5 Tips Each To Take Care Of 5 Different Types Of Skin

5 Tips Each To Take Care Of

5 Different Types Of Skin

Skin is that part of our body which is exposed to all kinds of external aggression by sun, environmental pollutants, hot, dry cold or humid air and polluted water. The skin requires special attention to determine its best care. Following are 5 types of skin and 5 points each about how best to take care of each:

1. Dry Skin

Dry skin is very irritating and feels tight, flaky and dry. It can readily loose its tone, develop wrinkles & fine pores and is prone to accelerated aging. Following are the 5 tips to take good care of the dry skin.

1. Excessive cleansing can lead to excessive drying hence dry skin should be cleansed only once a day in the evening. A face wash with water followed by the application of a moisturizer should be enough in the morning.

2. Really hot water dries the skin hence its use over the dry skin should be avoided.

3. Dry skin requires regular exfoliation and facial scrubs made from seeds and salt should be avoided because these can have sharp edges, which can tear dry skin causing increased loss of moisture.

4. The skin should never be rubbed and dried completely. The best way to preserve moisture is to pat dry your skin with a towel after washing and apply the moisturizer to trap extra moisture.

5. Intake of oily fish or essential fatty acids should be increased because their deficiency can lead to excessively dry skin.

Following 5 key products are required for taking care of dry skin.

1. Creamy Cleanser

2. Exfoliating scrub

3. Moisturizing mask

4. Rich moisturizer

5. Facial mist

2. Oily Skin

Oily skin looks shinier and is more prone to develop pimples and acne. However oily skin ages gracefully with less dryness and fewer wrinkles. Following are the 5 tips to take good care of the dry skin.

1. Oily skin should not be over-cleansed and alcohol based cleansers should be avoided. The skin should be washed no more than twice a day with gel cleaners. A gentle exfoliating product can be used but no more than twice a week.

2. Although it seems oily skin does not require moisturizer but it is very necessary to moisturize the skin, even the oily one. Oil-free moisturizers without mineral oils and cocoa butter should be used over oily skin.

3. Sunscreen is an essential for skin care. Those who have oily skin should use broad spectrum, non-greasy sunscreens with a minimum  SPF 15.

4. An oil-free makeup should be used over oily skin especially powder and foundation. For example a makeup primer should be used under the foundation, cream blush should be topped off with a similar shade of powder blush and same technique should be used for eyeshadows.

5. When oily skin gets worse then use cleansers and toners with salicylic acid.

Following 5 Items are required for taking care of oily skin are:

1. Skin cleanser.

2. Non-greasy face wash and mask.

3. Oil and cocoa butter free moisturizer.

4. Salicylic acid products.

5. Oil-free makeup products and non-moisture retaining make up technique.

3. Combination Skin

Patches of dry and oily skin are present in combination skin, which require specific types of care depending on the type of skin present in that patch. Dry areas, which are usually present on the cheeks and around the eyes, should be taken care of with rich moisturizers and creams. Oily patches are found over the forehead and nose, which should be treated with frequent thorough cleansing.

Following are the five tips to take good care of combination skin:

1. Do not give the same treatment to entire skin.

2. Oily areas should not be scrubbed for it irritates the skin and increases oil production.

3. Cheeks require cleansing only once a day while nose and forehead require it twice a day. On the other hand moisturizing is required twice a day over the cheeks and once a day over the forehead and nose.

4. Leave-in hair conditioners should be avoided as their contents block the pores over the forehead worsening the already greasy skin.

5. Eye creams should always be applied over delicate skin around the eyes and should never be skipped.

Following 5 items are required for taking care of combination skin:

1. Cleansing bars.

2. Pore strips.

3. Exfoliating scrub.

4. Oil-free moisturizer.

5. Eye cream.

4. Sensitive Skin

Sensitive skin is the most problematic and fragile type of skin because it is very dry, tends to be tight, becomes irritated and inflamed easily to develop reddish and scaly areas which make it vulnerable to break into spots.

Following are the 5 tips about how to best take care of the sensitive skin:

1. The products that you apply over your skin should have less than 10 ingredients, because more the ingredients, higher the chances of your skin to come across something to which it is allergic.

2. Apply sunscreen, and a sunscreen with a physical block should be chosen instead of the one with a chemical block which can cause allergic reactions.

3. Skin becomes sensitized to something to which it is exposed too often, hence choose two products and alternate them every few weeks.

4. If you know that you are allergic to a particular ingredient then always read the labels for ingredients while shopping for a skin product to avoid allergens.

5. If you are severely allergic to multiple ingredients then use only water and hydrocortisone for 6 months then introduce light products, one at a time.

5. Normal Skin

Normal skin has a fine clear texture and is balanced in such a way that it is neither greasy nor dry. It has no visible pores or blemishes and glows with inner health.

Following are 5 tips about how best to maintain the normal skin:

1. Wash it twice a day with a mild, baby soap and water and tone it up with something mild like rose water.

2. Apply a thin film of home-made moisturizer at night maintain the moisture balance.

3. If this type of skin becomes slightly oily or slightly dry, follow instructions given about these types of skins until balance is restored.

4. Use a mild freshener after every cleansing to keep the pores tight and remove the clinging cleanser.

5. Prevent direct exposure of face to heat such as from blow dryers, use sunscreen daily and a non-drying mask weekly.

5 types of oils required for this type of skin:

1. Chamomile and rose.

2. Fennel and sandalwood.

3. Geranium and patchouli

4. Lavender

5. Lemon