jbeauty

I’ve been reading this book recently.
It is called “The Skin Type Solution” by Leslie Baumann.
This first 3 chapters of th book basically helps you to find out what skin type you are and from there to choose the right products for your skin type which you will find in the rest of the book. There are 16 skin types, different combinations of 4 basic types. They are dry/oily (D/O), resistant/sensitive (R/S), pigmented/non-pigmented (P/N), and lastly wrinkled/tight (W/T).

I did the questionnaire and found that I am DRPT. I read the chapter on DRPT and found that this is the most common skin type. Anyone from Europe or Asia can have this type of skin. Yet, the products I found wasn’t that useful. I definitely prefer natural products rather than ones that contains synthetic ingredients.

I think anyone can try the questionnaire in this book to find out what skintype you are. It is always useful to know what skintype you have. I didn’t think the rest of the book is useful. Yet, I think the information will attract those who loves to try and buy different skincare products. I personally was one of those people before. I guess when it gets to a point where your skin never improves, you stop and keep everything as simple as it can be.

There is one section in chapter 2 called skin care myth that I really like about. There are 4 myths, the following one is one that I never know until I read the book:

Myth #3: Fragrance-free products contain no perfume or fragrance
“Fragrance-free means that there is no fragrance detectable by the average person’s sense of smell”
I’m very shocked as many people who have sensitive skin or people who prefer natural care like me would choose a fragrance-free product over the others. The book also mentioned that there is fragrance added to most of the skin products to cover their bad odors. From now on, we have to carefully select products. Maybe we can select products which uses essential oils as fragrance.

The first 3 chapters of the book is recommended.