How to deal with combination skin

Here is how to know if you have combination skin. Your skin can be dry and oily in some areas, normally it would be oily in the T-zone or the O-zone. This skin type may night slightly different care in different areas, such as having 2 different moisturizers, a gel one for where you are oily, and a crème one for where you are more normal or dry.

Combination skin can typically have:

-          Pores that look larger on your nose and chin than on your cheeks and jawline. There is no real proven way of shrinking pores, but you can get them to look slightly smaller but using a product containing retinol. Alpha hydroxy acid or beta hydroxy acid, since these ingredients help prevent pores from getting clogged.

-          You have dandruff. It is not a 100% indicator that you have combination skin but a lot of people who have combination skin do have dandruff, but it is no big issue there are a lot of good anti-dandruff shampoos out there.

-          You have breakouts but also dry patches at the same time. In this case, using a spot treatment would be the best thing to do, I also recommend using a mask containing honey since it is anti-bacterial, and it is not dehydrating.

-          When it is hot your T-zone or O-zone tends to get really oily especially in the afternoon, try blotting paper for this, it is a quick solution when you are on the go.

-          Here is one that might not be super common, but you can have flaky areas on your T-zone and if they are a little yellowish and look pink and inflamed underneath it can be seborrheic dermatitis, also known as facial dandruff, if you have this you should go see a dermatologist.

-          Blackheads in your T-zone, this is really common for combination skin to have blackheads in their oily areas, in this case, use a chemical exfoliator 1-2 times a week.