Find Your Skin Type
Accurate skin analysis is the key to more effective treatments and home care regimens. Our goal is to improve the quality of your skin using custom botanical formulations. The type of skin we are born with is determined by the characteristics it displays – not by gender, ethnicity, color or condition.
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Follow our steps below to determine your skin type and select the best products for you.
Determining your skin type doesn’t have to be complicated. It’s all in the pores.
Step 1.
Take a look at the skin on your jawline. See how it’s smooth and relatively pore-free?
Step 2.
Compare that to the skin next to your nose. Do the pores look bigger or the same?
Step 3.
Examine other areas of the face. Are your pores bigger or smaller than what’s on your jawline? Don’t pay attention to your nose—this area always has larger pores, no matter the skin type.
FINALLY.
Compare your skin to the diagrams below to find your skin type.
DRY SKIN
Looks Like: Smaller pores on most of the face with some larger pores near the sides of the nose.
Solution: Nourish and hydrate with humectants, emollients, and skin-replenishing botanicals known to help restore and protect the lipid barrier.
COMBO SKIN
Looks Like: Larger pores on 1/3 of the face, cheeks and forehead OR cheeks and chin.
Solution: Bring skin back to balance by harmonizing oil production and improving the appearance of visible pores.
OILY SKIN
Looks Like: Large pores on ½ of the face, usually on forehead, cheeks, and chin.
Solution: Improve the appearance of visible pores while absorbing shine.
REACTIVE SKIN
Looks like: Can be dry, combo, or oily skin that is prone to stinging, burning, or itching after product use.
Solution: Use targeted botanicals known to alleviate irritation, calm redness, and soothe tender skin.
ACNE SKIN
Looks Like: Can be dry, combo, oily or reactive skin with active, chronic breakouts.
Solution: Clarify pores and improve the appearance of blemishes while protecting the skin’s natural moisture balance.
MATURE SKIN
Looks like: This is for skin that is over 40, has been exposed to long periods of sun, and is showing dark spots or has fine lines and wrinkles.
Solution: Because of a loss of collagen and elastin, mature skin needs products rich in antioxidants and targeted active ingredients.