Combination skin, characterised by an oily central panel (forehead, nose and chin) and dry cheeks, is the most common skin type. To keep oiliness and dryness under control, the skin needs to be cared for as two distinct types - oily and dry. There are many products on the market that provide a balance of ingredients designed to cope with the demands of combination skin.
Caring of Combinational Skin
You should use mild soap for washing your face. For caring your skin you can use mixture of lemon juice and fresh curd. You should use homemade cleansing milk cream for remove the extra lotion from your skin before going to the bed. You should avoid eating oily food, chocolates and don’t drink cocoa. According to dry areas, you should use moisturizer.
Mud pack for combinational skin
Take two teaspoons of multani mitti, 8-10 drops of rose water. Mix multani mitti with rose water and form into a paste. Apply it on the face and neck, let set for 15-20 minutes. After dry, wash off with water.
Tips for combanitional skin
1. You should wash your face 4-5 times.
2. You should use astringent for cleansing your face.
3. For removing blackheads rub a piece of tomato.
4. You should avoid eating oily food and chocolates.
5. Take equal amount of lemon juice and cucumber. Mix together and apply on your face.
6. Take drops of lemon juice and apple mixture. Mix it very well and apply on your face.wash off with lukewarm water.
7. You should rub your face with ice-cubes.
8. You should have a lemon juice with crushed ginger before taking food.
For removing dust, grease and make-up, you should use cleanser. Cleansing cream deeply remove dust from your face.
You should taken following steps while applying cleanser:-
1. Cleansing should be done in the morning and before going to the bed, regularly.
2. Generous quantity of cleansing cream should be applied on your face.
3. You should massage the cream your face into upward and outward motions.
4. You should always tuck your hair before applying the cream.
5. You should always use clean and moist cotton to remove the cream.
Toning for combinational skin
Toning are useful to remove the oil from the skin. You should tone your skin for freshness. Toning is also helpful for increasing the blood supply.
Tips for Skin Toning
- You should use cotton wool with astringent lotions.
- You should rub your face with potata piece and wash it off ater 15-20 minutes.
- Mix 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, 3 tablespoons of rose water and 1 tablespoon of glycerine. After this rub this juice on your face and neck.
- Mix one tablespoons of rose oil with two litres of purified water. Toner is ready and pour it into a bottle and store in a refrigerator for a long time.
What Causes Combination Skin
This skin type tends to develop with time, especially in those skins that were oily during puberty. In your teens, sebum is usually stimulated by surging hormones; in your 20s, oily skin in the lower half of your face - the jawline and chin - is generally caused by hormonal factors, such as stress, the Pill and menstruation. The oily and dry patches of combination skin do change with age, so it’s worth assessing your skin type regularly so that you can adjust your beauty routine accordingly. Most people will notice that combination skin changes with age, the seasons, the environment and hormonal fluctuations.
