I hope you jot down your answers to my questions in the previous post. The purpose really is for you to realize first what your skin needs so you can choose from a vast array of products that which suits you best. You may have noticed that when you go to the skin or beauty section in a mall brochures about skin and the products are given. It's like a self-check kit that contains strips for you to place on your face, for example. I think this is a very good idea to let consumers know their skin type in a manner that is not too scientific. Not to mention that having such adds credibility to the brand.

Look for such kits the next time you buy skin care products. But to give you a headstart, let me give you a quick run of the principle of such kits. Most often than not, how you describe your skin is just a manifestation of the condition beneath it. Below are some descriptors of a healthy skin.
- reddish but not dry or tight, supple, very few lines, a touch of shine but not oily, pimple-free, small pores, no blackheads

If you want to know what type of skin you have, you can do this simple test. Get 2 pieces of oil-absorbing paper. Press one on your forehead and the other on your cheek. If both strips showed no sign of oil, you have very dry skin. If one strip shows some amount of oil while the other has none, you have dry skin. If the one pressed in the forehead shows more amount of oil than the one used for the cheek, you have combination/oily skin.

This simple self-check will help you choose what type of products to use and how often you should use them.