Although the kind of skin you have is determined by genetics, however, a regular skin care routine and a balanced diet can help keep away anomalies associated with your particular skin type.
Before beginning any skin care program, it is vital to understand your skin type, and then decide the specific problems you need to treat. Our skin care experts assess your skin based on its oil content, moisture content, thickness, texture, color, elasticity, pore size, sensitivity, and any other specific disorders. Depending on the overall picture presented by these parameters, our cosmetologists generally classify your skin into the following types:
Normal, Oily, Dry, Combination, Sensitive and Mature.
Your skin type will indicate the treatment program as well as the products that would be administered by our skin care experts.
| I. Wash your face with soap and water. Note how your skin feels | |
|---|---|
| Tight, as though it’s too small for your face | Dry |
| Smooth and comfortable | Normal |
| Dry and itchy in places | Sensitive |
| Fine, rather comfortable | Oily |
| Dry in some areas, smooth in others | Combination |
| II. Apply a Toner. How does your skin feel afterwards? | |
| It stings | Dry |
| No problem | Normal |
| Stings and itches | Sensitive |
| Feels fresh | Oily |
| Feels fresh in some areas, but stings in others | Combination |
| III. How often do you break out in spots? | |
| Hardly ever | Dry |
| Occasionally, usually before or during the period | Normal |
| Occasionally | Sensitive |
| Often | Oily |
| Often in the T-zone | Combination |
| IV. How does your skin usually look by mid-day? | |
| Flakes and patches appear | Dry |
| Fresh and clean | Normal |
| Flaky patches and some redness | Sensitive |
| Shiny | Oily |
| Shiny in the T-zone | Combination |
| V. How does your skin react to a rich night cream? | |
| Feels very comfortable | Dry |
| Comfortable | Normal |
| Sometimes comfortable, other times irritated | Sensitive |
| Makes skin feel very oily | Oily |
| Oily in the T-zone and comfortable in other | Combination |