Skin type determination

Normal skin – an ideal skin type which occurs practically only in children before puberty. Adults with this type of skin are real lucky ones: their skin is perfectly soft, smooth, with a healthy color, without discoloration. After applying soap and water there are no negative impressions such as tightening or reddening. After a whole day it is optimally moisturized and greased, it does not shine. The makeup removal does not cause discomfort and deterioration of the skin condition – it is fresh and smooth. Moreover, it tolerates rich skin care creams well. It reacts normally to temperature changes and unfavorable weather conditions. Pimples, if they appear, are occasional and single.

Good news:
• Your skin is in a natural state of balance. As for the care ritual, the less the better.

You have normal skin, if:
• Your skin feels comfortable all day long.
• In the afternoon your forehead, nose and chin (T-zone) may start to shine.
• pimples appear on your skin occasionally which is usually associated with hormones or stress.

Tips and methods for normal skin care:
• Avoid aggressive cosmetics that could affect your natural healthy balance.
• The best moisturizer for you will be a gel.

Good news:
• The pimples don’t concern you, and your skin drinks moisture.

You have dry skin, if:
• Your skin craves for moisture and you feel tension occasionally.
• You don’t get pimples often.
• You notice fine wrinkles.

Tips and methods for dry skin care:
• Dry skin loves moisturizing. Improved moisture and beauty oils will keep your skin looking radiant.
• The ideal moisturizer is a thick cream or oil.

Dehydrated or actually dehydration of the skin is confused with dry skin. Dry skin is often genetically determined, or appears with age as a consequence of changes related to the skin aging process. Dehydrated skin, on the other hand, is caused by inadequate care, the influence of medicines or external factors or even stress. It can occur on any skin, even oily and acne-prone skin, e.g. during exfoliation treatment.

The symptoms of dehydrated skin are:

• strong tightening, burning, pinching
• redness and peeling and itching
• collagen and elastin fibers become more limp and brittle
• the skin loses its firmness and becomes flabby
• numerous wrinkles appear (linear wrinkles, which disappear when the moisture level is evened out) and the vasodilatation
• Long-term dehydration causes rapid skin aging.

To sum up, the disturbances in the structure of the hydrolipidic film on the skin surface cause its dryness, and the disturbances in the maintenance of the correct amount of water in the epidermis cause its dehydration. Therefore, in the care of dehydrated skin, the most important thing is to directly replenish water and provide substances that will facilitate its binding in the skin.

Oily skin – due to the excessive activity of sebaceous glands, it shines excessively all the time (both after washing with soap and water and after make-up removal with cleansing milk). The use of rich face cream causes discomfort. In addition, there are dilated pores, the skin has tendency to frequent and numerous eczemas as well as acne. It is also thicker than e.g. dry skin and has an ashen and grey color. It is nevertheless heartening to see that she remains young for a long time, without wrinkles. Unfavorable weather conditions and temperature changes are not harmful for it, only after exposure to the sun, intensified seborrhea and more eczemas may appear.

Good news:

• Oily skin remains younger for a long time, which is a reason to be pleased.

You have oily skin, if:

• Your skin starts shining soon after washing.
• You’re often beset with eczemas.

Tips and methods for oily skin care:

• Exfoliation and light moisturizing are key to the balance of your skin.
• The best moisturizer is gel or lotion.

Mixed skin – one of the most common skin types, difficult to care for. It is characterized by the presence of more than one type of face skin: it is usually dry on the temples and cheeks, while oily on the forehead, nose and chin (so-called T-zone). That is why the behavior of the skin in particular parts of the face is characteristic for particular skin types.

Mixed skin characteristics:

• oily zone: forehead, nose, chin
• dry zone: cheeks, temples, eye area
• contact with water and soap causes significant irritation, tension and burning
• often occurs in people with a tendency to oily skin

The purpose of care:

• Double care, individually tailored to each skin zone
• use of products which simultaneously moisturize and regulate sebum secretion

Sensitive and allergic skin – is characterized by reduced tolerance to environmental factors (cold, heat, sudden temperature changes, polluted air, tobacco smoke). Hypersensitivity may also be a result of frequent and prolonged topical application of the products. In the case of sensitive skin we deal with frequent discomfort, typical care activities such as washing, makeup removal, cause unpleasant burning sensations, the skin is often reddened and irritated.

Good news:

• Because you consciously choose your cosmetics so as not to irritate the skin, your skin is healthy. Your skin communicates with you and you know how to treat it gently.

You have sensitive skin, if:

•  Your skin is oily, dry or normal, but reacts to new environments or cosmetics.
• You are often beset with eczema, dermatitis or nettle rash.
  Tips and methods for sensitive skin care:
• Avoid synthetic fragrances and aggressive cosmetics.
• The perfect moisturizer should be odorless and hypoallergenic.

Skin with dilated capillaries – the reddening of the skin, mainly of the face, is characteristic. Such skin is also in most cases sensitive and reacts badly to topical and general factors. The erythema results from permanently dilated superficial capillaries (they are by no means cracked, as it is often said). Such symptoms appear mainly on the cheeks and nose, but can occur over a larger area, even on the neck and neckline. Usually the skin with dilated capillaries is dry or mixed.