How To Choose Products Based On Your Specific Skin Concerns

When it comes to selecting skin care products, the particular skin matters. Your skin bears uniqueness similar to that of your fingerprint. Each skin has a different formation and acts accordingly to the cosmetic ingredients. There is no single skin care product that is suitable for all skins.

The desirables of beautiful skin include a vibrant glow, uniform color, and silk-like smoothness. If you also want these desirables for your skin. Then you only need to adopt a proper skincare routine involving the right kind of products. This will help you keep your skin healthy and young.

Suppose you are a beginner or just starting. You can face confusion in selection among serums, creams, masks, or even ointments. There are a plethora of skin care products that fuel the sense of confusion. The proper knowledge can help you select the right products depending on your skin requirements. This article aims to cater essential information on choosing products based on skin concerns. Keep exploring to get insights!

Identifying Your Skin Type

The first step in choosing products depending on your particular skin guide is to consider your skin type. There are multiple skin types exist. The main skin types are:

Normal Skin: This skin type lies somewhere in between the dry and oily types. It features proper blood circulation and optimum sebum production.

Oily Skin: Oily skin refers to skin that has a greasy appearance. The sebum production of this skin type is above an optimum level. Frequent acne breakouts are another indication of oily skin.

Dry Skin: This skin type features a rough and flaky texture. Periodic irritations and tightness are what you can experience with this skin.

Sensitive Skin: If you face quick spicy food reactions or adverse reactions while adapting to new skin care products. Then you have sensitive skin.

Skin Combination: In skin combination, your skin does not reflect a single skin characteristic. Rather it is a mixture of two skins, such as dry and oily. You can experience dry cheeks and the rest of the face oily.

In case you are unaware of the skin type you possess. Then by the following two methods, you can identify your skin:

The first method requires the usage of blotting paper. Place the blotting paper on your face gently. If you experience no presence of oil, it indicates you possess dry skin. If the sheet represents oil from T-zone, it indicates you possess normal or combination skin. Last, you possess oily skin if it takes all oil from the entire face.

The second method involves skin cleansing. After cleansing, leave it for about half an hour. You have oily skin if you observe shine on the cheeks, forehead or nose. If you observe tightness over the skin, then you possess dry skin. On the other hand, if only the forehead or nose shines, you possess combination skin.

Addressing Common Skin Concerns

Several skin concerns need your attention to enjoy healthy skin. Some of the key skincare concerns are:

Dark Circles

Dark circles refer to the circles that appear under both your eyes. These circles do not represent a medical problem but rather a skin issue. When experiencing such a situation, look for a cosmetic product containing vitamin C, caffeine, retinol, and peptides. Such cosmetics will help you get rid of dark circles.

Acne

Acne is a particular skin condition arising from clogging hair follicles right under the skin. When facing severe acne, consider choosing cosmetic products containing benzoyl peroxide, salicylic acid, sulfur, and adapalene. This kills the bacteria and even removes the dead cells under your skin that are the leading cause of clogging.

Dryness

The dry skin condition occurs when your skin loses water and oil. When you are facing excessive skin dryness. It would help if you chose the moisturizer containing squalane, glycerin, vitamin E, lactic acid, hyaluronic acid etc.

Premature Aging

Premature aging refers to a condition of skin getting older before the actual time. You can experience wrinkles, dark spots, uneven skin tone, and dryness in this condition. You can use cosmetics having Vitamin C, retinol, retinoic acid, collagen, and crocin. This will help cope with premature aging.

Dullness

The skin appears dull because of the accumulation of dead cells. You can experience no proper light reflection, patches, or skin tiredness in this condition. Using products containing glycolic acid will help you prevent dullness in the long run.

Understanding Active Ingredients

The ingredients play a great role in synthesizing or formulating the product. Choosing a skin care product without knowing its ingredients. OR their end role on your skin can lead to adverse effects. No one wants to do or experience this with their skin. Keep reading to know which skin type require which kind of ingredients:

Ingredients for Oily Skin: Consider purchasing products with alpha hydroxy acids, either salicylic or glycolic acid. These acids reduce or keep sebum production at an optimum level. Skincare products that contain hyaluronic acid contributes to effective hydration.

Ingredients for Dry Skin: To maintain the effective radiance of the particular skin, purchase products that have lactic acid or shea butter. They contribute to proper hydration and lead to exfoliation.

Ingredients for Sensitive Skin: You should choose products with aloe vera, shea butter, and oatmeal as key ingredients. They can lead you to enjoy effective moisturization and prevent cracking. 

Ingredients for Combination Skin: The combination skin care products must have superoxide dismutase, hyaluronic acid, peptides, lactic acid, and squalane. Combined, these ingredients collectively lead to the coping for oily and dry skin.

Apart from the above skin conditions, choose salicylic acid products if you face the blackheads issue. On the other hand, if you are experiencing redness on your skin, choose niacinamide or vitamin B3. This will cope with hydration, repair damaged cells, overcome inflammation and calm the high redness.

Building a Customized Skincare Routine

Getting or having the right skin care products will not do the task alone. To enjoy maximum effectiveness, you must follow the proper order of correct usage. This order or routine varies depending on the type of skin you possess. In general, the common rule that is popular among many is first to use a thin product and then thicker. The main reason is thin products cannot penetrate thicker ones.

An effective skincare routine involves the following steps:

The first step is to wash your face properly and ensure no grime or dirt is left out.

· In case you use toner either for removing dead cells or hydration. Please give it a second priority after the face wash.

· Thirdly you need to apply the serum. The option exists to choose antioxidants serum as well as moisturizing serum. This depends on the skin type you have. Please note the serums that contain oil does not go underneath. At the same time, moisturizer serums go underneath your skin. Choose accordingly as per your priority.

· Fourthly apply eye creams only if you are experiencing dark circles right under your eyes. Following this step at night is good as it leads to a better overall look.

· In the fifth step, you need to apply the spot treatment. This step is beneficial when you follow it, especially in the nighttime. It can help you fight issues related to acne.

· In the sixth step, apply moisturizer. It plays two crucial roles, one in the skin’s hydration and the second in the lock of all product layers you have applied earlier.

· The seventh step includes the application of retinoids. This can help you prevent the formation of dark spots, fine lines and breakouts. Consider applying them at night, as they can be irritating in the daytime.

· Apply the oil on your face on number eight in your customized skincare routine. It is number eight because it prevents other products from penetrating your skin.

· Finally, you need to put a layer of sunscreen over your face. This will help you block the UV rays and prevent them from adversely affecting your skin.

Conclusion

You cannot overemphasize the importance of the right skin care products. This is true if you want to experience bright, glowing, smooth, and fair skin. Choosing the wrong product can cause irritation, cracks, infections, inflammations, allergies, itchiness, etc. Each skin requires specific ingredients in skin care products. Using the wrong product on the wrong skin can lead you to face devastating effects.

As mentioned in the above article, you can identify your skin type and choose the right cosmetic or skin care products. Apart from this, you must follow a proper routine to experience incredible results. This is because irregular skin care products application can put a barrier to enjoying the maximum effect of each product.

Share your thoughts in the comment section below. Feel free to share the article with others if you like the above information. For any assistance, don’t hesitate to reach out. You can contact us by email. We would love to assist you in selecting products depending on your skin type. 

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Chloe

Chloe is a purse designer and currently works for a graphic design company. She has been working for more than ten years now and has very rich experience. She has his own unique understanding of the material and style of the bags. And is very happy to share his experience.