Combination skin is the most common skin type and is characterized by a mix of oily skin and dry skin in different areas of the face. Usually, people with combination skin types will have oily skin in their T Zone. This means they have an over production of sebum around the forehead, nose, and chin.
Oil provides moisture and a plump look to the skin. With dry skin, you may appear to have more wrinkles. Normal and combination skin types fall somewhere between the two. Genetically, dry skin tends to be thinner, pores are smaller, and skin appears to be smoother.
Oily skin is a type of skin prone to acne, because people with oily skin are often affected by genetic factors and hormone changes. Besides, dry skin can also cause acne because the environment or skin care habits irritate and clog pores.
If your skin appears shiny throughout, you likely have oily skin. If it feels tight and is flaky or scaly, you likely have dry skin. If the shine is only in your T-zone, you probably have combination skin. If your skin feels hydrated and comfortable, but not oily, you likely have normal skin.
Japan, China and other countries located in Asia have a rich diet of vitamins (specifically A and C, which benefit skin elasticity) and minerals including antioxidants from fruits and green tea. The Asian diet is very low in saturated and total fat.
Skin Type 1 – “Normal” Or Balanced
According to Dr. Julian, “The normal skin type may actually be the rarest, so it's probably more accurate to call it 'balanced. ' If you have balanced skin, you should consider yourself lucky. Balanced skin isn't too oily or too dry.
Oily Skin Type
You may have: Enlarged pores. Dull or shiny, thick complexion. Blackheads, pimples, or other blemishes.
Healthy skin looks smooth and feels smooth. If you look closely in the mirror, you will notice a uniform layout of your pores and tiny peaks around your hair follicles (yes, our face does have a fine layer of hair, almost invisible to the naked eye). The pores are small, tight, and feel smooth to touch.
Normal skin: People with normal skin usually have pores that are unnoticeable. Oily skin: People with oily skin often struggle with large pores that get easily clogged with sweat and oils the body secretes. Dry skin: People with dry skin typically have small pores that often feel tight.
Naturally dry skin is likely to age faster because the drier the outer skin layers, the less pliable they are.
We recently found that faces with radiant skin appear to be more attractive than those with oily-shiny or matte skin.
While oily skin is slower to show signs of aging, such as fine lines and wrinkles, it is not exempt from other features associated with premature aging, such as uneven texture and hyperpigmentation.
I wanted to test skin color separately to find out whether it's important to perceptions of beauty. I found that without regard to physical features, people prefer light brown skin over dark brown skin or pale skin,” said Frisby, associate professor of strategic communication at the School.
In general male skin is thicker, oilier and ages differently. Male skin is, on average, approximately 20% thicker than female skin. It contains more collagen and has a tighter, firmer appearance.
There's good news and there's bad news. The bad news – if you want to call it bad news – is that there's no such thing as perfect skin. Despite what magazine covers and ads for expensive creams and concoctions might lead you to believe, the concept of having flawless skin is a myth.
Poor skin texture is an easy to determine sign of unhealthy skin. When you feel your skin, you'll be able to either feel smooth, healthy skin, or bumpy, rough skin. Bumpy skin could be early development of acne, blackheads, and whiteheads. Skin needs to be cleaned regularly so the pores don't become clogged.
Texture is fine, as long as it's consistent texture.
"If you look at healthy skin up close, the surface appears to be regularly irregular. This means that the skin is not completely smooth like glass, but has tiny peaks around hair follicles and pores, and tiny valleys in between the peaks."
Unhealthy skin can result from not washing your face daily, not using the right skincare routine or rarely showering or bathing. Any of these poor hygiene habits can cause a build-up of dirt and grime on the skin, which can eventually lead to blemishes, clogged pores, dry skin, shallowness and wrinkles.
Oily skin is more prone to acne breakouts, blackheads, whiteheads, and pustules or papules. Your pores may be more visible because of their size expansion, and your skin may appear greasy throughout the day.
Sensitive skin is more prone to react to stimuli to which normal skin has no reaction. It is a fragile skin, usually accompanied by feelings of discomfort, such as heat, tightness, redness or itching.
Normal skin is the holy grail. That's because this skin type makes for very few or no breakouts, is not too dry or oily and does not have any marks or blemishes. Normal skin does not feel tight or dry with changes in the weather and these people have very little or no fine lines.
A combination of genes and other factors such as your skincare routine and environment dictate your skin's health. Nevertheless, your genes do play a significant role in how your skin behaves.
Our skin type can change depending on our life stage and most of us are born with normal skin, but as we age and enter puberty; our genes; hormones and environmental factors can lead to changes in skin types.
“Our Indian skin falls under Type III-VI [on a scale of I to VI],” explains celebrity dermatologist Dr Jaishree Sharad. “Indian skin is much thicker than that of people from other regions in the world. Compared to Caucasian skin, it is more prone to tanning but less prone to getting sunburnt,” she adds.