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Caring For Your
Type Of Skin
Normal , OIly ,
Combination Skin
Caring for your type of skin
Normal skin
If you have normal skin, its most obvious characteristic will
be the absence of problems! You'll have no dry, rough or flaky
patches and few, if any, lines. Your skin won't be prone to
spots or blemishes, nor will it have an oily shine. Its colour
will be good, with a clear, bright tone; and its texture
even, with regular pores. It will feel firm, smooth and
supple.
Though normal skin is trouble-free, only the right kind of care
will keep it that way -so don't take your good fortune too much
for granted! Neglect can result in a change to dry or oily
skin; and all skins need protection against the drying effects
of our environment, both indoors and out.Your beauty
routine
using products formulated for normal skin
Cleanse thoroughly twice a day - morning and night - and follow
with a toner. Once a week, deep-cleanse your skin with a face
mask. Moisturise over bare skin or under make-up every day and
night. Whenever your skin is subjected to more drying
conditions than usual, give it extra care with a richer cream
by night.
Oily disturbed skin
With all the
characteristics of oily skin plus blackheads, spots and
pimples, disturbed skin is 'under attack'! It's also sore,
irritated, itchy and uncomfortable.
Skin in this state needs scrupulous care to reduce the risk of
infection, as well as thorough cleansing and the control of
surface oil.
Your beauty routine
using products formulated for oily skin
Cleanse thoroughly three times a day -morning, noon and night -
and follow with an astringent. Before cleansing at night,
soften the skin with steam to loosen blackheads and draw
impurities to the surface more rapidly. Apply a medicated
treatment cream to any spots or pimples after cleansing. During
the day, if no foundation is worn, astringent can be used
between cleansings to remove surface oil.
Three or four times a week, use a face mask to deep-cleanse the
skin and help unplug blocked pores.
In very drying conditions only, apply a light moisturiser over
bare skin or under make-up.
Combination skin
This is the most common
skin type for those between the ages of 25 and 40, so although
it is not classified as 'normal' skin, it is, in fact, very
usual.
If you have combination skin, then you've really got two types
of skin to contend with! The centre panel - across the forehead
and down the nose and chin - is oily, with a persistent shine
and a tendency to spots. On your cheeks, the skin is drier,
with flaky patches, and it may also be sensitive.
Combination skin requires combination care, so that each area
gets the treatment it needs to maintain the right oil/moisture
balance.
Your beauty routine
using products formulated both for oily and for
dry skins
Cleanse thoroughly twice a day - morning and night. Follow with
an astringent on the centre panel only, and a skin freshener on
the cheeks where the skin is drier. Once a week, deeply cleanse
your skin with a combination of two face masks - one for oily
skin, applied to the centre panel only, and one for dry skin on
remaining areas. If necessary, the centre panel only can be
given a second such treatment later in the week.
Use a moisturiser over bare skin or under make-up by day and at
night, plus - at night -a richer cream on dry areas.
Dry skin
If you have dry skin, then flakiness, fine lines and fragility
will all be familiar to you. You won't be troubled much, if
ever, by spots; but soap-and-water washing, cold, wind and
central heating will all present problems as they'll rob your
skin of what little moisture it has. Your skin may feel rough
and itchy and it's quite likely to be sensitive, too.
Dry skin needs to be nurtured - it lacks moisture so this must
be supplemented; and it's fine and fragile, so it must be
handled with care.
Your beauty routine
using products formulated for dry skin
Cleanse twice a day - morning and night -with a creamy
cleanser. Follow with a skin freshener. Once a week, deeply
cleanse your skin with a moisturising face mask. Use a
moisturiser every day, over bare skin or under make-up; and a
richer moisturising cream at night.
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