Typology of dry skin and methods of its correction
Bonus: how to normalize skin sensitivity
What is dry skin? What does the moisture content in the skin depend on? What accompanying problems does dryness cause? How to properly care for sensitive skin? These questions can be continued endlessly, trying to find an answer to them. Or you can just read our article.
Dry skin is divided into several types, each of which requires appropriate care.
І type
Dry skin with a good tone is found in young people. It has an excellent appearance, the surface is matte with small pores, smooth and silky to the touch. But such skin is very sensitive to external irritants. Even when washing with special means, a feeling of tightness and peeling appears.
II type
Dry skin with reduced tone. It is characterized by small pores, a smooth surface, closely spaced capillaries, facial wrinkles around the eyes and lips.
III type
Atonic dry skin, thin, pale in color, with a very low degree of elasticity and pronounced mimic wrinkles. The cause of this skin condition is a change in hormonal status. Since sex hormones play an important role in the physiology of the skin, its condition worsens in case of hormonal imbalance.
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