Skin Types / Best Product

Skin types range from oily, dry, sensitive, combination, and normal. Understanding your skin type is crucial in choosing the acne prevention / fighting products. Let's break down the different skin types and their characteristics.

Oily
The face is oily all over. This type is usually more prone to acne and breakouts. The T-zone is shiny, and if you have any doubt as to whether your face is oily, just take a blotter and see how much oil you can soak up. You may need to go through several sheets!

Use an alcohol based gel or solution!

Sensitive Skin
Your face is sensitive to just about everything (it seems). You may get red blotches, flaking, or scar easily. The acne treatment for you should be a cream or lotion that provides moisture to your skin.

Dry Skin
Flaking!! You can get products like Ahava Advanced Mineral Beautiful Masque for very dry skin. It moisturizes, giving you that healthy and youthful look.


Combination Skin
You are both oily and dry, what a curse! I have combination skin. Everything except for my nose is oily, and my nose is dry. What is that!?!? I tend to go with the type of skin you have the most. For me, it's oily, so I use acne products designed for oily skin.

In prescribing medication for acne, your doctor will consider the type of your skin. It is very important in choosing the right product. You don't want to overdry your skin, or making it more oily, because your acne may get worse.