Know your skin type for the best result

 

 

Skin is your body largest organ, covering and protecting the surface of your body. The secret of a beautiful, healthy  skin is to understand how your skin functions, because this will help you to treat it correctly, keeping it strong and supple.

 

What is your skin type

Choosing the wrong products for your skin type is detrimental for your skin, self image and increase expenditure on skincare products.   The key to developing  a skin regime that works for you is to analyze your skin.

To develop a better understanding of your skin and what will suit you best, is simplified by answering these questions below. Then add up your score and check with the list at the end, to discover your skin type that fits you.

If you know how best your skin react to different things, then check your skin type before buying skin care products.  If you have been told what your skin type is. It is even a more good idea to answer the skincare quiz now, because your skin will change over a period of time, due to lifestyle, nutrition, race, environment, age, health conditions, hormone changes and hygiene capabilities.

Skincare Quiz

1. How does the skin feel if you cleanse it with facial wash and water?

a. Tight, as though its too small for your face.

b. Smooth and comfortable

c. Dry and itchy in place.

d. fine- quite comfortable.

e. dry in some areas and smooth in others.

 

 

 2.  HOW DOES YOUR SKIN FEEL IF YOU CLEASE IT WITH CREAM CLEASER?

a. Relatively comfortable.

b. Smooth an d comfortable.

c. Sometimes comfortable sometimes itchy.

d. Quite oily.

e. Oily in some areas and smooth in others. 

 

 3. How does your skin usually look by the middle of the day?

a. Flaky patches appearing.

b. Fresh and clean.

c. flaky patches and some redness.

d. Shiny.

e. shiny in the T-zone.

4. How often you break out in spots?

a. hardly ever.

b. occasionally, perhaps before or during your menstrual cycle.

c. Occasionally.

d. Often.

e. Often - in the T-Zone.

5. How does your skin react when you use facial toner?

a. It stings.

b. No problems.

c. Stings and itches.

d. Feels fresher.

e. Feels fresher in some areas, but stings in others.

 

6. How does your skin react when you have applied a rich night cream

a. It feels very comfortable.

b. Comfortable.

c. Sometimes feels comfortable, other times feels irritated.

d. Makes your skin feel very oily.

e. Oily in the T-Zone, comfortable on the cheeks.

 

Find out your skin type by adding  up the a’s, b’s, co’s, d’s and e’s. Your skin type has the majority of same letters you choose.

 Mostly a’s: Your skin is dry.

Mostly b’s: Your skin is Normal

Mostly c’s: Your skin is sensitive.

Mostly d’s: Your face is oily.

Mostly e’s: Your face is combination.