Where it Begins: Your Skin

Determining Your Skin Type

It's very important to know what your skin type is, especially when shopping for cosmetics. Here's a quick and easy test to find out now:

First, cleanse your skin properly with a cleanser meant for normal skin. Use a toner, then blot your skin dry with a soft cloth. Examine your skin closely.

How does it look and feel?

If your skin feels elastic (doesn't pull or feel tight when you smile or frown), and you have no acne or redness: you have Normal Type Skin.

If your skin feels tight, looks flaky and lacks shine, you have Dry Type Skin.

If you notice an oily sheen on your skin, you have Oily Type Skin.

If you have broken capillaries, persistant redness or itchiness, you have Sensitive Type Skin.

If you have oily skin all over but your skin feels dry around the cheeks and neck OR dry skin all over and you have acne OR oily skin all over but you have acne, you have Combination Type Skin.

Skin Treatment Schedules

Great skin requires constant care: it needs daily attention to cleansing, toning, moisturizing and conditioning.

Depending on your Skin Type, you should follow a skin treatment schedule:

Normal Skin

Cleanse with soap, cream or lotion and water, use a toner and light moisturizer twice daily (morning and evening).

Use an eye cream, and light cream on your neck area, daily.

Exfoliate weekly.

Dry Skin

Cleanse with soap, cream or lotion and water, use a toner and rich moisturizer twice daily (morning and evening).

Use an eye cream, and rich cream on your neck area, daily.

Exfoliate weekly, or more frequently if dry skin builds up.

Oily Skin

Cleanse with soap, cleanser and water, use an astringent and light moisturizer twice daily (morning and evening).

Use an eye cream, and regular cream on your neck area, daily.

Exfoliate at least twice a week.