Know Your Skin Type

As we flip the first page of our Bridal Blush The Bridal Beauty Diary, let’s start with knowing our skin type. Before beginning with any skincare regime it is important to Know your Skin Type. Though most of us know what kind of skin we have, after all, we are born with it and have known it for years now.   But, there are some of us who get it wrong many times. Before grabbing up that cute-looking bottle of moisturizer, just because it looks good, it’s better to know your skin type and buy.  You need not be a pro, to know your skin type; it is as easy as one-two-three.

Ready Steady and GO

Wash your face with your favorite cleanser removing all the dirt and impurities.  Pat dry with a towel.  Stop!!!! You do not need to apply a moisturizer or toner and in that case nothing at all. Control the urge to apply your favorite moisturizer for an hour. Keep yourself busy with your usual chores. 

KEEP CALM AND DO NOT TOUCH YOUR FACE.

Now let’s know your skin type, you will need blotting paper. In case you don’t find one or don’t have one you can use glossy paper or tracing paper. Remember the ones we used in our good school days for making amazing crafts and copying drawings that were too difficult to draw ourselves?  Else just use a simple tissue paper.

Now just dab the paper on your face starting with your cheeks and then T Zone.

What is a T- ZONE?

The area on your face covering your nose, forehead, and chin is known as T Zone as they make the alphabet T on your face.

Now check the paper. What do you see?

1. If you find no traces or very little traces of oil on the paper Eureka! You get to join the gang of people blessed with Normal Skin.
2. If you find that the paper has an excess of oils. It’s time to take extra care of your skin as you join the league of Oily Skin  People.
3. If you find that your T-zone is oily and the rest of the area is dry or normal. You have found yourself a Combination Skin.
4. If you are skin is feeling too tight and you seem to find no oil or a negligible amount of oil on your paper, then you have been added to the Dry Skin  Gang and your best buddy is a moisturizer.

So with this, we get 4 Skin types  Normal, Oily, Dry, and Combination. But this is not all we also have Sensitive Skin and Acne-prone Skin along with the combination of these 4 Skin types. So you may have Oily Acne Prone Skin or Dry Sensitive Skin. People with Acne prone skin are the ones who have acne and pimples as uninvited visitors.  This is most common with oily skin types. Sensitive Skin  Types are the ones who get hold of rashes, allergies, itchiness, and reactions too easily. So now you know your skin type, you can go ahead and shop for the products best suited for your skin.

Note:  Do this test again in a few months as our skin types do change with time with age, hormonal changes, environmental exposure and of course nutrition and lifestyles.