 methods to determine your skin type:

The Bare-Faced Method

1. Cleanse: Wash your face with a gentle cleanser and pat dry.  

2. Wait: Let your skin settle for about an hour without applying any products.

3. Observe: Check for shine, dryness, tightness, or any discomfort.

• Oily skin: Appears shiny throughout the day, especially in the T-zone (forehead, nose, and chin). 

• Dry skin: Feels tight, flaky, and rough. 

• Combination skin: Oily in the T-zone and dry in other areas

• Sensitive skin: Reacts easily to products with redness, itching, or burning.

The Blotting Paper Method

1. Cleanse: Wash your face and wait 30 minutes. 

2. Blot: Gently press a blotting paper to different areas of your face. 

3. Check: Examine the blotting paper for oil residue.   
   

• Oily skin: Significant oil transfer.   
  

• Dry skin: Minimal or no oil transfer. 

• Combination skin: Oil transfer mainly in the T-zone. 

Remember:

• Your skin type can change over time due to factors like hormones, weather, and age. 

• It's possible to have a combination of skin types or skin concerns like acne or sensitivity.