| Your skin is very much influenced by many external | | | | prone to breakouts there; cheeks tend to be normal, |
| (and internal) factors. If you've been blessed with an | | | | possibly a little on the dry side, especially in winter, |
| unblemished complexion, live a stress-free life and | | | | Dry skin |
| possess peerless genes, then your skin is probably | | | | Has fine pores; feels flaky or rough, sometimes with |
| perfect and needs little more than a wash with a | | | | red patches; feels tight and sometimes irritated after |
| cloth. For the rest of us mortals using plant-based | | | | washing, especially if you have used soaps or been in |
| skincare makes visible improvements. Fortunately, | | | | a dry atmosphere for some time: fine lines develop |
| almost all of us can balance, normalise and improve | | | | early around the eye area. |
| our skin with appropriate plant based skincare and | | | | Very dry / mature skin |
| some simple lifestyle shifts. I've even witnessed | | | | Has fine pores; feels tight; has visible wrinkles and |
| those with naturally good skin being truly amazed at | | | | broken capillaries; skin is slacker on the cheeks and |
| how much better their skin looks and feels with | | | | jaw line; may have a leathery texture on very thin |
| judicious care. Formulations such as sunscreens, | | | | areas. |
| moisturisers, eye creams and serums also help to | | | | Sensitive skin |
| delay the ageing process and keep skin younger | | | | Has fine pores; tends to be thin and is prone to |
| looking than if they are not used. When choosing | | | | broken capillaries: flushes easily; is inclined to rashes |
| what to use on your skin though, it's important to | | | | and irritation; can extend to any skin type, including |
| know your skin type. When Kim Buckland set up Liz | | | | oily, but mostly affects people who are prone to |
| Earle Beauty Co they focused on two simple skincare | | | | allergic conditions, in particular, eczema, asthma and |
| regimes: one for dry skins and the other for normal | | | | hay fever. |
| and combination skins. NB: there is a different set of | | | | Testing skin type |
| skin types for categorising your burn risk and how | | | | Most people know what skin type they are, but if |
| vulnerable you are to sunlight | | | | you can't decide try this simple test: |
| Oily skin | | | | • Remove any make-up, rinse your face with |
| Has large pores and shiny skin, especially on the | | | | water, pat it dry with a clean towel and leave for 1 |
| T-zone (forehead, nose and chin); skin tends to be | | | | hour. |
| thicker, with rough irregular texture and colouring is | | | | • Place a single layer of white tissue (peel apart a |
| prone to blackheads and spots is very common in | | | | tissue and it will give you two or three thin layers) |
| teenagers and young adults, rare after the age of 35. | | | | over your face and press it over the surface, pushing |
| Normal and combination skin | | | | it into the corners and crevices. |
| Normal skin has medium-size pores; looks clear, with | | | | • Leave it for a few minutes, then lift off and |
| even colour feels soft and bouncy to the touch, isn't | | | | inspect the result. |
| tight or greasy, doesn't feel uncomfortable or | | | | • Oily skin; the tissue will stick to sebum, pick up |
| irritated, isn't essentially prone to blackheads or spots. | | | | oily spots and become translucent. |
| Combination skin: | | | | • Normal/combination skin: it will stick only to your |
| The only difference between this and normal skin is | | | | T-zone. |
| that combination skin, which the majority of women | | | | • Dry/very dry skin; the paper won't stick to any |
| are thought to have, has an oilier T-zone and may be | | | | area of your face as you have very little sebum. |
