Adelaide Beauty - Skin Types   

Here at Adelaide Beauty .com we know that our appearance plays a vital role in how we view ourselves and how we relate with those around us.  If we do not have healthy looking skin we can feel embarrassed, shy, unattractive, unconfident, and self conscious.  Therefore here at Adelaide Beauty we wish to offer you helpful advice and tips on all aspects of beauty, including how to get great looking skin you will be proud to show off.  And here we would like to give you some information about the different skin types.  There are generally five different skin types; dry, oily, combination, sensitive, and normal. 

Dry skin is characterized by thin, paper looking skin, which feels tight and taut.  Fine lines and wrinkles are more common with dry skin conditions.  Other common problems of dry skin is itchiness, redness, and patches of dry flaking skin.  Medical skin conditions such as dermatitis, eczema, and psoriasis can be common with dry skin.  Dry skin requires a creamy cleanser to gently was away dirt and impurities from the face, a facial toner to help keep in the natural skin oils, and a thick cream moisturizer to intensely moisturize the skin.  Ensure you use a night cream, and a moisturizing facial serum is helpful to add to your daily beauty routine, prior to applying your moisturizer. 

Oily skin is characterized by skin that always looks shiny and greasy.  Usually oily skin comes with acne breakouts and blemishes.  Oily skin can be a confusing skin type to correct, as most people assume that they need to use stronger products to strip the oil from their skin, when in many cases oily skin conditions are produced because the person does not moisturize their skin enough and therefore the skin is lacking in natural oils and is actually suffering from dryness and so overproduces oils which leads to the oily buildup.  The best advice for oily skin is to be aware that you need to balance the levels of natural oils in your skin and so moisturizing is very important.  Your Adelaide beauty consultant will be able to guide you with this.  Oily skin conditions require cleansing with foaming facial washes, followed by a gentle toner applied to your face and neck.  A light liquid moisturizer will be best for oily skin types.  Ensure you do this beauty routine morning and night, and ensure you remove all make up before going to bed.  Oily skin benefits from a little bit of regular sun exposure (however only for a few minutes at a time, and without any make up on) and from wearing no make up products for as much time as possible. 

Combination skin suffers from patches of oily skin (known as the ‘oily T-zone’) across the forehead, down the nose, and on the chin.  And the remaining skin is dry.  Dealing with this skin type can be tricky to get the balance.  Start with cleansing with a foaming facial wash in the morning to remove excess oil, and in the evening use a creamy cleanser to ensure you moisturize and hydrate you skin sufficiently and tend to the dry areas of your face.  After toning your face, use a medium moisturizer, focusing more on the dry areas. 

Sensitive skin conditions typically suffer from red and/or dry patches on any area of the skin.  The skin can easily react to new skin care products, so it is strongly advised to consult your Adelaide beauty professional for the best products for your skin type.  There is a great selection of good quality skin care products available specifically for sensitive skin.  Sensitive skin still needs to be cared for, so your beauty professional is the best person to advise you on your best beauty care regime. 

Normal skin conditions are the easiest to look after.  However this skin type still requires regular skin care routines.  A gentle face wash will help to maintain your normal skin condition, and it is important to use a moisturizer each morning and night.  Regular facials are also very beneficial. 

It goes without saying that a healthy died and regular exercise goes a long way to gaining and maintaining healthy, young, vibrant looking skin, no matter what your skin condition.  Your Adelaide beauty clinic will be able to give you sound advice on what skin type you have and what beauty routine will be best for your skin, to enable you to have the beautiful looking skin you have always desired.