Skin Types

Skin can be divided into various types according to its traits. There are many factors, which can also affect the skin texture. Your skin type can be affected by the environmental effect and because of many other factors. Your skin can also affected by some disease like skin cancer, diabetes and dehydration etc. So types of skin conditions vary with changes in physical health conditions. Different types of skin disorder can cause by different types of diseases.

The first group of factors affecting your skin type is those present within your body. Hormonal changes play a vital role in your body’s development influence your skin to a much extent. Severe changes on the skin can be found in women skin due to the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and menopause. Particularly in the puberty stage, men are also face these affects as hormonal changes cause the body to develop. Your genes also affect the trend to get a certain skin type condition that is trait of inheritance. Anyhow, your skin type may not be definitely same as your parents’ skin type. You way of life and habits also affect your skin type like your daily activities such as food type, exercise, smoking and alcohol intake mention your skin type as well

There are five basic face skin types’ oily skin, dry skin, and combination skin, normal and sensitive skin. Dry skin is caused by under or immobile oil glands working that do not generate enough sebum to keep the skin naturally moist and lubricated. Dry skin is common with many of them.

Dry skin type has a dry desiccated look and has a tendency to peel off easily. It is more prone to wrinkles and lines that’s why skin-aging process is quicker in people having dry skin types. It is due to the incapability to maintain skin moisture as well as the inadequate production of sebum by the sebaceous glands. Dry skin type often has problems in cold weather areas and ages faster than normal or oily skin. People having dry skin have a thin and delicate skin texture. This is because of the skin pores it has, as they are very fine.

The appearance of peeling patches is very common in many of them by the middle of the day. After each face wash the skin feels very tight and itchy feeling, as it is very small for the face. One with dry skin type needs lots of water to hydrate the skin, as it necessitates lots of moisture as the body produces less sebum then the body requirements. For dry skin type constant protection and care is very important. It needs a moisturizer during the day and a good cream at night.

Oily skin type looks glossy and also has a sort of rigidity to it that goes beyond the nice determination of normal skin. Oily skin type needs special type cleansing to keep the pores unblocks. Due to the excess oil, pores are larger and more visible and there are more chances toward acne, pimples, blackheads, whiteheads etc. with the oily complexion.

Combination skin type is like having a dual personality. An oily “T-zone” area, which is the forehead, commonly characterizes combination of skin, nose and chin are.
Sensitive skin type can be dry, normal, or oily and is characterized by its sensitivity toward different products and factors that is why we believe it is more of a skin condition than a skin type.

There are many different types of skin disorder and diseases can be face by different skin types. One of the major is different type of skin cancers. There are mainly 3 types of skin cancers are common for different skin types. Some common skin diseases are different types of skin rashes and different types of skin fungus.