Advice & Tips for Different Skin Types

What are the different skin types?

Skin types are usually classified into four different categories: normal skin, dry skin, oily skin, and combination skin. Normal skin is well-balanced, with minimal pores and no major skin concerns. Dry skin feels tight and may appear flaky or dull. Oily skin is shiny and prone to breakouts, while combination skin is a mix of the two extremes.

How to take care of my skin type?

Depending on your skin type, you may need to adjust your skincare routine to ensure that your skin is getting the nutrients it needs. For example, those with dry skin may need to use a more emollient moisturiser, while those with oily skin may need to use a product that contains oil-absorbing ingredients. However, it's important to remember that everyone's skin is unique, so what works for one person may not work for another.

Vaseline® Skin Type Tips

Your skin is a living, breathing organ, susceptible to both environmental influences, and the things you put into your body.

Because of this, it reacts and responds in particular ways as it attempts to adjust to the levels of protection you need for skin comfort.

These influences are varied, though – sun exposure, pollution, smoking – and so your skin may not always get it quite right. The result can be imbalance to the skin, uneven skin tone breakouts and dryness.

Here’s what different skin types may look like:

Combination Skin

This is skin that’s dry and normal in some areas, but oily in others – especially in the part called the T-zone (nose, forehead, and chin).

Some factors combination skin can show are:

• Shininess
• Large pores
• Blackhead breakouts

Dry Skin

This skin type mostly manifests in itchiness, irritation, or inflammation. Some factors can include:

• Dullness 
• Redness
• Visible lines
• Flakiness 
  

Oily Skin

Sensitivity in skin is often due to its response to the products you use. Some factors can show as:

• Dryness
• Burning
• Itchiness

Top Tips To Healthier Skin, No Matter The Type

These are very specific characteristics of the most common skin types. But again, your skin is a unique organ, vulnerable to influence and prone to reacting in many different ways. Ways that can’t always be defined as a whole to be a specific type. There are, however, some things you can do to better look after the skin you’re in, as you find the Vaseline® product that’s right for you.

Try these top tips:

1. Moisturise day and night.

2. Stay out of the sun as much as you can.

3. Drink plenty of water.

4. Quit smoking if you do.

5. Wash your skin every day.

6. Don’t wear your make-up to bed.

How to take care of my skin using Vaseline?

If any of these skin types seem familiar, we have the solutions for you. Vaseline’s comprehensive range of products are each developed to treat all skin types, and the issues each may have. From petroleum jellies, to moisturisers, creams, and toners, all developed to always be kind on your skin, to keep it healthy and glowing. Look through our full range of skincare products now, and find the right one for your skin type.