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Winter Facial Skin Care

During winter, your skin requires special care as the frost is not only nipping at your nose but the whole face. Luckily, with a facial skin care routine that meets your exact skin type you can be on your way to healthy radiant skin tone.

Symptoms of dry skin:

• Skin stings or burns when skin-care products are used.
• Skin gets easily irritated.
• Sometimes appears red and inflamed.
• Feels itchy dry, rough and flaky.

Facial skin care for dry skin :
Regular bath soaps clean well but are strongly alkaline and irritating for both dry and sensitive skin. Clear soaps, which contain glycerin and alcohol, may also be extra drying. So as an alternative of soap dermatologists suggest soap-free sensitive skin cleansers. If your skin is very dry or sensitive, you may require alternating a lotion with a sensitive-skin bar. After cleansing dry skin, apply moisturizer that is light hypoallergenic, preservative and water based. For exceptionally dry skin, moisturize with petroleum jelly or an oil-based lotion with 20 percent urea.

Apply a light, hypoallergenic fragrance-free moisturizer like Eucerin after cleansing sensitive skin. To ensure your tolerance of the product dab the moisturizer behind your ears for the first few days.

Symptoms of normal skin :

• Is usually smooth and supple
• Is generally clear or blemish-free
• Appears neither dry nor oily

Facial skin care for normal skin :
Nearly any cleanser (from regular bath soap to sensitive-skin bars) will work for you. Generally, people with normal skin do not require moisturizer, but in case you need a moisturizer choose a light hypoallergenic, preservative, free all-purpose water-based moisturizer after washing.

Symptoms of oily skin :

• Has enlarged pores or blackheads
• Appears shiny and feels greasy

Facial skin care for oily skin :
Use of regular bath soap morning and night is okay for cleansing as your skin actually benefits from the drying effect of strongly alkaline bath soaps. If necessary, use an astringent pad at midday. Because your skin is naturally oily, you may not need a moisturizer. However, if you do choose one that is non-comedogenic (will not cause acne) and either oil-free or water-based -Neutrogena or Aveeno for example.

Symptoms of combination skin :

• Is oily on your forehead, nose or chin
• Is dry on your cheeks and around your eyes

Facial skin care for combination skin:
Dermatologists advice one of two cleansing routines for women with combination skin. You can wash with a mild facial cleanser in the morning and make use of an alcohol-free astringent on oily areas later in the day. Alternatively, wash with a soap-free cleanser on dry areas and with regular bath soap on oily areas. Treat dry patches as dry skin then apply a water-based or oil-free non-comedogenic moisturizer to your entire face.

Skin care tips for every type of skin:
No matter how oily, dry or sensitive your skin is always clean gently. Use lukewarm (not hot) water and your fingertips (not a washcloth). Rinse well. Then use a towel to pat (not rub) your face dry. Wash your face not more than once or twice a day. After patting skin dry put moisturizer to skin while it is still moist to ensure that it is absorbed. Unless your moisturizer provides protection from damaging sunrays consider applying a light sunscreen as well.