Know Your Skin Type

SkinType! Although most peopledo not regard their skin as an organ, our skin is in fact the largest vitalorgan in our body. Skin that is clogged and unhealthy is not just a beautyproblem. It can become a hindrance to your sense of vitality and wellness.Proper care of your skin is important not only to your personal sense of beautybut also to proper elimination, more graceful aging and overall health.

There are five major types of skin. Understanding yourparticualr typeis the best approach to your personal care.

Normal - is the type of skin that we’d all love tohave. This is the “healthy” type.. This type is the not too oily, nottoo dry, characterized by few blemishes, generally firm and smooth withsmall pores. When you pull the skin away from the bony structure, it springsback to normal position. Lines and wrinkles are appropriate for age.

Dry Skin- due to environmental exposure to harshelements and very often lack of water skin may flake off and feel tight in yourface. It may lack natural oils, may look rather flaky with small pores,blemishes and blackheads. Without adequate moisture, dry skin can easily becomechapped. As dry skin ages, it’s more likely than other types to becomewrinkly.

Oily - skin may look oily and coarse, may haverecurring blackheads, acne and large pores. The texture of skin is thick; thetouch is often sticky. This type is usually youthful- looking due to thepresence of oil on the skin. Often, individuals with oily skin have a tendencyto develop acne in their teen and middle years, and overgrown oil glands, orsebaceous hyperplasia, in the middle and late years. Learn more about AcneTreatment.

Combination - varies according to your skin type. This is the Jekylland Hyde type of skin, often with split personality. This type may becharacterized as oily on the T-zone (the area that stretches from the foreheaddown to the nose and chin), and dry to normal on the cheeks and around the eyearea.

Sensitive - people with sensitive skin are the mostprone to allergies, rash, sting, and burns. This type of skin gets irritatedeasily and can go very red and blotchy. This type will have a lot more troubleto environmental factors and tends to be very sensitive to cosmetics.

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Know your skin type and take care of it. It is your glory to beinghealthy and beautiful.

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