Sensitive Skin Problem
Ways to Know if you have Sensitive Skin Type
Does your skin irritate easily?
Is your skin often red or blotchy?
Do you have allergic reactions (stinging, itching, burning, etc.) to certain beauty products?
Do you sunburn easily?
Do you have broken capillaries beneath the surface of your skin?
Sensitive Skin Information
Any skin type can be diagnosed as sensitive, since it’s nothing more than a negative reaction to outside factors, like wind, sun overexposure, allergies to certain products, and overzealous scrubbing (and who isn’t guilty of this from time to time ?). The thing to do is notice how your skin responds to things, and use the gentlest products possible.
Combination Skin Problem
Ways to Know if you have Combination Skin Type
Are your cheeks dry, but your T-zone oily or pimple-prone?
Are you oily or pimple-prone along the perimeter of your face, but dry everyplace else?
Do products that help one part of your face hurt another?
Combination Skin Information
Many of us have combination or unbalanced skin, since the T-zone naturally contains more oil glands than the rest of the face. Also, using the wrong products can result in skin that’s drier in some places and oilier in others. Maybe you should stop using toner as harsh astringents can be very dehydrating. Or switch to a light, oil-free moisturizer to prevent breakouts. It’s all about experimentation.
Dry Skin Problem
Ways to Know if you have Dry Skin Type
Does your skin feel itchy or tight, especially after cleansing?
Do you have rough, flaky or red patches?
Did you make it through adolescence with no acne?
Are you sensitive to the sun, wind, and cold?
Does your complexion look dull?
Dry Skin Facts and Information
Dryness occurs when your skin doesn’t produce enough moisture and sebum. This can happen if you live in an arid climate, because the dry air saps the skin of its moisture. You can also experience dryness because of artificial heaters, sun overexposure or chlorine from swimming pools. Dryness can make your skin look great - with fine pores and a clear surface - but it can also be uncomfortable and make your skin rough to the touch.
Oily Skin Problem
Ways to Know if you have Oily Skin Type
Are you prone to pimples, blackheads, and whiteheads? Do you have large pores?
Does your face look shiny when you wake up, especially in the T-zone? The T-zone is the area across the forehead and down the nose, to the chin.
Does your foundation wear off after a couple hours?
Oily Skin Facts and Information
Your skin tends to overproduce sebum, making it feel and appear oily. This is a good thing, actually, because it means your skin is always well moisturized, and you’ll have fewer wrinkles as you age. On the other hand, you’re more prone to breakouts, since sebum has the tendency to mix with dead skin cells in your pores; this clogs them and produces pimples.
Skin Type, Different Skin Solution Type
Let’s start this section by getting a few things straight, shall we?
Women with skin of the color tend to have oily skin - but not all of us do! Just as black, Asian, Latina, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and Native American women come in all shapes and sizes, we can also have any number of skin types . What we do have in common is that we don’t tend to wrinkle as much as white women. But is a myth that this is because we all have oily skin. It is primarily because the melanin in our skin acts as a natural barrier to the ultraviolet rays that cause wrinkling. And, well, it is our genes, too.
It is normal for your skin to change thoughout the year
Skin is extremely susceptible to outside factors - the season, your diet, whether or not you smoke, whether you live in an arid, humid, or highly polluted climate. It can also change with your period, if you are pregnant, or when you’re stressed. Do not fret - you will just need to tweak your regimen a little.
Most important, hardly anyone has just one skin type.
A woman with oily skin might also have sensitive skin; someone with dry skin might also have acne-prone skin. Diagnosing yourself as one type and buying a whole line of corresponding products is a very old-fashioned way of approaching skin care - and it is not effective. Really look at the way your skin behaves. If you have acne but your skin is dry, normal oil-absorbing acne products will irritate your skin. All your symptoms should be taken into consideration when you choose products. Now, here are the major skin types; you can mix and match to find your perfect diagnosis.
Using Right Makeup Tools Is Essential
Right Makeup Tools can make the difference between looking unpolished and looking flat-out fabulous. I could launch into a lengthy “what’s a brilliant painter sans brilliant brush?” metaphor, but you get the picture. Here is everything you need to know about the makeup tools of the trade.
Make-up Tools
1. Powder Brush: A fluffy, oversized brush used to dust on loose powder or bronzer.
2. Blush Brush: A round, medium-sized brush used to apply and blend blush or bronzer.
3. Foundation Brush: A large, flat oval brush used to apply liquid or cream foundation. Usually made of synthetic fibers.
4. Wedge Sponge: Used for applying and blending foundation. Can be used dry for a matte finish, or wet for a dewier look.
5. Smudge Brush: For a soft or smoky look, trace it back and forth along eyeliner, blurring it out a bit.
6. Eyeshadow Brush: A fine, flat brush used to highlish the brownbone, accenturate the crease, or sweep color all over the lid.
7. Eyebrow Brush: A firm, angles brush used to sweep color onto the eyebrows. Don’t go crazy with this, or you risk looking like Joan Crawford.
8. Eye Liner Brush: A stiff-bristled brush used to trace an exact line along the lashes.
9. Eyelash Separator: Use to comb through mascara’ed lashes to get rid of clumps. Rinsed clean, it is great for blending in eyebrow pencil.
10. Lip Brush: A tiny brush used to apply lipstick or gloss - gives great defination. Also fantactic for applying concealer.
Hair Shampooing Basics
Shampoo is the most basic of haircare products, designed to clean your hair and scalp. The word shampoo, interestingly, has its origin in the Hindi word champi, which means ‘head massage with oil’.) Most shampoos are classified as detergents, with the exception of dry, powder shampoos that are less effective and tend to leave hair dull-looking. These can be useful however, when you are not able to use normal shampoo because of your location or lack of time.
Some Hair shampoos contain soap, but most, days, are soap-free and contain agents known as surfactants, otherwise known as surface-active a that lather well in all types of water (Soap shampoo forms a scum with hard water.) Most modern shampoo also contain conditioning agents to make it easier to comb your hair after washing it.
What is in Shampoo?
- Cleansing agents (surfactants). The two most common are ammonium lauryl sulphate and ammonium laureth sulphate, the milder of the two.
- Conditioning agents.
- Additives to control pH and thickness of the shampoo (if it is too runny, it would be messy to apply; if it is too thick, it would be hard to spread). Shampoos are usually slightly acidic, with a pH between 3.5 and 4.5.
- Preservatives to prevent the shampoo from going off or ingredients from decomposing, which could lead to bacteria multiplying, and pose a health risk.
- Hair Colors , perfumes and other ingredients to make the shampoo enjoyable to use.
- Some shampoos such as anti dandruff preparations contain zinc pyrithione
Hair Shampooing Basics and Tips
A good shampoo should spread easily over the hair, rinse out, not irritate your skin or eyes and leave your hair manageable. The lather is not actually essential to clean your hair efficiently, but it does offer a guide to how much detergent you are using.
There is a wide range of shampoos for different hair types . If you wash your hair frequently or have a sensitive skin , choose a gentle formula.
For colour-treated, permed or dry and brittle hair, a moisturizing shampoo may help. There are also special shampoos available for coloured hair but in truth they cannot really prevent colour fade, although they do moisturize the hair and help to maintain its condition. There is ongoing debate about the benefits of clarifying shampoos, which are used (normally about once a month) to remove so-called product build-up on the hair. Some hair experts dismiss them, saying that a good regular shampoo should be able to remove all build-up of dirt and products on the hair anyway.
There are also many special formulations for greasy, dry and normal hair as well as shampoos for blonde hair that are designed to help it appear brighter.
Wash your hair as often as you need to - daily if necessary, but do not use too much shampoo as it won’t make your hair cleaner! Brush your hair before you wash it - this loosens dead skin cells and any dirt sticking to your scalp.
Harsh sunlight, wind and other environmental hazards, as well as hairstyling and chemical treatments, can damage the outer cuticle cells of your hair leaving it dull, dry and tangled. Unfortunately, conditioner cannot repair such damage but it can improve the appearance of the hair by coating the shaft, smoothing rough cuticle scales as a result and making the hair easy to comb.