SKIN TYPES

NORMAL SKIN

It has excellent hydration, muscle tone, and resilience. Normal skin looks soft, supple amd has a healthy glow and color, fine texture, and there are no open pores or fine lines. The best example is that of children. It is the rarest skin types these days.

Normal skin requires cleansing, morning and evening, use of moisturizer durng the day to prevent moisture loss and hydrating creams at night. An occasional exfoliation is also beneficial.

(Just because the skin is in good condition, it does not mean to forget about taking care of it. It is important to prevent moisture loss and protect the skin from possible damage).

DRY SKIN

The skin prone to drying is tight, itchy and rough. It tends to be thin, fine, delicate and very sensitive. Neglected, becomes cracked and chapped. In this case, you should avoid products containing detergents, parabens and reach for moisturising, soothing and nourishing herbs and essential oils. The skin needs extra hydration, lubrication and protection. They can be added to creams, masks, tonic water, lotions, ointments, body scrubs, carrier oils.

Golden rule! If you wish to improve appearance and health of your skin, you must care for it every day, from the inside and outside out. Improvement is rarely dramatic and treatment needs to be continued for several months. But it is worth it!

OILY SKIN

Excessive sebaceous gland activity causes clogging of pores, pimples and blackheads formation. The skin can be shining. For the care of the skin are needed: a toning facial cleanser, scrub, mask absorbing too much sebum, and gentle serum with essential oils and herbs. These remove exessive sebum, without drying the skin at the same time.

Golden rule! If you wish to improve appearance and heath of your skin, you must care for it every day, from the inside and outside out. Improvement is rarely dramatic and treatment needs to be continued for several months. But it is worth it!

COMBINATION SKIN

It is characterised by the existence of two or more different conditions. Skin can be oily around the nose, forehead, and the chin (T-zone), but dry on the rest of the face. Or skin can be dry, but with acne problems. It tends to be partly dry and partly oily and subject to blackheads and dilated pores. When treating a combination skin, each area is treated for its particular condition.

SKIN CONDITIONS

DEHYDRATED SKIN

Lacks sufficient moisture. It can look dull or dry, scaly and flaky. It may be caused and aggravated by excessive perspiration, lack of sebum to prevent evaporation of natural moisture, poor metabolism, and or insufficient water intake, atmospheric conditions, too much sun and wind, using inappropriate skin care products, not using skin care products.

Dehydrated skin needs everyday/night care, oleation, use of protective and hydrating moisturizers, masks should be applied on regular basis according to the level of dehydration.

SENSITIVE SKIN

It is often fair, delicate and almost translucent. It is sensitive to heat and cold, wind and sun, and can become dry to a degree that it is red, itchy and painful, with burning sensation. Facial scrubbing and use of astringents with alcohol usually aggravate sensitive skin.

The essential oil dilution is much less than usual. Use 1-2% for body massage, and 0.5-1%for a face massage. Even Lavender has been shown to cause irritation.

COUPEROSE SKIN

It is temporary or chronic redness appearing on the face. It appears as small, dilated, bright red bloss vessels on the cheeks, around the nose and sometimes on the chin resulting from insufficient elasticity in the capillary wall. It is aggravated by heat, cold, hot water, nervous disorders, digestive disorders, poor nutrition, drinking hot liquids, eating spicy food, high sugar containing foods, smoking, alcohol, and use of harsh products – this applies to other skin types.

 MATURE SKIN

The wrinkles, lines are prominent, the cheekbones can become more noticeable as the skin sags and the fatty tissue atrophies. The area around nose and mouth show decreased depth.