Your skin is the largest organ of your body. It provides the first form of natural protective defence to bacterial, fungal or any other substance that may try to invade you.
The skin is made up of several layers and it can take around 15 days in younger people and up to 45 days in older people for the base layer to move through to the outer most layer. This outer most layer is the layer of skin that you can see. To know if a particular skin care product has actually had any affect can take this full cycle to show any results.
The skin is made up of several layers and it can take around 15 days in younger people and up to 45 days in older people for the base layer to move through to the outer most layer. This outer most layer is the layer of skin that you can see. To know if a particular skin care product has actually had any affect can take this full cycle to show any results.
The skin is regarded as a person’s life - “they tried to save their skin”.
Because the skin is so vital to us it is important to look after it correctly, the following advice is provided to try and help you to make the right choices in your daily skin care regime.
Because the skin is so vital to us it is important to look after it correctly, the following advice is provided to try and help you to make the right choices in your daily skin care regime.
Identifying Your Skin Type
Answer the following questions to try to help you identify the type of skin that you have. This will determine which products will be most beneficial for you to use.
1. How often do you experience blackheads or spots?
a) Frequently
b) Sometimes
c) Not very often
2. Describe the size of the pores of your skin
a) Large and obvious
b) Only noticeable in the T zone area (around the forehead, nose and chin)
c) Hardly noticeable at all
3. Does your skin ever feel tight or dry?
a) Not very often
b) Sometimes
c) Frequently
4. Do you ever have flaky skin?
a) Not very often
b) Sometimes
c) Frequently
5. Shortly after cleansing does your skin ever appear shiny?
a) Frequently
b) Only in the T zone
c) Not very often
For each ‘a’ you give yourself 1 point
For each ‘b’ give yourself 2 points
For each ‘c’ give yourself 3 points.
What your score means:
5-10 points – Your skin is normal to oily. The lower your score the more prone to oiliness your skin will be.
11-15 points – Your skin is normal to dry. The higher your score the more prone to dryness your skin will be.
This should help you to decide which skin care products will be most suitable for your skin type.
Answer the following questions to try to help you identify the type of skin that you have. This will determine which products will be most beneficial for you to use.
1. How often do you experience blackheads or spots?
a) Frequently
b) Sometimes
c) Not very often
2. Describe the size of the pores of your skin
a) Large and obvious
b) Only noticeable in the T zone area (around the forehead, nose and chin)
c) Hardly noticeable at all
3. Does your skin ever feel tight or dry?
a) Not very often
b) Sometimes
c) Frequently
4. Do you ever have flaky skin?
a) Not very often
b) Sometimes
c) Frequently
5. Shortly after cleansing does your skin ever appear shiny?
a) Frequently
b) Only in the T zone
c) Not very often
For each ‘a’ you give yourself 1 point
For each ‘b’ give yourself 2 points
For each ‘c’ give yourself 3 points.
What your score means:
5-10 points – Your skin is normal to oily. The lower your score the more prone to oiliness your skin will be.
11-15 points – Your skin is normal to dry. The higher your score the more prone to dryness your skin will be.
This should help you to decide which skin care products will be most suitable for your skin type.
