How to Identify the Best Products for Your Skin Type
Want to know the secret behind building a skincare routine that actually works? Shopping for your skin type. This may seem overly simple but your skin type is a great indicator of your skin’s unique needs. Finding products that are suitable for your skin type will go a long way in ensuring that your skincare routine is catering to your skin’s requirements.
Where do you begin when it comes to identifying the best products for your skin type? Right here! Read on as Vivo Per Lei shares everything you need to know.
First, Make Sure You Know What Your Skin Type is
When did you last take some time to identify your skin type? If your answer to that question is more than six months ago, it’s time to reassess your skin. Why? Because your skin type can change. Everything from aging to hormones can cause these changes, making it important to know what your skin type currently is before you start looking for the best skincare products.
Fortunately, figuring out your skin type is usually pretty easy. All you need to do is wash your face with a gentle cleanser, wait for half an hour for your skin to rebalance, and then decide which of the following you relate to the most:
- Oily skin – skin that looks shiny and feels greasy. Clogged pores and acne breakouts will also be a common occurrence.
- Dry skin – skin that feels dry and uncomfortably tight. You may also notice flaky patches, along with an itchy sensation.
- Combination skin – can’t decide if your skin is dry or oily? If it sports elements of both skin types, then combination skin is likely the answer.
- Sensitive skin – skin that feels easily irritated. Redness, blotchy patches, and inflammation will be common.
- Normal skin – skin that doesn’t have to deal with any, or much, of the above!
Learning How to Shop for Your Skin Type
Now that you have up-to-date knowledge of your skin type, let’s take a look at what this means when choosing skincare products:
Oily Skin
Oily skin produces too much sebum, which can happen for a few different reasons. Either way, it gives the skin a greasy appearance while also leaving you more likely to be dealing with clogged pores. After all, all of that extra oil needs to go somewhere, and it usually ends up sinking downward. Inflammation and breakouts aren’t usually far behind.
To counter this, the skincare products that you use should be geared toward reducing how oily your skin feels while also soothing the feeling of inflammation to prevent the appearance of breakouts. Here are two Vivo Per Lei products that will do just that:
The Collagen Foaming Cleanser
The rich lather created by foaming cleansers make them the best type of cleanser for clearing away the excess grease on oily skin. While that may be the case, many foaming cleansers contain sulfates, ingredients that damage the skin barrier in the long-term.
Opt for a sulfate-free cleanser, like the Vivo Per Lei Collagen Foaming Cleanser. Its powerful cleansing action combined with an infusion of vitamins and peptides will leave your oily skin feeling replenished.
The Aloe Soothing Facial Serum
Certain ingredients are revered for how they effectively soothe the feeling of inflammation. Aloe vera is one, with countless studies available to back this up. It’s also exceptionally hydrating and doesn’t clog pores, making it a great choice for oily skin.
With the Vivo Per Lei Aloe Soothing Facial Serum, treating your skin to a daily dose of aloe vera is easy. This formula features this superstar botanical, along with a few other ingredients that are known for hydrating and soothing the complexion.
Dry Skin
While many assume that dry skin is lacking moisture, sebum is what dry skin is actually missing. Due to a few different reasons, this skin type produces less sebum than ideal. With sebum responsible for keeping the skin’s surface conditioned and lubricated, a lack of it leaves the skin feeling dry and rough.
The best skincare products for dry skin are those that help to compensate for this lack of sebum. At the same time, it’s also important to make sure that you’re not unintentionally stripping away what little sebum your skin has. Here are two products to try:
The Hyaluronic Acid Daily Facial Wash
A gentle cleanser is essential for dry skin. You need to preserve your skin’s sebum, so avoid using powerful foaming cleansers.
Instead, try a formula like the Vivo Per Lei Hyaluronic Acid Daily Facial Wash. It will gently cleanse your skin of dirt and other impurities while leaving your skin barrier feeling intact. At the same time, it will also provide a blend of other ingredients that dry skin will love. Between hemp seed oil, sodium hyaluronate, olive oil, and amino acids, your skin will feel beautifully soft and supple after each cleanse.
The Marine Revitalize Leave On Hydrating Mask
If you have dry skin, then a good night cream is absolutely essential. However, once a week, consider boosting your night cream with an overnight face mask.
The Vivo Per Lei Marine Revitalize Leave On Hydrating Mask would be a great one to try. It’s packed with numerous hydrating ingredients and a long list of powerful antioxidants. Not only will your dry skin feel softer and smoother in the morning but it will also feel rejuvenated.
Combination Skin
With some areas of the skin being oily and others dry, combination skin can feel difficult to deal with. Rather than having two separate skincare routines for the dry and oily parts of your face, the easiest way forward would be to find skincare products that can cater to both of these skin types.
Here are two from Vivo Per Lei that meet the mark:
The Activated Charcoal Facial Mask
With some parts of the face being excessively oily, you need to find a product that will de-grease your complexion without drying out the already dry areas of your face.
This is where the Activated Charcoal Facial Mask comes in. Charcoal is revered for how it removes excess sebum and toxins without interfering with the skin’s natural protective barrier. In fact, several ingredients in this mask, from panthenol to tocopherol to snow fungus extract, will leave your skin barrier feeling stronger.
The Dark Spot Corrector Serum
Have the acne breakouts on the oily areas of your face left you with dark spots? If so, the Vivo Per Lei Dark Spot Corrector Serum would be worth trying…
This formula brings together several ingredients that are known for how they lighten the look of discoloration. With kojic acid, glycolic acid, niacinamide, and peptides on your side, it won’t be long before your skin starts to look brighter and more even.
Sensitive Skin
If your skin type is sensitive, this means that your skin barrier has been damaged in some way. As a result, irritants will be able to enter your skin with ease, which is the reason behind all of the reactions and irritation that you experience. A poorly functioning skin barrier will also struggle to hold onto water. As a result, dehydration and dryness are common problems among those with sensitive skin.
The skincare products you use should be capable of soothing the feeling of inflammation while also leaving your skin barrier feeling stronger. These two will do just that:
The 24K Gold Caviar Serum
You don’t want to apply too many ingredients to sensitive skin. Therefore, any products that you use should feature a minimal ingredient list.
There are only seven ingredients in the Vivo Per Lei 24K Gold Encapsulated Serum Capsules. They’re all designed to replenish a sensitive complexion. Argan oil and vitamin E will leave your skin barrier feeling supported while beta-glucan will provide a burst of hydration.
The Hyaluronic Acid Moisturizing Day Cream
Your skin barrier needs help, and this is exactly what the Hyaluronic Acid Moisturizing Day Cream will provide.
This moisturizer is packed with hydrating ingredients. They’ll immediately leave your skin looking plumper and fuller. At the same time, avocado oil, jojoba oil, coconut oil, hemp seed oil, and vitamin E will trap all of that moisture in, replicating the role of your skin barrier.
Normal Skin
If your skin type is normal, you’re one of the lucky few! This skin type produces just the right amount of sebum. This enables it to keep itself in balance. Hydration levels also tend to be optimal in this skin type.
Still, you need to maintain that balance, and these two products will help with that:
The Magnetic Deep Hydration Mask
Every skin type will always benefit from some extra hydration. There are plenty of ways to provide this in your daily skincare routine but, once a week, a hydrating face mask can be a great treat!
The Vivo Per Lei Magnetic Deep Hydration Mask is always a fun mask to use. Not only is it utterly captivating to use a magnet to remove a face mask but the rich oils and array of antioxidants left behind on the skin, which the skin quickly drinks up, boosts hydration levels big time.
The Marine Ultimate All Skin Cream
Everyone needs a good moisturizer, and the Vivo Per Lei Marine Ultimate All Skin Cream is one that can be used on all skin types.
This moisturizer contains a cocktail of ingredients that your skin will love. Hydration is provided by sodium hyaluronate, polyglutamic acid, and squalane. Mushroom extracts provide antioxidants while keeping the skin feeling supported, and shea butter locks everything in. You’ll even find probiotics in this moisturizer. They’re great for keeping the skin feeling healthier overall.
Summary
As you can see, there’s a lot to consider when it comes to shopping for your skin type. However, once you understand what your skin type needs and how to make the right choices, you’ll be able to put together a truly effective skincare routine.
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