How to correctly determine the type of facial skin at home: test. Combined or mixed type of facial skin, bold, dry and normal

Ways to easily determine your skin type. Tips for the care of dry, combination and oily skin.

Beauty and grooming of the face, determine the attractiveness of a person in the eyes of others. Any woman wants to become more beautiful, which means she needs to determine her skin type in order to take care of her properly. There are dry, normal, oily and mixed skin types.

How to understand what type of facial skin: test

Immediately note that the type of skin can be determined by visual signs, and no complex studies for this do not need to. It is enough to have a simple test with a mirror, which will be shown below.

Skin, which is of a normal type, is similar to the skin of a child

In addition, there are some indirect signs that help to make the right choice:

• . Most women aged 25 to 45 years have combined skin. There is no strong peeling, no acne. On the nose and cheeks there is a small amount of black spots, in these areas a few hours after washing appears a greasy shine
• Normal skin with a healthy pink blush and without visible defects is usually only in children under 10 years old if you have such skin in a more adult age- you are lucky
• In adolescence, 80% of young men and women - fat skin and prone to acne eruptions
• After 40 years, without exception, all skin becomes drier and therefore it needs more nutrients
• Besides geneticThe predisposition to the skin condition is also affected by the external environment: in winter it is drier due to frost than in summer. The same can be said about trips to the sea: if you are sunburned and the skin is peeling, then you need to take care of it, definitely as for a dry one, no matter what type of skin you have by nature.

Skin condition may change under the influence ofenvironment

Test 1: With a mirror or a napkin

For this test, you need to wash yourself with water and a special foam or gel for washing. After that, we do not apply any cosmetic products to the skin and wait three hours. After this time we carry out the test: we take a clean mirror and apply it to different parts of the face.

If there is any visible trace on the mirror, then the skin on this site is oily, if not, then it is normal or dry. Instead of a mirror, you can use and napkins, if the paper remains stained - the skin is oily.

Determination of the skin type using the

mirror Test 2: Determine the type of skin by visual signs

Does the skin have enlarged pores?

1. Yes, they are visible to the naked eye on all areas of the face
2. Yes, but only on the nose and slightly on the cheeks near the wings of the nose
3. Without the magnifying mirror, the pores on my face can not be considered

What is your skin to touch?

1. It seems thick and uneven, like an orange peel
2. It's a bit rough on the nose, where there are black dots.
3. The skin is absolutely smooth and it seems very thin.

If you did not put cosmetics at night, what's the feeling in your morning?

1. I want to wash myself to wash away the accumulated dirt
2. Normal sensations, I do not feel anything special
3. I want to quickly apply some cream

How well does your skin have loose powder?

1. Greasy shine appears again after an hour
2. One hour after application I need to "powder the nozzle"
3. Loose powder will hold well for at least half a day

How quickly do you "burn" in the sun?

1. I tolerate the effects of sunlight better than any other
2. Just about as fast as other people
3. My skin flushes instantly and begins to peel off the next day

Do you have areas of dry skin prone to peeling on the body?

1. No
2. I sometimes have flaky skin on elbows and feet
3. I constantly feel peeling on some problem areas, sometimes there is an acute desire to apply the cream on the whole body

If as answer to most questions option 1 is right for you - then you have oily skin;if more often there is a variant 2 - that combined;If your answers are dominated by option 3 - then your skin is dry.

How to determine the type of skin?

Combined or mixed skin type

On the nose and near it there are enlarged pores prone to inflammation, and on the forehead and cheekbones skin is dry, this type is called mixed or combined. Facial care in such cases is a little problematic, as it is necessary to take care of different areas differently, while simultaneously applying funds for both oily and dry skin.

On the combined skin there are fatty areas

If you buy cosmetics for normal skin, then most likely it will not give a good result in any of the sites, especially since there are very few such universal products for good cosmetic brands. So, what should be in the cosmetic bag of the owner of a combined skin type?

1. Delicate skin for washing that does not dry the skin
2. Lotion, tonic or any other remedy for black spots that after washing should only be applied to problem areas
3. Light moisturizer that is applied all over the face
4. Sun protection agent with SPF factornot less than 25. If you have a moisturizing cream with such filters, then you can not buy a separate sunscreen
5. Nourishing night cream, which is applied to those areas of the face where the skin is dry. On sites with oily skin at night, you can apply a lighter moisturizer
6. Eye Contour Cream

What products are needed to care for combination skin?

The usual cream is also suitable for the eye area, provided that you will use it very, very carefully. Conversely, a cream for the skin around the eyes, in principle, can be used for the whole face.

Combined skin requires combined care

Normal type of facial skin

Normal facial skin differs from combined skin only in that there is no pronounced contrast between the greasy and dry areas. This skin looks great, has a uniform blush and a healthy shine. Nevertheless, you also need to look after good skin. First of all, it needs moisturizing.

IMPORTANT: Moisturizing cream should be applied immediately after washing, only slightly soak the face with a towel.

The fact is that the moisturizers themselves contain little moisture. But after washing, a layer of water molecules remains on the skin, and the cream is able to create a fatty film that will help keep this water.

On normal skin of the face there are no visible drawbacks

Bold skin type of the face

The owner of oily skin afflicts her greasy shine, enlarged pores and a tendency to acne. However, oily skin has a huge plus - it later has wrinkles and other age-related changes, so if you have it from nature, then you have many chances to look young and attractive for a long time.

Oily skin in adolescence

Oily skin needs cleansing, but the measure is very important. After all, if you choose too aggressive means that dry your skin, you can achieve the opposite effect: the body will react to the fact that the skin is dry and damaged, and the sebaceous glands will work even more actively.

Even if you have oily skin, do not wash with usual soap.

• . Even if you have oily skin, do not wash with usual soap, which dries heavily. It's better to take a special gel or foam
• . Do not use any substances that contain alcohol and rub your face with wet napkins with
• alcohol. If you have acne, and you use special means from them, it's better to put them on point, do not needtry to prevent them to put them on the whole face

Oily skin often appears acne rashes

Oily skin, more than another, needs scrubs and peelings. Old keratinized cells are mixed with a secret that secrete sebaceous glands, and a dense fatty film is formed on the surface. As a result, the ducts become clogged and pimples and black dots appear. To prevent this, at home you can use twice a week a scrub bought in a store or a self-made scrub from the coffee grounds.

Sealed sebaceous gland

• Coffee grounds can be used in a pure form or mixed with honey, it is simply applied to the face and rubs the skin with massage movements, then the gruel is rinsed off with plenty of water.
• To make the expanded pores less clear, masks with white clay
• are fine. Oily skin, like any other, needs moistening. Therefore, after washing in the morning, it is also necessary to apply a day cream, albeit quite light, designed specifically for this type of skin.
• Sun protection is also mandatory. But for oily skin, you can choose a product with a lower level of protection. Those who write SPF 15 or SPF 20 usually do their job

Thanks to masks with white clay, oily skin will look much better

Dry type of facial skin characteristic of

Dry skin does not show pores, it seems very thin, throughit often radiographs capillaries. To the touch it seems smooth or slightly rough due to the peeling areas.

Dry skin, unfortunately, is very sensitive to the effects of the environment, and if it is not properly taken care of, facial wrinkles can appear early on it. Therefore, it is very important to take care that dry skin receives enough nutrients, use a greasy frost-protective cream in winter and good sunscreen in the summer.

Dry skin needs constant care

Ultraviolet is the main enemy of any skin, especially dry. Owners of this type of skin are better not to go out without sunscreen at all, in summer SPF in it should be at least 30.

Ultraviolet is the number one enemy for dry skin

How to determine the skin type cold or warm: test

Girls who belong to the coldcolor is clothing and cosmetics of cold colors, so that the warm color-tip is suitable for warm colors. There are several ways that you can determine which color pattern you have.

Cold and warm skin type

1. Color test: pink or peach

You will need two sheets of colored paper: one cold pink, one warm peach. Bring them in turn to your face and evaluate which one is more advantageous for your appearance. If pink - you have a cold color, if peach - it's warm.

Cold and warm skin type

2. Test with different shades of white

Find in the wardrobe two things: one is dazzling white, the other is also white, but a little pastel with a milky or yellowish tinge. What color do you prefer? If pastel - then you have a warm skin type.

Girls with a cold skin type go white

Skin cold warm type

If your skin type is closer to cold, then tonal means of light shades will suit you. Most likely you have on your cheeks by nature there is a gentle pink blush, and it can be emphasized by decorative cosmetic means of cold pink color.

Cold skin type and cold make-up

Warm cold skin type

If the color of your skin is warm, choose crisp and powdery peach tones. Blush should also be warm golden tones. Girls with this type of skin will approach a fashionable make-up in bronze tones.

Make-up in bronze for warm skin type

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