Skintypes? What are they and which skincare products to use

Hi loves,

Today I have a blogpost about skintypes for you! Figuring out your skintype can be quite difficult. You might have questions like what skintypes are there, what does it means? How to take care of your skintype? If your having these questions, don't worry your in the right place!

I'm going to explain all skintypes and give you tips about how to take care of your skin.

First of all lets start with the skintypes and what they are called. You have 5 different skintypes, dry, normal, combination, sensitive and oily. But in the categories there are also differences. For example dry to very dry, oily and dehydrated or oily to very oily.

You can also have other problems with your skin type, for example acne, sun damage, redness, clogged pores or a combination of multipuls problems.

Confusing isn't it? But when you know your skintype, you understand which products you should be using. And you'll see that with the right products for your skin, you get way better results!

Okay, now you know which skin types there are I'm going to tell what they exactly mean and what skincare products to use.

Dry skin

- dull, rough complexion
- redness
- visible lines in the face
- the skin isnt as elastic

How to take care of dry skin
Bring moisture back into your skin with products that nourish, and restore the skin's moisture level. Be sure to give skin some extra moisture during the winter months. As it get colder the skin gets drier.

Skincare products for dry skin

Cleansers: Neogen Real Flower Cleansing Water- Rose, Enature Moringa Cleansing Balm and the Klairs Rich Moist Foaming Cleanser.

Toners:  Son&Park Beauty Water , Etude House Moistfull Collagen Facial Toner and the Klairs Supple Preparation Facial Toner.

Essence:Hanskin Hyaluron Skin Essence, Cosrx Galactomyces Whitening Power Essence and the Missha Time Revolution First Treatment Essence Moist.

Moisturizer: Cosrx Hyaluronic Acid Intensive Cream, Skinfood Royal Honey Essential Gueens Cream and the Erborian Yuza Double Lotion.

Oily skin

- shiny complexion
- blackheads, pimples and other blemishes
- enlarged pores

How to take care of oily skin
Daily enzymatic exfoliation is essential to promote cell turnover and prevent sebum buildup in pores. A gentle physical exfoliator is also useful for balancing the tone and texture of your skin.
Also carefully cleansing and refining the oilier parts of the skin is necessary, while being mindful of maintaining the moisture levels that is needed on the less oily areas of the face.

Skincare products for oily skin

Cleansers: Neogen Real Flower Cleansing Water—Calendula, Klavuu Pure Pearlsation Divine Pearl Cleansing Oil and the Skinfood Tea Tree Bubble Cleansing Foam

Toners: Missha Super Aqua Pore-Kling Toner, Neogen Pore Refine Toner and the Cosrx Galactomyces Alcohol-Free Toner

Essences: Benton Fermentation Essence, Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence and the 

Tony Moly The Chok Chok Green Tea Watery Essence

Moisturizers: Enature Zeo Brightening Emulsion, 

MY SKIN MENTOR DR. G Bio-RTx Mentor Cream 3 (Oily Skin) and the Erborian Bamboo Waterlock

Normal/combination skin

normal

- no or a few imperfections
- no sensitivity
- barely visible pores
- a radiant complexion

combination  
- pores that look larger than normal, because they're more open
- blackheads
- shiny skin                                                                                                                                                             How to take care of normal/combination skin                                                                                
Use a gentle daily exfoliation to keep the t-zone and cheek areas in balance. Moisturize with a gel- like texture, they are absorbed quickly and they cause less breakouts.

Skincare products for normal/combination skin

Cleansers: Klavuu Pure Pearlsation Marine Collagen Micro Cleansing Water, Su:m37 Miracle Rose Cleansing Stick and the Neogen Green Tea Real Fresh Foam Cleanser

Toners: Missha Time Revolution White Cure Blanc Tone-Up Lotion, Klavuu White Pearlsation Revitalizing Pearl Treatment Toner and the Etude House Moistfull Collagen Facial Toner

Essences: Enature Birch Juice Hydro Essence Skin, Missha Time Revolution Immortal Youth Blue Essence and the Tony Moly The Chok Chok Green Tea Watery Essence

Sensitive skin

- redness on the skin
- the skin can itch 
- burning of the skin
- having dryness 

How to take care of sensitive skin                                                                                                        
Use soothing products that gently nourish, stabilise moisture levels and improve the appearance of the skin. Be mindful about fragrances and chemicals in products as it can irritate the skin. 

Skincare products for sensitive skin                                                                                                       Cleansers: NEOGEN Real Flower Cleansing Water- Rose, Banila Co Clean It Zero Purity and the Neogen Cranberry Real Fresh Foaming Cleanser.

Toners: Klairs Supple Preparation Facial Toner and the Benton Snail Bee High Content Skin.

Essence: Missha Time Revolution First Treatment Essence and the Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence read the review here.

Moisturizer: Klairs Rich Moist Soothing Cream, Klairs Midnight Blue Calming Cream and the Re:p Nutrinature Ultra All Night Moisture Relief Mask.

I hope this blogpost was of help! If you have any questions, feel free to ask them!