You don’t share a set of finger prints with anyone else in the world. In the same way, your skin is as unique as you are. Because your skin is so unique, you should have a personalized skin care beauty routine.

The first step in developing a personalized skin care beauty routine is determining just what type of skin you have. When you understand your skin type, you can buy from skin care product lines that cater to your individualized skin care needs.

Most people fall into three skin type categories and therefore need a:

• Oily skin care product
• Dry skin care product
• Combination skin care product line
• Normal skin care beauty product

Determining what type of skin you have is easy. Simply take a clean cloth or tissue and press it evenly against your face. Pull the cloth away and carefully observe what it has picked up from the surface of your face.

If the cloth contains traces of oil, you have oily skin. Looking in the mirror, you probably notice a sheen on your face. Perhaps your face constantly looks greasy and you deal with acne outbreaks on a regular basis. If you have oily skin, you should make sure that you use non oily, water based products on your skin. It is also important to make sure that your skin doesn’t dry out. Over washing your face with products that over dry your skin, can actually cause your oil glands to overproduce.

If the cloth is clean all over, you have dry skin. Dry skin is very common and even people that tend to have oily skin can have periods of dry skin in the winter. Dry skin lacks luster, because it lacks natural oils. Good skin body care for dry skin includes products that moisturize, such as Skin Original. It is very important to protect dry skin from the sun, wind, and certain products with a drying alcohol base. Dry skin can crack or chap and tends to age faster than other skin types.

If the tissue came away clean in some places and oily in others, you have combination skin. Combination skin is the most common skin type in the world. Many people have oily zones that include their forehead, nose, and/or chin. It is best to use water based cleansers when you have combination skin. A good sun block is also an essential product to have.

If the tissue is mostly clean with minimal traces of oil, you have normal skin. When you have normal skin it glows without having too much shine. It also is blemish free and has unclogged pores. Normal skin has the right balance of oil and moisture. With a proper skin care beauty routine, every woman can have normal skin.