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14
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2024
Understanding Your Skin Type
Sara Cheeney is a medically nurse practitioner, ZO Skin Health UK Trainer, and owner of the award-winning Pure Perfection Clinic in Rossett, Wales.
With of products in clinics, salons, shops and online, it’s not easy to find the most and option.
Clever and branding can entice us to spend lots of money on skincare that may look and smell nice, but does to our skin concerns and can sometimes make them worse!
So how do you find the most effective products for your skin type?
Here the skincare experts talk you through everything you need to know.
Oily / Skin
Characteristics: If you find your forehead, nose and chin (T-zone) often look shiny or greasy with large pores and blackheads, then you’ve got oily skin. You may also find that you’re more prone to breakouts. The good news is people with oily skin often have less !
Causes: hormones, genetics, stress, diet and the can all contribute to skin . The oil comes from the sebaceous glands, which sit in the middle layer of the skin, and produce sebum to help and protect the skin. Overproduction of sebum caused by the leads to the oiliness on your face.
Recommended Skincare: give the Complexion Clearing Mask a go. This natural clay formulation pores and absorbs excess oil, while also being to use as a spot . When it comes to choosing a for oily skin, our top choice is ZO Cleanser which effectively removes oil for a fresh and clean feel. To tackle acne, we highly the ZO Oil Pads to be used alongside other . For a comprehensive approach, invest in our ZO Clearing .
Dry Skin
Characteristics: as you’d expect, dry skin feels dry! You may also experience and sensitivity, while your may feel rough, itchy and look red or dull. There are types of dry skin that dermatitis ( dry, itchy and red, with a skin rash), eczema (red, dry, bumpy and itchy of skin) and dermatitis (dry, flakey patches).
Causes: outdoor work, allergies, a particularly dry or cold climate, and genetics can all the likelihood of dry skin. Age and are major factors, as hormone levels as you get older lead to the of sebum that adds moisture to your skin.
Skincare: you need with gentle and ingredients that add to your skin. Our top choices are the ZO Hydrating Cleanser and the ZO Hydrating Crème, which help to support skin restoration, calm irritation and .
Combination skin
Characteristics: If you find your T-zone (forehead nose and chin) gets oily, while your cheeks feel dry, it’s likely you’ve got skin. You may find you have breakouts down the centre of your face, with itchy and flakiness either side. As a result, it’s difficult to know what to !
Causes: hormones, genetics, changing seasons and stress lead to combination skin types. All of these tend to your lifetime, so it’s not always easy to find the best for the long term.
Recommended Skincare: for all skin types, the ZO Gentle Cleanser is a for combination concerns. It will leave your skin refreshed, clean and hydrated. The ZO Daily Power Defense is another reliable option to promote overall skin health.
Ageing Skin
Characteristics: fine lines and wrinkles are the main signs of ageing skin. They’re first noticeable around your eyes, mouth and on your . You may also notice your skin getting drier and lustre as you get older. Another major change is your skin becoming saggier and thin.
Causes: with age, our and elastin production . Collagen and elastin form the underlying skin matrix that our skin’s structure, keeping it looking tight and volumised in our younger years. As a result, our skin starts to fold, the lines and wrinkles we see. Additionally, years of facial expressions through smiling, laughing and frowning can have an impact.
Recommended Skincare: a retinol-based solution is the key to tackling wrinkles – the ZO and Repair is a must-have in our opinion. You can also try the ZO Firming Serum, which will tighten and add to your facial contours. The ZO Growth Factor Serum is another fantastic product that skin and against future signs of ageing. We also stock the ZO Growth Factor Eye Serum, specifically to target deeper eye wrinkles which may be causing you bother. If you’re looking for a strategy to tackle signs of ageing, then invest in one of our packages – the ZO Program or the Aggressive Anti-Ageing Program (which will a prescription).
Dull Skin
Characteristics: if you feel your skin lacks lustre, looks grey or tired, then you’re part of the dull skin family. You may find that it also feels dry and rough, particularly in the winter months.
Causes: dead skin cells that build on the surface of your skin can to a dull appearance, which is why it’s so important to exfoliate . The environment, stress, lack of sleep, dehydration, and poor diet also don’t help.
Skincare: the ZO Dual Action Scrub provides effective to remove those dead skin cells and releases essential antioxidants to brighten skin and help prevent future signs of ageing. To add luminosity to your skin, then the ZO Brightalive Skin Brightener is the gentle product, while the ZO 10% C Self-Activating, contains to help defend against and brighten skin.
Red Skin
Characteristics: quite simply, redness! Depending on the cause, could appear all over your face, in patches or you may experience flushing that can even be visible through make-up.
Causes: rosacea is one of the most common causes of skin redness, particularly amongst the largely Celtic population we see here in Pure Clinic, but it can impact all ethnicities. Psoriasis is another possible cause, whereby an of skin cells leads to red, crusty patches. Seborrheic and atopic can also lead to redness.
Skincare: a great product to reduce visible redness is the ZO Renewal Crème. It also fine lines, while the appearance of stressed skin. The ZO Skin Brightener is another fantastic option that will sooth red and skin, while luminosity.
Patchy / Discoloured Skin
Characteristics: if you notice darker patches on your skin, then it’s likely you have . can appear in any area of their face, with their usually on the cause.
Causes: one of the main types of hyperpigmentation we see is age spots (also called liver spots) that can appear as you get older, usually as a result of excessive sun . is another type, often called ‘the mask of pregnancy’ as it’s caused by hormonal changes in women who are or taking birth control. hyperpigmentation, on the other hand, appears in people whose skin has been or inflamed, so it’s often noticeable around acne and eczema.
Skincare: as well as reducing dark spots, the ZO Skin Brightener will increase and improve overall skin quality. On prescription, you can see excellent results with the ZO Retinol Skin 0.5% which effectively targets while supporting natural skin rejuvenation.
Don’t Forget Sunscreen!
All the products listed here are clinically proven to make a to your skin, but the most powerful of them all is always SPF. The sun contributes to most skincare and research shows us that using daily will keep you looking younger for longer, while oiliness, dryness, redness and hyperpigmentation. Of course, SPF will protect you from skin cancer too.
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Sara Cheeney is a medically trained nurse practitioner, ZO Skin Health Member & UK Trainer and owner of the award-winning in Chester, North Wales.
The experience with her own skin and confidence as a teenager was the point of the journey of becoming dual-trained as a nurse and a beauty . Whilst the two she found that each profession could significantly enhance the other in terms of greater patient . Sara seeks out new knowledge, and innovative that has helped pioneer Pure Clinic into the award-winning clinic it is today.
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