In my time as a skin therapist, I have seen many people using products designed for a different skin type to what they actually are. I'm here to educate and guide you, because I too was never really sure what my skin type was until I learnt the difference between skin types!

• You experience very few or no breakouts.
• Your skin doesn’t tend to react negatively to new products or weather changes.
• You don’t feel like you need to constantly moisturise or blot oil from your face all day long.
• Your skin is firm, with minimal fine lines and wrinkles.

Plus, having a Balanced skin type means you can tolerate most products and ingredients and you can have some fun trying lots of products and working out which one you like the most.

An oily skin type is exactly what it sounds like – oily!

Excess oil on the face produces a persistently shiny or greasy appearance. If you don’t manage your oily skin correctly, pores can become clogged and enlarged, and dead skin cells may accumulate.

Here's what Oily Skin looks and feels like:

• Large visible pores
• Frequent acne (black heads and white heads)
• Visible shine, especially mid-day
• Potential acne on other areas such as your back and chest
• Makeup doesn’t stay on and seems to “slide” off
• The oilier areas of your face have blackheads, pimples or other types of acne
• Pores are visibly enlarged, especially on your nose, chin and forehead

Combination skin is, as the name suggests, skin that consists of a mix of skin types.

This skin type features two or more different skin types on the face are, and the condition of your skin may fluctuate between seasons.

Typically, the combination skin type is characterised by dry skin on the cheeks, while excessive oil and shine appears on other areas of the face, in particular the forehead, nose and chin (also known as the T-zone).

Here's what's like to have Combination Skin:

• You Have Oily and Dry skin spots on your face.
• You experience mild breakouts & dry ness at the same time.
• You have larger pores on your nose, chin and forehead.
• Your makeup looks patchy.
• Your skin gets oilier in summer and drier in winter.

Dry skin is used to describe a skin type that produces less sebum (oil) than normal skin.

As a result of the lack of oil, dry skin lacks the lipids that it needs to retain moisture and build a protective shield against external influences.

How Dry Skin looks and feels:

• Barely visible pores.
• Chapping and prone to cracking.
• Skin can feels tight and brittle, lacks elasticity.
• Skin texture feels rough.
• Complexion looks dull and blotchy.
• Scaling, flaking, and itchiness may occur.
• Prone to redness, irritation and infection.
• Enhanced fine lines and wrinkles.