Basics / Osnove

Hello everybody :)

First things first, the most important thing is to know your skin type. There are many tutorials all over the Internet which can help you define your skin type. Also, some drugstores often have various promotions which include free skin type testing, so if you catch one of these, good for you :) At home, the easiest way is to wash your face with water and watch for any changes on your face. They are very obvious and you can't go wrong with them!

Dry skin – usually manifests with white flecks over your face, persons with dry face feel as if their skin is a number too small, too stretched.

Oily skin – very obvious. Most of us has it during puberty, the skin secrets too much sebum and that leaves the face oily. The fact that you have oily skin, however, doesn't mean that you shouldn't use face creams, on the contraty, oily skin needs just as much hydration as any other type. A person with oily skin has to find an appropriate mattifying cream.

Combination skin – the most often skin type, combination skin can be a combination of any two skin types – dry and normal, oily and normal, dry and oily, normal and oily.. Most often there is one type on your cheeks and the other over your T-zone. (My skin belongs to this category, it is normal with slightly oily T-zone)

Sensitive skin – can be any skin type. It is manifested by red blotches over your face, tightness, rash… The easiest way to treat such skin is to consult your dermatologist :) every face is individual!

Normal skin – it doesn't mean your skin doesn't need care, it just means it doesn't need to be too nourished and you don't have to mattify it. The most important thing is to keep it hydrated!

Once you find your skin type, the search for adequate care is easy. There are many lines of products in the market, ranging from cheap (but good!) drugstore brands to some more expensive brands that can be found only in pharmacies. In any case, it is desirable to consult your dermatologist if you are not certain of what suits your skin. It is also important to set up a routine which complements your face, determine the amount of caring and cleaning, find products that work well with each other and be persistant in your routine! More about defining your routine in the next post :)

What is your skin type? How did you learn it? Have you found the products that suit your skin? :)

Zdravo svima :)

Za početak, najbitnije je znati svoj tip kože. Na internetu ima mnogo tutoriala koji nude pomoć pri određivanju tipa kože. Također, neke drogerije (tipa, kod nas Douglas, Müller, dm) često imaju promotivne akcije koje uključuju besplatno određivanje tipa kože pa, ako to ulovite, skratili ste si posao :) Kod kuće, najlakši način je umiti se običnom vodom i pratiti promjene na licu. Vrlo su očite tako da ne možete pogriješiti!

Suha koža – najčešće se manifestira perutanjem, osobe sa suhom kožom osjećaju se kao da im je koža broj premala, zategnuta.

Masna koža – vrlo očito. Većina nas je ima tijekom puberteta, koža izlučuje previše sebuma pa ostavlja lice masno. Činjenica da je koža masna ne znači da ne treba koristiti kremice, štoviše, masna koža treba jednaku dozu hidratacije kao bilo koji drugi tip, samo osoba s masnom kožom mora naći odgovarajuću matirajuću kremu.

Mješovita koža – najčešći tip kože, mješovita koža može biti kombinacija bilo kojih tipova kože – suha i normalna, masna i normalna, suha i masna, normalna i masna.. Najčešće obrazi pripadaju jednom tipu, a t-zona drugom. (Moja koža se nalazi u ovoj kategoriji, normalna s blago masnom t-zonom)

Osjetljiva koža – može biti bilo koji tip kože. Manifestira se crvenilom, zatezanjem, osipom… Najlakši način tretiranja takve kože je savjetovanje s dermatologom :) svako lice je posebno!

Normalna koža – ne znači da joj ne treba njega, samo znači da je ne treba previše hraniti ni matirati, najbitnije je održati kožu hidratiziranom!

Jednom kad nađete svoj tip kože, potraga za adekvatnom njegom je lagana. Na tržištu ima mnogo raznih linija proizvoda, od jeftinih (a dobrih!) drogerijskih marki do skupljih marki koje se mogu naći samo u ljekarnama. U svakom slučaju, poželjno je posavjetovati se s dermatologom ako niste sigurni što vašoj koži pristaje. Također je važno odrediti koja rutina odgovara vašem licu, odrediti količinu njege i čišćenja, naći proizvode koji dobro upotpunjuju jedni druge te biti ustrajni u svojoj rutini. O određivanju rutine više u sljedećem postu! :)

Koji je vaš tip kože? Kako ste ga saznale? Jeste li pronašle proizvode koji vašoj koži odgovaraju? :)

Till next time!

Do čitanja!

Tristan