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What’s my skin type???
We all know we should take care of our skin and use a proper cleanser and moisturizer. But are you using the right product? Everyone has different skin types and we are here to help you figure out what type of skin you have. 

Normal Skin
Texture and appearance: small pores, even tone, moderately thick, smooth, and firm with excellent elasticity and moisture.
You can tell your skin is of ‘normal type’ if it’s never too oily or too dry. Zits are a rarity.

You are one lucky man if you have normal skin. Just stick with a daily cleanse-tone-moisturize routine for your face and you will live happily ever after…. Or, at least you’ll have nice and beautiful  skin.

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Oily Skin
Texture and appearance: medium to large pores,  thicker and firmer then normal skin.
If you have relatively thicker and firmer skin,  or if you can see your reflection in your reflection in the mirror, then you should choose products that are designed to cut your greasy emissions. People with oily skin are less sensitivity to chemicals, detergents, or perfumes. However, pores can sometime become clogged with a sebaceous material that causes blackheads, whiteheads, or blemishes.

 

Care:

• Try a glycolic facial cleanser, followed by astringent and an oil free face lotion, every morning after you shower.
• Avoid cheap mass-market soaps (harsh detergents).
• Scrub every other day.
• Mask at least once a week.
• Tone after exercise or when you’re sweaty. Use an astringent aftershave instead of a shave balm. Stay away from the all-over body moisturizers.

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Dry Skin
Texture and appearance: thin, dull, easily irritated, and rough to the touch
You have a ‘dry skin type’ if your skin always feels tight and you’re probably able to dust away a layer of flakes, any time you please. Winter is your enemy, isn’t it?
It’s easy to mistake dry skin symptoms or some mild forms of skin disease for truly dry skin.

Care:

• Take lukewarm baths or showers (instead of hot ones).
• Limit baths/showers to 5 to 10 minutes.
• Apply a moisturizer right after drying off from a shower or washing your hands.
• Use a moisturizing face wash, body soap.
• Use heavier creams or ointments during the winter months and lighter lotions in the summer.

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Sensitive Skin
Texture and appearance: might look normal / dry or oily. But easily get sting or itch.
You have ’sensitive skin’ if you have moderate to severe reactions to the sun, the wind, temperature extremes, cheaper shave creams, fragrances, perfumed soaps, alcohol-based deodorants — the list goes on. You burn very easily when out in the sun. Your skin always seems to sting or itch. Most of the time, you’re just damned uncomfortable.

Care:

• Be very careful about the products you choose for your skin. Even with their fine botanical ingredients and hypoallergenic testing, some of our items have been known to provoke rare but intense reactions in a few of our more sensitive clients.
• Try a shaving gel instead of a cream one.
• Follow up with an aftershave balm that has a little sun protection.
• Bathe with a glycerin soap bar and avoid fragrances.
• If you see redness after an application of any of these products, discontinue their use at once.

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Combination Skin
Texture and appearance: all types of texture and appearance
Most ‘combination skin’ consists of an oily “T” zone (forehead, nose, and chin) with dry cheeks and eye areas. In some instances, guys exhibit an entire smorgasbord of skin conditions or, more unusual still, a dry “T” zone with normal cheeks and eye areas.

 

Care:

• Basically, treat each area according to what you have read above for other skin types.
• Mask your “T” zone two to four times a month, just to even things out.