A damaged barrier sets up so many problems for your skin. If your skin feels sensitive, tight or irritated and has a dry surface layer, often with congestion, it means your barrier is compromised. And if you’ve been struggling with issues like acne, sun damage or dull skin that’s lost
All too often when we speak about acne, we put it together in one bucket without distinguishing between its many different types. But if you want to address acne and congestion successfully, you need to be able to tell them all apart, understand their causes and know how to treat
How do I tell if I have dry skin? Your skin will be dry to the touch, tight, lacking bounce and hydration, and will feel in constant need of nourishment. You’ll have no visible pores and no blackheads anywhere on your face.
How can I tell if my skin is combination dry? Your skin will be mostly dry to the touch, with oily areas only around the nose and chin. Your pores will mostly be on the smaller size and your skin may feel in need of nourishment and protection.
A combination/oily skin is more oily than dry. You’ll find blackheads on your forehead and inside a wide V-shaped area that extends downwards from under the eyes, across the nose and then narrows at the chin. Dry areas are only seen on the very outer part of the face and
An oily skin has blackheads all over the face: you’ll find them on your forehead, nose, chin, cheeks and even inside your ears. Blackheads are made up of bacteria, dead cells and sebum. It often also has pimples, both pustules – which have a whitish-yellow head and tend to be
You can’t change your skin type, but your sub-conditions – the concerns like acne, hyperpigmentation or wrinkles that affect your skin –can be addressed through lifestyle consistency and making improvements to your health, product regimen and facial treatments. What are the underlying causes of sub-conditions? Sub-conditions describe how the skin
Your skin type is the skin that you were born with. It’s important to understand what type you have – where you have oil activity and where you are dry – so you can make better product choices and put together the right home care regimen for you.
Your cleanser can make or break the rest of your skincare routine. We’ve talked about how foaming cleansers dry and tighten the outer layers of your skin, keeping congestion from getting out and your treatment products from getting in.
What’s the most important part of your skincare routine? Most of us would probably pick a serum or moisturizer, something with the active ingredients that can improve our skin. But actually, Nerida says that a massive 50% of a successful regimen depends on the right cleanser.
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