Whether you have combination to oily skin, dry, dehydrated, or mature skin, it can be difficult to navigate. Discover our dermatologist's advice to help you understand your skin type and choose a skincare routine that best suits your needs.

The different skin types

Normal skin

It is often associated with ideal skin, which is balanced skin . Normal skin has good blood circulation , a soft, smooth texture , and is free of imperfections . It has an even complexion , good elasticity , and does not feel tight .

Despite all these benefits, you shouldn't neglect your beauty routine. Like all skin types, you're subject to external aggressions: pollution, UV rays, cold, wind, etc. Therefore, like all other skin types, you need to adapt your cleansing by opting for double cleansing and moisturizing your skin with suitable skincare products that are neither too light, too oily, nor too abrasive.

Dry skin

It is characterized by feelings of tightness . Dry skin produces less sebum than normal skin. It needs to be nourished and its protective barrier strengthened . With the decrease in female hormones, the skin tends to become dry with age. It becomes less resistant to aggression because the hydrolipidic film diminishes with the decrease in sebum secretion.

Dry skin is thin , wrinkles and fine lines are more pronounced , accentuating the first signs of aging and promoting pigment spots , loss of firmness and radiance .

Don't worry, a careful beauty routine for dry skin allows you to provide the necessary hydration to your skin.

Oily skin

It is recognized by excess sebum , irregular skin texture , dilated pores and it may present some blackheads and imperfections .

It is possible to improve these aspects. Regulating the sebum production that causes the shiny appearance is your first mission. Every day, remember to cleanse your skin, moisturize it well , and protect it from the sun; it's essential. The skin shouldn't be attacked, and it needs hydration like all skin types.

Often associated with adolescence, oily skin is ageless. Over 30 and still experiencing blemishes: continue to adopt the beauty routine for combination to oily skin . Rejoice, combination and oily skin is thicker than dry skin, so wrinkles appear later.

Combination skin

It is characterized by normal skin on the cheeks and oily skin on the T-zone (forehead, nose and chin), dilated pores and some imperfections . Fortunately, suitable care makes life easier for this skin type by providing both hydration and sebum regulation.

It's just a matter of carefully maintaining a three-step beauty routine for combination to oily skin : cleansing, moisturizing, and protecting.

Don't you see your skin falling into one of the four types mentioned?

Are you sure you're not confusing skin type, which changes little over time, with phenomena due to an alteration of the skin's barrier function, whether of external or endogenous origin? Indeed, skin can change depending on age, season, sun exposure, but also hormonal changes. Thus, we're talking more about a primary concern that can vary over time.

The main concerns

Dehydration

It manifests itself through a loss of radiance in the complexion and discomfort in certain circumstances or seasons. If you experience this skin condition, give yourself a pampering break and follow a complexion routine by applying a rich hydrating mask.

Sensitivity

Sensitive skin is very reactive to external aggressions. It feels tight , red , and easily irritated . To treat this temporary phenomenon, you must first find the source of your sensitivity and adapt your skincare routine, paying attention to allergens and irritating ingredients to avoid.

Adopt a simple and natural beauty routine , your skin will appreciate it.

Allergies, eczema

Eczema is a common skin condition. It is characterized by periods of calm and flare-ups. Flare-ups cause intense, persistent itching. It is therefore important to adopt a gentle and minimalist routine to avoid any reactions and relieve itching attacks.

Rosacea

This is a skin condition that causes redness and irritation on the face. Flushing , or warmth, and intermittent redness are early signs of rosacea. The later appearance of telangiectasias is characteristic of rosacea, which is a dilation of small blood vessels located near the surface of the skin. This vascular abnormality is characterized by redness on the cheeks, nose, forehead, and chin.

Rosacea is always accompanied by flushing, that feeling of heat, and couperose, that is to say the dilation of the blood vessels. In addition to a tailor-made ritual to treat rosacea , it will be necessary to act on the triggering factors, adopt strict sun protection, avoid if possible hot or cold, spicy foods, alcohol, and learn to manage stress.

Acne

Acne is a skin disease characterized by the appearance of imperfections and red spots , which are the consequence of inflammation due to the proliferation of microbial agents, on the face, chest or back. When your skin is acne-prone, the sebaceous glands go into overdrive and start producing too much sebum , the skin becomes oilier and shinier . In addition, the duct becomes blocked and the sebum then remains trapped, forming an open comedo (blackhead) or a closed comedo (whitehead). Oily and combination skin are the most affected.

To treat acne, it is essential to adopt a gentle routine , using organic cosmetic products recommended by dermatologists.

Seborrheic dermatitis

This inflammatory disease is characterized by oily scales on the eyebrows and nasal alae, caused by yeast overgrowth due to stress and poor hygiene practices. Symptoms include scaly red patches, flaking particles from the patches, and itching at the lesions.

The acne ritual can be adopted because it respects the skin's natural barrier.

The first signs of aging

Wrinkles are THE major marker, but the first signs of aging also manifest themselves through loss of volume and firmness , a dull complexion and sagging skin. This can be located on the forehead, the corners of the lips, the corners of the eyes, but also on the neck and décolleté.

Superficial at first, wrinkles will spread and deepen over time. Lack of hydration promotes the first signs of aging. It is therefore important to have a suitable routine to delay skin aging .

The wrinkles installed

The skin, a barrier organ, is exposed to agents that promote the degradation of cell functions (UV, bad weather, pollutants). Senescent cells, unable to renew themselves, accumulate over time and are responsible for the appearance of aged skin, which is characterized by thin , dehydrated skin, a complexion blurred by small, more or less dark spots associated with dilated vessels and sagging skin .

Over time, the entire structure of the skin changes, and structural proteins such as collagen and elastin diminish. A comprehensive anti-aging routine will help you age gracefully and harmoniously.

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