What are the Different Skin Types?

Your skin care routine depends large on the kind of skin you have and determining this takes a keen eye and good judgment. Skin types vary according to the essential oils present in them and how they react to the weather conditions. Essentially, there are the following skin types:

Dry, Oily, Normal, Combination and Sensitive skin types.

• Those belonging to the category of dry skin types are possessed of complexion that lacks both sebum and moisture. This kind of skin appears fine textured, transparent, patchy and fragile and has a tendency to flake and chap easily. Fine lines and wrinkles are therefore more obvious on dry skin. Dry skin can be determined if a person has flaky patches that disappear with regular moisturizing, finely textured skin with the pores not visible, tiny expression lines that do not disappear and the skin on the neck and cheeks appears chafed. Dry skin can be controlled through intensive skin care routine and plenty of hydration therapy, which includes a healthy balanced diet, lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, 7-8 glasses of water and at least eight hours of sleep.
• Complexion care basics for all skin types includes proper hygiene, adequate rest and rejuvenation, a balanced and timely diet and regular exercise to keep the blood and oxygen supply in top form-and keep that natural glow ever present on your face!
• Oily skin types are persons that have an over reactive sebaceous (oil-producing) glands. The abundance of these glands makes the face shiny especially down the central panel- also called the T-zone. This T-zone includes your nose, forehead and chin. This over activity of the sebaceous glands causes the pores of this skin type to become enlarged and thereby prone to skin disorders like blackheads, pimples and Acne. Oily skin types need to take extra special cleansing care to keep the pores unclogged and maintain a daily method of gentle cleansing to prevent accumulation of dirt on the skin surface. However, care must be taken not to zealously over do the cleansing bit as this can aggravate the condition further so the prudent beauty advice would be to cleanse only with a product meant for oily skin, not more than thrice a day. This should be followed by patting on a toner/astringent on the oily areas of your skin to help control the excess oil.
• Sensitive skin types are those persons who have skin that reacts in a non-conventional way, both externally and internally, to changes in life. This skin type can be either oily and/or dry and tends to be easily disturbed by skin-care products and cosmetics. Sensitive skin can get blotchy and result in broken veins appearing on the surface of the skin while also showing increased redness or causing itchiness in a person. Consulting a dermatologist in serious cases is advisable as proper medical care may be needed to survive with such delicate skin condition and reactions as sensitive skin types are prone to.