The Five Skin Types
Beauty Glow can help with advice on your skin type with professional knowledge and products
Oily Skin
Its not just teenagers who get oily skin – many people in their 20s and older have oily skin also. Oily skin is a “type” and not a condition. Oily skin tends to have larger pores and often looks shiny because the oil-producing sebaceous glands are very active. This makes you more prone to spots and blackheads but the extra moisture in your skin means it wont show age as fast as other skin types. People with warm dark colouring are usually more prone to oily skin.
Caring for Oily Skin
- Oily skin attracts more dirt than other skin types because it is greasier but it still needs gentle treatment – harsh lotions and too much scrubbing can over stimulate the oil glands and make it even greasier
- Using a light cleansing lotion, or a wash off gel is usually best.
- Tone with a pH balanced toner
- Moisturise with a water based formula around your eyes, cheeks and neck.
- Treat yourself once a week to a face mask containing mud or clay to soak up excess oil and calm breakouts.
At Beauty Glow we can recommend the best products for your Oily Skin Type
Sensitive Skin
Sensitive skin is easily irritated and can look blotchy and feel itchy. It is often dry but sensitive skin can be combination or oily. Products can make sensitive skins flare up and allergic reactions can also cause problems. Cool light skin types often have sensitive skin.
The most important thing is to treat your skin very gently. Use hypo allergenic or allergy-tested products which have been screened for irritants like perfume. Over 60 percent of women claim to have sensitive skin and are always relieved when they can find products that suit their skin type.
Caring for Sensitive Skin
- Never ever use soap on your skin – it can upset your skin’s natural balance and leave it feeling even more sensitive. Use a very gentle cream or lotion cleanser instead.
- Avoid extremes of hot or cold and harsh toners as they will irritate the skin
- Use a gentle hypo-allergenic moisturiser
At Beauty Glow we can recommend the best products for sensitive skins and we have samples that you can try before you buy. Also there is the 45 day money back guarantee
Dry Skin
Your skin tends to get drier as you get older, although any age can experience dry skin or the occasional dry patch. Dry skin can look flaky and thin with very fine pores. Air conditioning, wind and sun can add t the dry feel.
Dry skin needs gentle treatment and lots of nourishment to keep it healthy and supple. Your aim is to boost the moisture in your skin so it looks plump and smooth.
Caring for Dry Skin
- Use a cream cleanser and always make sure your products do not have artificial fragrances.
- Use an alcohol free toner
- Use a rich nourishing day cream and also a quality night cream. Don’t forget to use a good eye cream and pat it gently around the orbital bone with your middle or “makeup” fingers.
- Drink plenty of water – up to 2.5 litres a day to replenish the moisture in your skin and eat lots of fresh vegetables and fruit to nourish your skin.
At Beauty Glow we can help with products to maintain your dry skin type so that you keep it healthy and hydrated.
Normal Skin
If you’ve got normal skin you’re one of the lucky ones. Your skin is balanced, which means that its neither oily nor dry, it feels fine and smooth and has pores that are almost invisible. You rarely suffer from spots and blackheads, or allergic reactions to different products. You’re more likely to have normal skin if you have warm medium or cool medium colouring.
The challenge with normal skin is to keep it that way for as long as possible by maintaining its natural balance of oil and moisture.
Caring for Normal Skin
- Use a gentle pH balanced facial cleanser and rinse off well to ensure skin is completely clean.
- Use a good quality toner – make sure it does not contain alcohol
- Moisturise to protect your skin and maintain moisture levels with a light to medium weight moisturiser and pat an eye cream around the delicate eye area. In winter your skin may be a little drier so you could switch on a day cream with extra moisture and a lighter one during the summer
At Beauty Glow we can help with products to maintain your normal skin type so that you keep it healthy and balanced.
Combination Skin
Combination skin combines both normal and oily skin – usually the cheeks are normal with oily skin on the nose, chin and forehead. This area is called the T Zone because it makes a T Shape. Both Warm and Cool skin colourings can have combination skin.
Because you have two different types of skin its best to treat each individual area in a way that suits it best – products for your oily nose may be too harsh for the finer skin on your cheeks.
Caring for Combination Skin
- When cleansing use a cleanser for normal skin but you may wish to also use a light cleanser or gel on your T Zone.
- Use a good quality pH balanced Toner
- When moisturising use a light non-oily formula with added sunscreen on your neck, cheek area and forehead. Make sure that your moisturiser is non-comedogenic.
At Beauty Glow we can assist with products for combination skin types as there are many different ranges which work well together for optiumum results.