♡How to Find Your Skin Type♡
🧸Hey Teddies! My first blog is about how to find your skin type. (I will make a few more posts about how to deal with your skin type the right way, soon!). Knowing your skin type is important because it helps you know what products you need to use in your skin care routine and gives you the knowledge of what your skin really needs.
DISCLAIMER: I am not a doctor, so please don't come for me😭 (But most of this information is dermatologist-approved!)
The main types of skin types are dry, sensitive, oily, and combination. To find out which is yours go through the skin types below and follow the instructions. Good luck! ;D
★1★ Wash your face. Right after washing it, touch it. How does it feel? If it feels tight then your face is dry. If it feels cleaner then you may have oily skin. If your T-zone (your T-zone is your forehead, nose area, and your chin) feels clean, but your cheeks feel tight, you may have combination skin.
★2★ Pinch your cheek. If it forms wrinkles, you may have dry and/or combination skin. If it is smooth, check if you have oily skin!
★3★ Look in the mirror. What do you see? If you see red, flaky patches all over, you most likely have dry and/or sensitive skin. If your face is shiny you have oily skin. If you have both then you have combination skin.
★4★ Wait an hour after washing your face and dab your T-zone with a tissue. Look at your tissue and check if any oil has gotten on it. If you do see oil that means you have oily or combination skin.
If you have dry skin the texture is flaky and rough, or you'll see peeling skin.
If you have oily skin then your face looks shiny and feels smooth, and later on in the day, it feels greasy. The oily parts of your face have the most acne or pimples that occur there. Your pores are big, especially in your T-zone.
The combination skin type is the combination of oily and dry skin. Your face will be oily in the T-zone, but dry anywhere else. You may have more acne in your T-zone than on your cheeks.
If you have sensitive skin then your skin can be itchy, and get rashes. Your skin reacts to certain products and cleansers that can cause it to get red, itchy, and dry.
If these skin types do not apply to you, congrats!!! You have normal skin and do not have any huge problems to deal with. You have smooth skin, but you'll still have to deal with acne. Special treatment for you isn't needed :)