We may all have skin in all the same places but the skin that we have is not necessarily the same! In general terms people will each have a specific skin type. Is this an important thing to know? Well, for a start knowing your actual skin type will allow you to choose the right skin care products to help keep your skin clean and healthy.

So, if you have normal skin then the products that you buy to take care of your skin should be designed to have the same effect wherever you put them on your face. Your skin here will be uniform and it will not be too oily or too dry. It will also not have any major sensitivities to skin care products.

One of the other most common skin types is greasy/oily skin. Here your skin produces a little too much oil from its glands which can give your skin a slightly oily sheen. This skin type is also more prone to issues such as zits and blackheads so it is important to use the right kind of products here to try and dry up your skin and to avoid these problems happening in the first place.

If you have dry skin then your skin actually won’t be producing enough oil. So, you may be prone to patches of dry skin on your face, for example. Again, specially targeted skin care products will help here as they will make sure that your skin is correctly hydrated and that it doesn’t dry out too much.

Some people actually have more than one skin type — if this is the case then they are said to have combination skin. Here, for example, you might have some oily skin on your nose, chin and forehead and some dry skin on your cheek areas and around your mouth. You can buy special combination skin products here but many people will simply use specialist products individually on each different area instead.

A lot of people also suffer from sensitive skin and, if this is the case with you, then you really do need to put some thought into the skin care products that you buy and use. If you use the wrong products on sensitive skin then you could find that your skin flares up or has an allergic reaction. For this reason you will be better off using specially designed products for sensitive skin.

If you take some time to work out what kind of skin type that you have then you will find it much easier to choose effective skin care products. Remember that using the wrong types of products on the wrong skin can just make problems worse. So, for example, using a moisturizer for oily skin on dry skin may simply dry out your skin even more. Finally, remember that it is quite common for your skin type to change as you get older so do keep checking!