Skin Type: How to Identify Yours and Build the Perfect Glow-Up Routine

How to know your skin type?

Before even trying to provide the best skincare, it’s important to get to know your skin. Whether normal, combination, dry, or oily, each has its own specific characteristics that can sometimes change. Indeed, skin changes due to the environment, hormones, or simply the passing of time. External (sun, pollution, unsuitable products, etc.) as well as internal (diet, medication, stress, etc.) aggressions then change its nature. To feel good in your skin, get to know it! Perform your own skin diagnosis to finally give it what it needs.

Why is it important to know everything about your skin type?

Knowing your skin type, as well as its characteristics and needs, allows you to select the most suitable cleansing and skincare products. Dry skin, for example, deserves intense hydration with very rich skincare products. Oily skin, on the other hand, prefers lighter, more fluid moisturizers. Normal skin doesn’t require any specific skincare.

When it comes to makeup, it is best to choose non-comedogenic products for oily and combination skin.

What are the different skin types?

To know your skin type, you just need to pay attention to a few characteristics:

• Normal skin is smooth and soft, with few imperfections and a nice even tone.
• Oily skin has shiny areas, sometimes imperfections and enlarged pores.
• Combination skin, which is the most common type, is sometimes difficult to understand. It is characterized by oily areas (in the T-zone, i.e., the forehead, nose, and chin) and dry areas, most often on the cheekbones.
• Finally, dry skin is uniform and has a fine skin texture but sensations of dehydration and tightness.

Also know your skin condition

What is the condition of my skin? There are three: mature, sensitive, and dehydrated.

As time passes, skin matures. It can no longer resist all types of aggression, loses suppleness, and thins. It also presents a risk of increased sensitivity. This is the case when exposed to the sun or pollution. Mature skin can then feel tight or develop pigmentation spots.

Sensitive skin is particularly reactive. When faced with external aggression or the use of an unsuitable product, it can tingle, become red, or feel tight. It is therefore necessary to apply very gentle products to the skin.

Finally, it’s worth noting that hydration affects all skin types. A lack of water creates persistent discomfort, especially after showering or bathing. The skin loses its radiance and may even develop flakes.

What is my skin type?

Have a diagnosis made by a professional

To choose the products that will help you take care of your skin, it’s important to start with a skin diagnosis. To find out your skin type, visit a store so a beauty consultant can perform it. Listening to your sensations, she will observe and test the firmness of your skin. She will also note the presence of spots, wrinkles, enlarged or non-enlarged pores, etc. She can then determine your skin type and advise you on the products to use.

At home, opt for the tissue test

At home, you can also try the tissue technique. After removing your makeup and cleansing and drying your face, wait 30 minutes and then apply a tissue to it for a few seconds. When you remove it, you may notice different areas:

• Your whole face has left a mark: your skin is oily.
• Only the T-zone is affected: your skin is combination.
• No trace is visible: your skin is dry or normal.

How to take care of your skin after diagnosis?

Once the skin diagnosis has been carried out, it is possible to select suitable products:

• For dry skin, opt for an intense moisturizer and an anti-dryness cleanser. The Hydra Végétal hydration activator range is made for you.
• Oily skin should be cleansed morning and evening with a gentle, soap-free product, such as those in the Sebo Végétal range . This range also offers a nourishing and mattifying cream suitable for skin that tends to shine during the day.
• For combination skin, the routine is similar to that for oily skin. However, you can use two different creams depending on the area: a fluid cream for the T-zone and a richer one for the drier parts of your face.
• For normal skin, choose a light yet moisturizing day cream to protect it all day long. The Pure Camomile range includes products perfectly suited to this skin type.
• Only very gentle and moisturizing products, such as those in the Sensitive Camomille range , take care of sensitive skin. They are both soothing and nourishing.

Treat your skin to a salon treatment

To deeply hydrate your skin and allow it to benefit from boosting active ingredients, treat yourself to a treatment at a beauty salon. You can enjoy a treatment tailored to your skin type: exfoliation, massage, or soothing, mattifying, or moisturizing treatments.

Each skin type has its own specific characteristics and unique needs. Learning to understand your skin allows you to take care of it daily and enjoy healthy skin at every stage of your life.