THE FUNDAMENTAL – BASICS OF SKIN TYPES:

 

 

 

Balanced  ski is exactly what  it’s  called.  It has a balance of  oil and moisture  secretions  which keep the skin soft, supple  and flexible. Desquamation and  cell  generation  take place at the same  rate,  so that  there is an  even  replacement of the  surface layers.  This help to  keep the  skin  smooth and clear.  The pores  are small,  the texture is fine and  even  and the  color is healthy. The skin  feels slightly warm  to touch,  due to it’s  good  blood  supply. A balanced skin  rarely  develops  spots  and  blemishes  and  it hea6 well. 

 

MAINTAINING  THE BALANCED SKIN. 

 

The main aim of  skincare  is to create  and preserve the  characteristics of  a balanced skin.  A balanced skin is a  healthy  skin. 

. Get enough  sleep: Always remember that the rate of  skin  cells  repairs  and replacement  increases when  we’re  at sleep.  Tiredness and  exhaustion  deprive the   skin of  the  energies  it needs to recover  and regenerate. 

 

. Protect your skin:  A balanced skin can easily  become dry if it is not protected  from the harsh weather,  extreme  temperatures,  central heating and  air conditioning,  sun Ray’s, pollution, and wrong  cosmetics.  Always remember to wear a  moisturizer  to create a  barrier  between the skin and  outside  elements.  Whenever  possible  avoid exposing  your skin to  strong sun rays , otherwise  use a  suitable UV screening  products. 

 

. Keep  your  clean:   Do not  allow dirt and  grime to  buildup.  It could  block the  pores and  irritate the skin. 

 

. Avoid  Harsh treatments:   Do not  pull or stretch your  skin.  Gently  wash  or  clean your  face and  use the right  skincare formulations.  The blood vessels are  very  close to the  surface of your skin and  can become damaged  quite easily.  Avoid using  perfumes  or highly  perfumed  .products  or those  with  high  concentrations of  alcohol   and  alkalis on your  facial  skin . These are  very  degreasing. 

 

. Monitor your skin:  A balanced skin becomes  drier  with  age  as the body  processes  slow down.  Keep  a look  out for  early  signs of  changes in the  skin,  so that  right cosmetics formulations  and skincare  can be adapted to compensate  for them.

 

 

A dry skin  has a Matt and  uneven  texture.  This is  because  there is no  enough  sebum  to  lubricate the skin surface cells and  keep them  compacted.  In the absence of  natural  skin oil  , moisture  would,  easily  lost  from the  upper  layer.  The  surface  cells curl  up and  flake . The  skin  lacks suppleness  and  often  feels  tight.  Dry  skin is  usually thin and  fine  with no visible pores.  It forms  fine lines and  wrinkles  prematurely,  particularly  around the eyes.  Dilated capillaries  appear  commonly  on the  cheeks  and nose  due to the lack of  protection,  which  is usually  provided  by  sebum.  Dilated  capillaries  appear on  fair  skin. 

 

 

. Hormone   imbalance:  A dry skin  occurs  naturally  when the balance of  male  to female  sex  hormones  circulating  in the  blood  is lower than normal.  

Androgens  are the  male sex  hormone  that are responsible for  activating  sebaceous glands. 

Oestrogens  are the  female sex  hormones.  A evel of  oestrogens  in the blood is  higher than  normal  inhibits the  production  of sebum. 

 

. Oestrogens ;  has water-acttracting  properties  which  influence  the amount  of moisture  held in the skin.  If the  amount of  oestrogens  circulating in the  body  is  reduced,  so is the amount of moisture which is  available for the skin. 

 

. During the  natural  aging process;  there is  a gradual reduction in the  level of  sex hormones produced by the body. This affects the  amount of  sebum  produced  and the skin’s ability to retain  moisture. 

 

. Incorrect skincare;  Using harsh products  strips the skin of  it’s natural surface  lubricant.  If the  body doesn’t  produce enough sebum to replace  it  quickly  on the skin surface,  the skin  becomes  dry, parched  and irritated.  Products  containing  alcohol,  alkalis. Detergent  and abrasive..

 

. Central  heating  or Air conditioning;  They create  dry environment  which  takes  moisture  from wherever it can. Skin  exposed to  these  are susceptible to  high amounts of moisture loss,  with  similar  effects.  Skin  which is not protected  well  enough loses  it’s  moisture  to the atmosphere. 

 

. Extremes  of Temperature; 

When the  weather is  very hot or very cold,  the air  is usually dry.  Unless  the  skin is  protected it could  loss its  moisture in the  same way it would in central heating  or air conditioning.  The  output  of  sebum is reduced on the skin which is  exposed to  very  cold  windy  weather. So there is less  protection from moisture loss..

 

. Over exposure  to sun rays;   The  sun  rays  overheat and dehydrate  the skin tissues. This occurs  not only in the  surface layers  but also deeper  in the  dermis 

Always  remember to  keep sensitive  areas  covered  and wearing  a sunscreen  formulations  of an appropriate  factors  without  this precaution,  your skin may suffer damage. 

 

. Prolonged  illness;   During  periods of illness  the  blood and  lymph are  diverted  away from the  skin surface  tissues  towards the  diseased areas.  This,  sure, reduces the amount of blood circulating in the  epidermis and  this leads to  dehydration. Illness  that produces  high  body  temperature  dehydrate the  surface  tissues. Some  medications ( antibiotics)  can cause  the  skin to  become dry..

 

. Crash  dieting:   In this case  water  intake is reduced during over stringent  dieting  and fasting.  These  push the body to  draw from it’s  reservoir  of moisture  in the skin to maintain its essential  water  balance. 

Anorexia  Nervosa, where  little  or no food  is eaten.  The production  of sex hormone  stops,  causing  changes in the body  like  dehydration  and thinning of the skin.

 

. Of course:  We know what  smoking  and alcohol  drinking  could  do in this  regards.

 

 

 GREASY  SKIN:

 

 This skin  type  produces  more  sebum than  is needed. Consequently the skin  surface  appears shiny, thick  coarse,  dull  and  often  grimy.  A build  up  of sebum in the ducts and and hair follicles  stretches the pores. Depending on how the  skin is  cared for. The pores may open  or blocked. Bacteria can  penetrate the  open  pores to  cause  pustules. Blocked pores  often  result in  comedones  ( blackheads). The thicker  coating of  sebum on the skin  delays the rate at which  desquamation  takes place. Instead of being shed evenly,  cells remain stuck down on the skin  surface,  attracting and accumulating  dusts, dirt, and grime.  Meanwhile  new cells  continue to be produced in the epidermis,  leading to overall thickness of the skin . This, together with  extra fatty  contents of the epidermis gives the skin a sallow  appearance. 

 

 

Hormonal  imbalances:  A greasy skin occurs naturally when the  balance of  Androgen  is higher than normal,  especially,  during  puberty.

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Combination of  skin  types  may  exist  on the face  where different  areas show different  physical  characteristics.  The most  common is, the  Normal to Dry skin  over the cheeks and  sides of the face,  with a greaser ‘ T-Zone,  down the center  panel.  There are more sebaceous glands  present on the center  panel of the face and they’re situated  nearer to the skin surface. The T-Zone is  referred to as the,  ” Danger  Triangle “

 

 

 All  healthy  skin  are  sensitive,  but  this  term is  used  in beauty  therapy to  describe  a condition where the skin is  hypersensitive.  ie  over- reacts  to the  mildest  stimulants.  The  skin  flushes  easily  causing  redness  which may appear  patches  or as a clearly  defined  network  of dilated  capillaries.  

Skin which has been neglected  for  over  a number  of years may have  permanently  dilated  capillaries  which are more  pronounced  when the blood supply is stimulated. 

 

Dry skin type  are the  most  sensitive,  which  could be attributed to  low  or reduce  sebum. Other  skin  types can also be sensitive, however , particularly if the  stimulus is an ingredient in  a cosmetics  or skin care  preparation.

 

 

Dehydrated  means lacking in  moisture.  The skin looks dull  and  parched and  feel  tight and itchy. Dry skin is  dehydrated  skin but  any other  skin type may suffer  temporary  dehydration,  especially  if it’s  not  properly  cared for. 

 

 

This describes skin that  has  lost  its  firmness  and suppleness  of youth. It is lined and  crepey,  with  some  loss of  underplaying  muscle tones.

 

 

The skin  becomes  congested when  sebum  and sweat  are prevented  from  flowing freely  onto the surface.  This  may result  from inadequate  cleaning of the skin. Also when  stale  make-up and other matters  buildup in the  mouths of the  hair follicles and  sweat  pores . The  pores  become  blocked and  waste  accumulates  beneath the upper layers  of  the skin.  The  texture  feels  coarse and  lumpy. Whiteheads  and blackheads  may be present. 

Very  oily  or fatty  skin  care products can clog up the pores.  If the  skin surface is not kept  soft and supple  and moisturized, the upper layers of the  epidermis  hardens  over the opening  in the skin  preventing the  free  flow of  sebum and  sweat.

 

 BLEMISHED  SKIN:

 

This is use to describe  irregularities  in colors  or textures  of the skin.  A blemish may be  permanent ( eg  pigmented  birthmarks), or  temporary  )eg  pustules).

Blemishes  must be  correctly  identified  before  recommending beauty treatments. Most of them are harmless,   may  improve  with  cosmetics,  but there are some that require  professional treatments.

 

 

The appearance of the skin  depends on the  nature of the  infection. Bacteria,  fungi,  and virus and  they  affect the skin  in different ways  and  they  have their distinctive  characteristics. 

Inflammation,  swelling,  irritation  or pains, discoloration  or pus are all general signs of infection.

 

 

 

. Do you have a skincare  routine?

 

. Do you protect your skin in the  sun?

 

. Do you,  ever,  use soaps  on your  face and which  type of  soaps.?

 

. Do you  MOISTURIZER?

 

. When  last  did you  EXFOLIATE?

 

. Is your general skin  health  good? I mean no conditions?

 

Have you  noticed  any changes in your skin recently?

 

. Does your skin ever reacted to  any  cosmetics formulations and make-up?

 

. How do you  normally take care of your skin at home?

 

 What are the  main  problems  you have with your skin?

 

. Which  skincare  products do you use?.

 

. How  much  makeup do you usually wear?

 

. How do you  remove  your  makeup?

 

. What  type of  environment  do you  work in? Full air conditioned  office, open place,  warehouse,  outlets, etc. 

 

. Do you know or have a current result of  your skin examination  and

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