Understand Your Skin Type

There's no point spending a fortune on expensive skincare products if you buy the wrong ones for your skin type and make a collection of assorted once-used bottles. The key to developing a skincare regime that works for you is to analyze your skin type.

Skin Care Quiz:

To develop a better understanding of your skin and what will suit it best, start by answering the questions here. Then add up your score and check the list at the end to discover which of the skin types you fit into.

1.How does your skin feel if you cleanse it with facial wash and water?
A. Tight, as though it's too small for your face
B. Smooth and comfortable
C. Dry and itchy in places
D. Fine - quite comfortable
E. Dry in some areas and smooth in others.

2.How does your skin feel if you cleanse it with cream cleanser?
A. Relatively comfortable
B. Smooth and comfortable
C. Sometimes comfortable, sometimes itchy
D. Quite oily
E. Oily in some areas and smooth in others.

3.How does your skin usually look by the middle of the day?
A. Flaky patches appearing
B. Fresh and clean
C. Flaky patches and some redness
D. Shiny
E. Shiny in the T-zone.

4.How often do you break out in spots?
A. Hardly ever
B. Occasionally perhaps before or during your period
C. Occasionally
D. Often
E. Often in the T-zone.

5.How does your skin react when you use facial toner?
A. It stings.
B. No problems.
C. Stings and itches.
D. Feels fresher.
E Feels fresher in some areas but stings in others.

6. How does your skin react when you have applied a rich night cream?
A. It feels very comfortable.
B. Comfortable.
C. Sometimes feels comfortable, other times feels irritated.
D. Makes your skin feel very oily.
E. Oily in the T-zone, comfortable on the cheeks.

Now add up your A's, B's, C's, D's and E's. Your skin-type is the one that has the majority of answers.
Mostly A's: Your Skin Is Dry.
Mostly B's: Your Skin Is Normal.
Mostly C's: Your Skin Is Sensitive.
Mostly D's: Your Skin Is Oily.
Mostly E's: Your Skin Is Combination.

Normal Skin