Knowing your skin type

A lot of us load our dressing table with different cosmetic brands that do not match our skin type. The resultant effect is such that we worsen the condition of our skin by using the wrong products for it.



For instance, someone with extremely dry skin using an alcohol base astrigent just because her friend uses it and its nice. The friend probably has oily skin and it works fine on that but it would increase the dryness of the skin of the other friend using it.



I have put together this 5 groups to help find your niche as well as enlighten us on this subject and as usual please feel free to contact me or leave a message if you are not clear on anything. 

• (Group A)   You constantly have flakes on your skin, even after layers of foundation and powder, its mostly as if something always needs to be peeled. 15 minutes after washing your face, it feels dry and also looks dry, sensitive to sun, cold, wind and other weather conditions, break outs are very rare except in cases of allergy or irritation. Early signs of aging such as fine lines and wrinkles. This skin type is also fine and thin with almost invisible pores 

• (Group B)   You can see obvious shine on your skin each time you look in the mirror, the pores on your skin are large and visible. Black heads and blemishes abound. frequent breakout cases and sometimes the skin has a dull appearance.Your skin mostly feels fine after washing with soap and becomes oily a little time after that. It feels great after you use a toner and very oily after you use a heavy moisturizer.

• (Group C)   when you look in the mirror, the skin looks smooth, no obvious shine, pores dry or coarse look. 15 minutes after you wash with a cream cleanser, your skin still feels smooth to touch. Your skin rarely breaks out and rarely has allergy reactions, break outs may only occur some days to menstrual cycle. Skin looks great after applying a heavy moisturizer.

• (Group D)   You have areas of dryness and visible shine on the skin surface. the forehead, nose and the chin (T zones) have oily feel while the cheeks and jawline have dry and flaky feel. The oily areas of the T zones  feel greasy and experience break outs while the dry areas exhibit all the features of the dry skin.

• (Group E)   You always have to battle with inflammation, tingling and feeling of tightness after washing your face. break outs and other allergic reactions as a form of reaction to certain products. signs of eczema, psoriasis and dermatitis are always present on the skin.

If you fall within Group A then you most likely have dry skin. Group B is oily skin. Group C is normal skin. Group D is combination and Group E is Sensitive skin 


I would be picking these skin types one by one to show us how to manage each skin type and get good results