Different Kinds Of Skins

Skin is usually divided into four types: oily, dry, a combination of the two and balanced, with two subsidiary categories, sensitive and blemished. The word ‘healthy’ in relation to skin means smooth skin that glows with color, is free of blemishes and is clean.

This is the kind of skin you should have, and once you have discovered your skin type, provided you stick to a regular correct skin-treatment routine (and the wonderful thing about skin is that it does respond to care and can be improved), it is the kind of skin you can have.

Oily Skin
Oily skin comes from over-active sebaceous glands. It shines excessively, tends to break out and is the most likely candidate to suffer from acne.

If you have oily skin you will probably also find you have enlarged pores and oily hair; you are also likely to be under twenty, after which hormones are more stable and skin .

often undergoes a change for the better. It is to your advantage that oily skin develops fewer wrinkles and stays looking younger longer.

Blemished Skin
Blemished skin usually results from oily skin which has suffered from spots and acne and, in the worst cases, scarred permanently. It can also be the result of diseases like chicken-pox and measles.

Dry Skin
Dry skin tends to flake and has a matt texture with little or no shine. It is the result of dehydration – the sebaceous glands are sluggish, or the skin has been over-exposed to sun, wind and central heating. This type of skin rarely suffers from spots, and pores are hardly visible, but the condition doesn’t improve with age and wrinkles will appear early,

Sensitive Skin
Sensitive skin is usually a consequence of dry skin, is often allergic to many cosmetics, tends to develop red patches from broken capillaries near the skin’s surface and cannot be exposed to direct sunlight. Certain foods, alcoholic drinks, stress and emotional problems may also affect this type.

Combination Skin
Combination skin usually has a T-shaped panel of oiliness down the center (across the forehead and down the middle and sides of the nose and mouth), with dry areas on cheeks and towards the hairline.

Balanced Skin
Balanced skin is what everyone would like to possess, but few do. The skin will appear fine-textured, smooth and well-colored, will rarely break out and will retain its youthful quality well, although it will probably become drier after thirty.