Your skin type will remain the same throughout your life, although its condition can change greatly. This can be influenced by internal and external factors, including:
- Climate & pollution
- Medication
- Stress
- Hereditary factors
- Sweat & natural moisturising
Your skin’s needs won’t always be the same. It’s important that you change your skincare routine to match your needs during the year.
Normal SkinWell-balanced skin (eudermic). The t-zone may be oily, but overall sebum and moisture is balanced.Characteristics
| Combination SkinThe clue is certainly in the name with this one.Characteristics
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Dry SkinProduces less sebum than normal skin, so lacks the lipids it needs to retain moisture and build a protective shield against external influences.Dry skin affects more women than men and is caused by a lack of natural moisturising factors that help to bind in water and epidermal lipids. Mildly Dry: feels tight, brittle and rough, and looks dull. Very Dry: mild scaling or flakiness, rough and blotchy appearance, tightness and itchiness. Extremely Dry: all of the above, with calluses, chapping and rhagades. | Oily SkinHeightened sebum production (known as seborrhea).Characteristics
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