Facts on Selecting Facial Skin Care Products

Author: Natalie Aranda

Facial skin care products are essential to keeping not only your beauty but also preventing aging and other skin problems, such as scars from severe acne. However, before selecting the skin treatment that is right for you, it is necessary to determine your skin type.

You probably have read the skin care tips intended to help you identify your skin type, but if not you should learn more before selecting facial skin care products. There are five main skin types and different facial skin care products for every one of them, depending on your skin type the skin treatment will vary.

Normal skin type does not feel or look dry or oily, it is easily identifiable by its pores, visible but not large or clogged, although occasionally may break out in spots. This skin type looks fresh, clean and comfortably smooth after washing.

Skin care tips: a gentle foaming facial wash accompanied by mild massaging is enough for basic skin care, along with a set of facial skin care products designed for this type of skin, and applied after washing your face. Do not forget to include a refreshing facial toner in your skin treatment.

Dry skin has a papery and thin texture, feeling dry to the touch with fine pores. After washing, it feels extremely tight. Although it practically does not break out in spots, by mid-day flaky patches appear on it even if you are using a skin treatment that might not be adequate for your skin.

Skin care tips: use special facial skin care products for dry skin, including creamy cleansers instead of soap. The cleanser must be left on the skin for several minutes before sweeping it away with cotton, splashing cold water onto your face and using a thick cream moisturizer to seal moisture throughout the day.

Oily skin types looks and feel very greasy and its texture is coarse and thick with large, visible pores. Although it feels fine after washing it, by mid-day the skin looks shiny and usually breaks out in spots making most facial skin care products useless if you do not use the type especially designed for oily skin.

Skin care tips: selecting the right skin treatment, a gentle foaming facial wash and an astringent lotion is basic along with a light oil-free moisturizer, making sure to absorb the excess of the product with a tissue to avoid the shiny appearance of your face.

These are the three most common skin types; the other two are combination skin type, featuring normal skin with a few oily patches, or dry patches, and the sensitive skin type, which may have the characteristics of the others, but it is easily irritated, causing itching and other reactions.

Skin care tips for this type of skins include the use of the facial skin care products corresponding to their main characteristics, applied to specific areas of your face. In addition, skin care for the sensitive type requires hypoallergenic products so they cannot cause you harm or uncomfortable reactions.

About the author: Natalie Aranda writes on health, beauty, makeup tips and hair care.