How to identify your Skin Type

THE TISSUE TEST

Wash your face with a neutral (not made for a particular skin type) soap or cleanser

(such as Neutrogena for normal skin). Rinse with water. Pat try with a towel just

enough to absorb moisture do not rub. Wait one hour, and then blot your entire face

with one ply (or layer) of a large facial tissue. Press lightly all over your face and leave

for about one minute. Then remove the paper carefully and examine it near a window

or a light.

What do you see?

• If you see oil throughout the tissue, you most likely have oily skin.

• If you see oil only in the T-zone (across forehead, down nose and chin), you most

likely have combination skin.

• If you see very little oil throughout, you most likely have normal skin.

• If you see no sign of oil at all, you most likely have dry skin.

• If your skin feels irritated or slightly itchy, you most likely have sensitive skin.



You’ll need to perform this test several times a year-during spring, summer and winter-
because your skin changes with the seasons.