What is oily skin? Well, according to a source, oily skin can be easily identified from your T-zone. Your T-zone is the area on your forehead and your nose. It looks and feels oily at that area. Oh wait, you smell like oil too. (At least, I do.)
What is dry skin? Dry skin feels tight and your face may be even flaking, or your skin starts to peel. Red patches may occur or for some people, the skin looks dull.
Alright. Those are the two most common problems faced by everyone. Well, combination skin is normal, as in at some areas it is oily some area is it dry. This kind of skin is pretty hard to treat in the sense that it's pretty tricky to find a proper skincare that suits for the different skinzones. However, you don't have to worry much about it. Just use something mild.
Not sure if you have oily skin? Try your skin first thing in the morning when you get up. Is it oily or dry? If it's oily, then you have oily skin. You may feel that, ah, oily skin is so troublesome and you prefer dry skin because they have less acne or breakouts and such. Don't feel that way!! Because when you grow older, you might say otherwise! Why? Well, people with oily skin age slower. This is because your skin produces enough oil to hydrate your skin. But the menace only happens when it oversecretes oil.
As for those with dry skin, you will find that your skin is dry and maybe reddish. You may also have smaller pores. You don't have to face the problem of having oily skin and free of pimples and breakouts! I don't mean to burst your bubble but this will not stay forever. Why? Because people with dry skin tend to wrinkle easily as their skin doesn't secrete that needed oil to hydrate your skin. I mean, you can't have the best of both worlds alright?
Hey!! It doesn't mean that your skin will stay as it is forever. It can and will change according to hormonal changes. Especially for women. Your body changes accordingly. Just as when you reach puberty, when you enter into adulthood, when you become a mother and when you have menopause. All these stages in life involves hormones. So, who knows maybe your skin will change as well? You may have oily skin when you're a teenager, but when you enter into adulthood, your skin may be drier. As I said, it is not permanent.
If you have oily skin now, you have to control your oil production first. Although those breakouts will always haunt you, remember that when you reach adulthood, your breakouts will lessen and the next thing you got to worry about are wrinkles!! Wrinkles, crow feet and similar things will start appearing.
For oily skin, it is better not to use a cleanser which is foamy. Use a cleanser that is of gel. Foamy cleansers tend to make your skin drier and more dehydrated. Having oily skin doesn't give you the pass to dry out your skin off its nutrients and moisture so you CANNOT wash your face for 5times a day just because you want to get rid of the oil. No, wash your face only twice or maximum 3times daily and it'll SUFFICE already. If you strip your face off its oil too much, your sebaceous glands will produce MORE sebum, causing you produce MORE breakouts. Just clean your face moderately. If you gloss too much, dab on some powder or blot it out with facial blotter or tissue. You may also choose a cleanser that is formulated for oily skin. But then, it's a really long process to look for a skincare that suits your skin. So don't give up! Use a gentle scrub or an exfoliater twice weekly. I'd recommend not to overload your face with plenty of skincare. Just a cleanser, occasional exfoliater, astringent or toner and maybe an eyecream or moisturizer. Double-cleanse is fine too. STOP THERE.
For dry skin, foam cleansers are fine for you as oil secretion hasn't been much of a problem. Some would use heavy cleansers or moisturizers. There's nothing much to help it. You can carry some spray water with you so that when you feel your face is getting dry, just spray your face with it.
That's about it. And my tip about moisturizers is use an aloe vera gel as your moisturizer. Its healing properties are better than the commercial moisturizers. Just my belief. So here's it!! =)
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