What Product Best Suits Your Skin Type?

With an array of lotions and potions available finding the right product to suit your individual skincare needs can be an overwhelming and confusing process.
For the beauty junkies whose bathroom cabinets are bursting with the 'essential must have products' that do nothing but go to waste, following my simple skincare guide will ensure that the correct products are matched to your personal skin type...

Skin Type: Normal

Products most suitable:

• A lotion based eye make-up remover
• A light cleansing cream or lotion
• A light moisturising cream or lotion
• Eye lotion
• Facial wash
• A toner with a 10-20% alcohol content.

Skin Type: Dry

Products most suitable:

• A oil or cream based eye make-up remover
• Paraffin wax masks
• Eye cream
• A cream based moisturiser 
• Non-setting masks
• A low alcohol content toner or, alcohol free toner if skin is of a dry and sensitive nature.

Skin Type: Greasy

Products most suitable:

• A lotion based eye make-up remover
• Facial wash and foaming gel
• Cleansing lotion and milk
• Clay-based masks
• Cleansing grains and peels
• A light eye gel
• Moisturiser milk
• A toner with a 25-50% alcohol content.

Skin Type: Combination

Products most suitable:

• T-zone - greasy skin recommendations should be followed
• Dry cheeks - dry skin recommendations should be followed
• Normal cheeks - normal skin recommendations should be followed
• A young congested T-zone - congested skin recommendations should be followed with products used for normal skin types applied to the cheek area. 

Skin Type: Sensitive

Products most suitable:

• For sensitive skin always use the products most suited to that of a dry nature
• It is vital to take into consideration that specialist products are available specifically for hyper-sensitive skin types
• All known allergies to products and, cotton wool should be checked.

Skin Type: Dehydrated

Products most suitable:

• For dehydrated skin always use the products most suited to that of a dry nature
• Specialist treatments such as galvanic facials are available in most salons and use advanced techniques to improve the condition of dehydrated skin.

Skin Type: Congested

Products most suitable:

• A lotion based eye make-up remover
• Cleansing lotion or milk
• Cleansing grains and peels
• Clay-based masks
• Facial wash and foaming gels
• Moisturiser milk
• A light eye gel
• A toner with a 25-50% alcohol content.