How to test your skin type?
29 November 2021, 04:49 pm | Updated: 21 November 2024, 10:09 pm
You can do a physical test to check your skin type at home. For this you need to take a home test measures sebum production. Sebum is an oily, waxy substance produced by your body's sebaceous glands. It coats, moisturizes, and protects your skin. The amount of sebum your skin produces can determine if your skin is:
- Dry
- Oily
- Normal
- Combination
For this test, follow these steps:
- Wash your face and pat it dry. Wait 30 minutes.
- Gently press oil blotting paper or tissue on your face. Press the paper on different areas of your skin, such as your forehead and nose, cheeks, and chin.
- Hold the sheet to the light to see how transparent the paper is.
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Test results |
Skin type |
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No transparency, but with flakes or tight skin |
dry |
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Soaked through |
oily |
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Different levels of absorption on different areas of the face |
combination |
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Not too oily and no flaky skin |
normal |
Along with the above skin types, you can also have sensitive skin, which doesn’t follow the sebum criteria. Sensitive skin depends on:
- how fast your skin reacts to product application
- how well your skin protects itself
- how easily your skin turns red
- likelihood of skin allergy
