Hello dear bloggers! As our first post, we are going to give you some information about different skin types, products and skin care advice.
Needless to say, make-up is best applied on clean skin, and looks much better if you regularly take care of your skin. Babies and tiny children have perfect skin – it’s soft, smooth and dewy, needing just a quick wipe to keep it fresh and clean. But as you get older, your skin changes, and caring for it take more time and effort. It also becomes more vulnerable to the effects of fluctuating hormones, the weather, the environment, what you’ve eaten and how well you’re feeling.
Doing what’s best for your skins starts with understanding its type. Use the following information to discover which of the five different skin types - normal, oily, dry, combination and sensitive – you have, and what you can do to keep yours glowing.
· Oily skin
It’s not just teenagers who get oily skin – many people in their 20’s and 30’s get it too. Oily skin tends to have larger pored and often looks shiny because the oil-producing sebaceous glands are very active. This makes you more prone to sport and blackheads, but the extra moisture in your skin means it won’t age as fast as other skin types.
Taking care:
Oily skin attracts more dirt than other skin types because it’s greasier, but it still needs gentle treatment - harsh lotions and too much scrubbing can over –stimulate the oil glands and make it even greasier.
Cleansing:
Use a light lotion, a milk cleanser or a wash-off gll. Foaming gels are good as they dissolve oils.
Toning:
Refresh your skin with an alcohol-based toner – but only when it looks really shiny. Look for the word ‘astringent’ on the Label. With hazel or tea tree and grapefruit oil are great natural toners for oily skin.
Moisturising:
Use a water-based formula round your eyes, cheeks and neck.
TIP: Treat yourself to a face mask containing mud or clay to soak up excess oil and calm breakouts.
· Sensitive skin:
Sensitive sin is easily irritated and can look blotchy and feel itchy. It’s often dry, but sensitive skin can also be combination or oily. Products can make it flare up and allergic reactions can cause problems too.
Taking care:
The most important thing is to treat your skin very gently and use as few products as possible. Look for hypoallergenic or allergy-tested products which have been screened for irritants like perfume - but beware, even these may contain ingredients that upset your skin.
Cleansing:
Never use soap – it can upset your skin’s natural balance and leave it feeling even more sensitive. Use a very gentle cream or lotion cleanser instead.
Toning:
Use tepid water and cold water can be too harsh, and avoid toners as they may also irritate the skin.
Moisturising:
Use gentle hypoallergenic cream, preferably with added sunscreen.
TIP: Always patch test new products. Apply a blob behind your ear and wait 48 hours to see if there is a reaction.
· Dry skin:
Your skin tends to get drier as you get older, though you can have dry kin – or the occasional dry patch - at any age. Dry skin can look flaky and thin with very fine pores, and air\r conditioning, wind and sun can add to the dry feel.
Taking care:
Dry skin needs gentle treatment and lots of nourishing to keep it healthy and supple. Your aim is to boost the moisture in your skin so it looks plump and smooth.
Cleansing:
Use a cream cleanser, a very rich liquid cleanser or a non-perfumed moisturizing soap.
Toning:
Splash with cold water after cleansing to boost circulation or use a mild alcohol-free toner. Rose water is a soothing natural alternative.
Moisturising:
Use a rich nourishing cream, both day and night.
TIP: Drink plenty of water – up to 2.5 litres a day – to replenish the moisture in your sin and eat lots of fresh vegetables and fruit to nourish it.
- Normal Skin:
If you’ve got normal skin, you’re one of the lucky ones ! Your skin is balanced, which means that it’s neither oily nor dry, it feels fine and smooth and has pores that are almost invisible. You rarely suffer from sport and blackheads, or allergic reactions to different products.
Taking care:
The challenge with normal skin is to keep it that way for as long as possible by maintaining its natural balance of oil and moisture.
Cleansing:
Use a gentle pH- balanced facial wash or mild cleansing lotion, and rinse off well to ensure skin is completely clan,
Toning:
Use rose water or a refreshing toner to wash up your skin and revive it, but avoid astringent toners or ones containing alcohol.
Moisturising:
Protect your skin and maintain moisture levels with a light to medium moisturizer, and pat an eye gel round the delicate eye area.
TIP: Use a rich moisturizer when the skin needs more protection, for example in winter, then it can be drier.
- Combination skin:
Combination skin combines both normal and oily skin – usually, the cheeks are normal with oily skin on the nose, chin and forehead. This area is called the T-zone because it makes a T-shape.
Taking care:
Because you have two different types of skin, it’s best to treat each individual area in a way that suits it best – products for your oily nose may be too harsh for the finer skin on your cheeks.
Cleansing:
Use a light lotion, gel or milk cleanser on your T-zone. If you have dry skin elsewhere on your face, use a rich, moisturizing cleanser. Otherwise, pick a cream cleanser for normal skin.
Toning:
Use an astringent toner or a natural product such as witch hazel on your T-zone and water or rose water on the other areas.
Moisturising:
Use a light, non-oily formula with added sunscreen on your neck, cheeks and forehead. Make sure that it’s a non-comedogenic.Don’t bother moisturizing your chin or nose area as they produce enough natural oil.
Tip: Use a pore minimiser on your T-zone to even out the appearance of your skin. Don’t make co mbination skin worse by over cleansing or moisturizing.
Hope you found this post useful!
Denise o.b.o The Fabulous Team xoxo
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