Get to know your skin type
How to Identify Your Skin Type & Choose the Right Products
When it comes to skincare, understanding your skin type is the first step in building an effective routine. Using the wrong products can lead to breakouts, dryness, or irritation, while the right products can enhance your natural glow.
But how do you know your skin type? Let’s break it down!
The 5 Main Skin Types
1. Oily Skin
Signs: Your skin often looks shiny, feels greasy, and is prone to breakouts. You may notice enlarged pores, especially around the nose and forehead.
Best Products: Look for lightweight, oil-free, and mattifying products. Our pure balance range would be ideal for this!
2. Dry Skin
Signs: Your skin feels tight, rough, or flaky, especially after cleansing. It may look dull and feel sensitive.
Best Products: You need hydrating and nourishing products containing hyaluronic acid. Avoid harsh cleansers that strip moisture. Our Ocean's Best range is perfect to infuse your skin with hydration.
3. Combination Skin
Signs: You have an oily T-zone (forehead, nose, chin) but dry or normal cheeks. Your skin might feel imbalanced.
Best Products: Use a gentle cleanser like our cleansing milk or cleansing powder, a lightweight moisturizer like Ocean's best cream, and targeted treatments for different areas of your face. You may need one of our serums suited to your skin depending on your main skin concerns.
4. Sensitive Skin
Signs: Your skin easily reacts to new products, turning red, itchy, or irritated. It may sting after applying certain products.
Best Products: Your in luck, our products are designed with sensitive skin in mind! We would recommend the stress balance range if your having an irritation flare up to calm and sooth the skin. Anti-irritation serum and skin meditiation cream will be your best friend!
5. Normal Skin
Signs: Your skin feels balanced—not too oily, not too dry. It rarely breaks out or reacts negatively to products.
Best Products: Maintain your skin’s health with gentle cleansers from the soft cleansing range and lightweight moisturizers and hydration with the oceans best range. Don't forget to wear your SPF protection.
How to Test Your Skin Type at Home
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The Bare-Face Test: Wash your face with a gentle cleanser and pat it dry. Wait for 30-40 minutes. If your skin feels tight, it’s dry. If it looks shiny all over, it’s oily. If just the T-zone is oily, it’s combination.
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Blotting Paper Test: Press a blotting sheet on different areas of your face. If the sheet picks up oil from the whole face, you have oily skin. If only the T-zone leaves oil, you have combination skin. Little to no oil means dry or normal skin.
Final Tips for Healthier Skin
Always use SPF to protect your skin from premature aging and damage.
Drink plenty of water to maintain hydration from within.
Patch-test new products before applying them to your entire face.
Stick to a routine for at least 4-6 weeks to see real results.
Understanding your skin type is the foundation of great skincare. Once you know what your skin needs, you can shop for products that truly work for you. Ready to find your perfect skincare match? Take our skincare quiz to get tailored recommendations! ✨
