Skincare is a tricky task, especially during the monsoons. If you have dry skin, it may need loads of moisturization while oily skin demands regular cleansing to get rid of that oil-drenched look. However, if you have noticed dry skin around your jawline and oily patches on the nose, and forehead – it means you have combination skin.
If you are wondering how to take care of ‘combination skin’, don’t worry, because this skin type is not uncommon and with a few simple skincare tweaks, it’s easy to look ravishing all the time!
What Is A Combination Skin?
Well, dermatologists define combination skin as a mix of dry, oily and normal skin. Typically, people blessed with this type of skin possess dry or normal skin on the cheeks, jawline, and around the mouth, while the nose, forehead, and chin – known as the T zone look oily and shiny. People with combination skin are also prone to sudden breakouts, blackheads and larger skin pores.
How To Test For A Combination Skin?
Try this simple test at home:
Take a blotting paper and place it on the cheeks. If it does not turn oily, it means your cheeks are dry. In case, it turns a little oily your skin is normal.
Place the paper on the nose, and forehead and see if it collected too much oil. An oily T-zone is often an indication of oily skin in that area.
If you found dry cheeks and oily T-zone, you my friend, have combination skin.
Other Features Of Combination Skin:
- Rough and dull skin tone on the nose and around the chin, due to accumulation of dead skin cells
- Super dry jawline, cheeks and the area around the eyes
- Sudden breakout of acne, dry patches especially in monsoons and winter
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